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Table 1 Fungal endophytic genera isolated from different plant species and their ability to reduce sodium selenite salt

From: Harnessing endophytic fungi for biosynthesis of selenium nanoparticles and exploring their bioactivities

Host plant

Fungal genera

Alteranria

Acremonium

Aspergillus

Penicillium

Fusarium

Mucor

Botrytis

Trichoderma

Cladosporium

Ricinus communis

T

1

–

1*

1

–

–

–

–

–

L

1

–

1*

–

–

–

1

1

–

Malus domestica

T

–

1

–

–

1

–

–

–

–

L

1

–

1

1

–

–

1

1

–

Azadirachta indica

T

–

–

1*

–

–

–

–

1

1

L

1

–

–

1

1

–

–

–

–

Cupressus sempervirens

T

–

1

–

1

–

–

–

–

–

L

1

1

1

–

–

–

–

1

–

Hibiscus rose–sinensis

T

1

–

–

–

1*

1

1

–

–

L

–

–

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

Cinnamomum camphora

T

–

1

–

1

–

–

1

–

–

L

–

–

1

–

1

–

–

1

–

Citrus medica

T

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

L

1

1

1

–

1

–

1

–

–

Psidium guajava

T

–

–

–

–

–

1

–

–

–

L

–

1

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

Citrus sinensis

T

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

–

L

1

–

1

1

–

–

1

–

–

Mangifera indica

T

–

1

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

L

–

–

–

–

1

–

–

–

–

Rhamus aurea

T

–

–

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

L

1

1

–

–

–

1

–

–

–

Pinus sylvestris

T

1

–

1

–

–

–

–

1

–

L

–

1

–

–

1

–

–

–

–

Terminalia arjuna

T

–

–

–

1

–

–

–

–

–

L

1

1

1

–

–

–

–

–

–

B

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

Chorisia crispiflora

T

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

L

1

–

1

–

1

1

–

1

–

B

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

Total

12

10

15

7

8

4

6

8

5

  1. PDA was used for endophytic fungi isolation. T Twig, L Leaf and B Bark
  2. Filter-sterilized sodium selenite solution (1 mM) was added to the PDA plates and incubated for 7 days at 30 ℃
  3. *Indicates a red color change to the cultivation medium