Epiphytic fungi are fungi isolated from the surface of the roots, stems, flowers and leaves of the ramie plant (Boehmeria nivea L. Gaud). The results of isolation and identification showed the presence 45 species microbe: 27 species of fungi and 18 species of bacteria that have symbiosis with the ramie plant.
Epiphytic microbes are microbes that live on the surface of plants in various organs such as leaves, roots, flowers, shoots, seeds and fruits. Some of these microbes are harmless to, but have the capacity to change their lifestyle from pathogenic to non-pathogenic, or can even be beneficial to their host plants. Ramie (Boehmeria nivea L. Gaud) is known as a high-quality fiber-producing plant. The development of the ramie plant as a producer of fiber for raw materials for the textile industry leaves more than 40% of leaf biomass, which until now has not been optimally utilized.
Microorganisms related to plants produce enzymes necessary for colonization. Secondary metabolite bioactive compounds produced by "endophytic/epiphytic" microbes have the ability to treat a disease that almost the same as the original plant, therefore the search for potential endophytic/epiphytic microbes is being routinely developed.
