Identification of a taxol-producing endophytic fungus EFY-36

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2623-2625

  Zhou, X ^a   Zheng, W ^a,b   Zhu, H ^a   Tang, K ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Endophytic fungus; Fungi classification; Molecular identification; Mucor spp.

Indexed keywords

RNA 18S;

ARTICLE; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS EFY 36; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; MUCOR; NONHUMAN; PESTALOSPHAERIA; PESTALOTIOPSIS; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; RNA SEQUENCE; SEIMATOANTLERIUM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPOROGENESIS; TAXONOMY;

FUNGI; MUCOR; PESTALOSPHAERIA; PESTALOTIOPSIS SP.; SEIMATOANTLERIUM;

EID: 67649646354     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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