Endophytic and epiphytic microbes as "sources" of bioactive agents

Frontiers in Chemistry

Volumn 3, Issue MAY, 2015, Pages

  Newman, David J ^a   Cragg, Gordon M ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endophyte; Epiphyte; Natural product sources; Novel sources; Ultured microbes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969584623     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22962646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2015.00034     Document Type: Review

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