Insights into the Classical Genetics of Clitopilus passeckerianus – the Pleuromutilin Producing Mushroom

Clitopilus passeckerianus is the fungal species responsible for the production of pleuromutilin, a diterpene antibiotic that is gaining in commercial interest. Production of the antibiotic is constrained by the low titers typically obtained from isolates. We therefore set out to investigate the poss...

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Main Authors: Kate M. J. de Mattos-Shipley, Gary D. Foster, Andy M. Bailey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01056/full