Isolation of endophytic fungi and actinomycetes taxane producers

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-13

  Caruso, M ^a   Colombo, A L ^a   Fedeli, L ^a   Pavesi, A ^a   Quaroni, S ^b   Saracchi, M ^b   Ventrella, G ^a  

^a Pharmacia and Upjohn   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actinomycetes; Endophyte; Fungi; Taxane; Taxus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002039103     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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