Baseline survey of root-associated microbes of Taxus chinensis (Pilger) Rehd.

Baseline survey of root-associated microbes of Taxus chinensis (Pilger) Rehd.

Taxol (paclitaxel) a diterpenoid is one of the most effective anticancer drugs identified. Biosynthesis of taxol was considered restricted to the Taxus genera until Stierle et al. discovered that an endophytic fungus isolated from Taxus brevifolia could independently synthesize taxol. Little is know...

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Main Authors: Qian Zhang, Hongwei Liu, Guiling Sun, Iain W Wilson, Jianqiang Wu, Angela Hoffman, Junwen Cheng, Deyou Qiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4378922?pdf=render

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