Diversity of epothilone producers among Sorangium strains in producer-positive soil habitats

Microbial Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 130-141

  Li, Shu guang ^a   Zhao, Lin ^a   Han, Kui ^a   Li, Peng fei ^a   Li, Zhi feng ^a   Hu, Wei ^a   Liu, Hong ^a   Wu, Zhi hong ^a   Li, Yue zhong ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ECOSYSTEM; EPOTHILONES; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYXOCOCCALES; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84893906904     PISSN: 17517907     EISSN: 17517915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.12103     Document Type: Article

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