Endophytic fungi from Melia azedarach

A collection of endophytic fungi was obtained from living apparently symptomless roots, stems, leaves and fruits of Melia azedarach. This is an exotic tree introduced into Brazil from Asia and is a producer of insecticidal compounds. It grows very well and is apparently resistant to many pathogens. Each segment from the plant was sampled during two periods. A total of 55 fungal isolates were recovered. Hyphomycetes were more prevalent than Ascomycetes, Coelomycetes and Basidiomycetes. The genera Aspergillus and Penicillium were the most common in the plant.