Aim: The aim of the present study was to screen soil and endophytic fungi for production oflovastatin.Methodology: Soil fungi were isolated by dilution plating technique and endophytic fungi from selected medicinal plants by using standard procedures. All isolates were tested for
lovastatin production by Solid State Fermentation (SSF) using wheat bran as substrate.Results: The soil isolate, Aspergillus terreus NCBI (KM017963) showed positive for
lovastatin (1.0 mg/G DWS) whereas none of the endophytic fungi tested showedpositivefor lovastatin production
