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Aspergillus niger var. taxi, a new species variant of taxol-producing fungus isolated from Taxus cuspidata in China.
Journal of applied microbiology - 1 Oct 2009
Zhao K, Ping W, Li Q, Hao S, Zhao L, Gao T, Zhou D
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AIMS: To characterize and identify a new taxol-producing fungal strain HD86-9 isolated from Taxus cuspidata in China. METHODS AND RESULTS: Taxol extracted from strain HD86-9 was identified by HPLC and MS analyses. Strain HD86-9 was cultured and its morphology and phenotypes were described. HD86-9 displayed morphology most similar to that of Aspergillus niger but presented differences in the shape and size of the...
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