Screening for endophytic fungi with antitumour and antifungal activities from Chinese medicinal plants

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 8-9, 2005, Pages 1515-1519

  Li, Haiyan ^a,b   Qing, Chen ^c   Zhang, Yanli ^c   Zhao, Zhiwei ^a  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c KUNMING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Antitumour activity; Endophytic fungi; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; DRUG PRODUCTS; PLANT CELL CULTURE; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTITUMOR ACTIVITY; ENDOPHYTIC FUNGI; MEDICINAL PLANTS;

FUNGI;

FUNGI;

EID: 30044439254     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-005-7381-4     Document Type: Article

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