Aspergillus niger var. taxi, a new species variant of taxol-producing fungus isolated from Taxus cuspidata in China

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1202-1207

  Zhao, K ^a   Ping, W ^a   Li, Q ^a   Hao, S ^a   Zhao, L ^a   Gao, T ^a   Zhou, D ^a  

^a HEILONGJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger var. taxi; Classification; Endophytic fungi; Taxol; Taxus cuspidata

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; TAXICABS; VALUE ENGINEERING;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS NIGER VAR.; ENDOPHYTIC FUNGUS; FUNGAL STRAINS; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NEW SPECIES; SHAPE AND SIZE; TAXI; TAXOL; TAXUS CUSPIDATA;

MORPHOLOGY;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DNA 18S; DNA 5S; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; PACLITAXEL;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; ENDOPHYTE; FERMENTATION; FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROBIOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER VAR TAXI; CELL EXPANSION; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CHINA; CONIDIUM; ENDOPHYTE; FERMENTATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEW SPECIES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TAXUS; TAXUS CUSPIDATA; VARIETAS;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGI; TAXUS CUSPIDATA;

EID: 70349128489     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04305.x     Document Type: Article

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