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Protoplast mutation and genome shuffling induce the endophytic fungus Tubercularia sp. TF5 to produce new compounds.
Current microbiology - 1 Oct 2010
Wang Mingzi, Liu Shaosong, Li Yaoyao, Xu Ren, Lu Chunhua, Shen Yuemao
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Tubercularia sp. TF5 is an endophytic fungal strain isolated from the medicinal plant Taxus mairei. Previously, taxol has been detected in the fermentation products of this strain. However, it lost the capability of producing taxol after long-term laboratory culture. Herein, we tried to reactivate the production of taxol by protoplast mutations and genome shuffling. The protoplasts of Tub. sp. TF5 were prepared...
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