A re-assessment of Taxomyces andreanae, the alleged taxol-producing fungus, using comparative genomics
Abstract The monotypic “bulbilliferous hyphomycete” genus Taxomyces was erected in 1993 for a fungal endophyte isolated from the Yew tree Taxus brevifolia and named Taxomyces andreanae. This fungus was reported to produce the plant-derived anti-cancer drug taxol. The original description of the fung...
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| Main Authors: | Tian Cheng, Miroslav Kolařík, Luis Quijada, Marc Stadler |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2022-09-01
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| Series: | IMA Fungus |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43008-022-00103-4 |
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