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ArticleFolia microbiologica2026

Isolation, biochemical characterization, and antimicrobial activities of EPS-producing bacterial endophytes from Moringa oleifera.

Karim Gul, Raham Sher Khan, Aneela Iqbal, Atta Ullah, Syed Muhammad Shafi Shah, Anwar Hussain, Douglas Law, Ayaz Ahmad, Salimullah Khan

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Karim GulDepartment of Biotechnology, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, 23200, Pakistan.
Raham Sher KhanDepartment of Biotechnology, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, 23200, Pakistan. rahamsher@awkum.edu.pk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2164-617X
Aneela IqbalDepartment of Biotechnology, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, 23200, Pakistan.
Atta UllahDepartment of Biotechnology, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, 23200, Pakistan.
Syed Muhammad Shafi ShahDepartment of Biotechnology, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, 23200, Pakistan.
Anwar HussainDepartment of Botany, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, 23200, Pakistan.
Douglas LawFaculty of Health and Life Sciences, INTI International University, Nilai, 71800, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
Ayaz AhmadDepartment of Biotechnology, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, 23200, Pakistan.
Salimullah KhanDepartment of Pharmacy, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, 23200, Pakistan. drsalimkhan@awkum.edu.pk.

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Abstract

Bacterial endophytes are a key part of the plant microbiome that influence developmental processes via different mechanisms. One of the known mechanisms is the production of exopolysaccharides (EPS) that are responsible for the response towards stresses and plant-bacterial interactions. In the current experiment, we isolated 42 strains of bacterial endophytes from the sterilized parts of Moringa oleifera plant and screened them for the production of EPS. Out of the 42, only three isolates; KR-27, KL-4, and KS-7 produced a significant amount of EPS. All these isolates showed in vitro antagonistic activities against phytopathogenic fungi and bacteria. These antagonistic endophytic isolates, KR-27, KL-4, and KS-7 were identified as Serratia marcescens, Klebsiella aerogenes, and Lelliottia amnigena, respectively based on 16 s RNA gene ribotyping. The selected bacterial strains were screened out for phytohormones and secondary metabolites production and all the identified strains produced significant amount of various phytohormones such as indole acetic acid (IAA), gibberellic acid (GA

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Anti-Infective AgentsBacteriaEndophytesMoringa oleiferaPolysaccharides, BacterialAntibiosisFungiPhylogenyPlant Growth RegulatorsRNA, Ribosomal, 16SAnti-Infective AgentsPlant Growth RegulatorsPolysaccharides, BacterialRNA, Ribosomal, 16SAntimicrobial activityBioactive compoundsEndophytic bacteriaExopolysaccharidesMoringa oleifera

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