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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:IMA Fungus
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43008-022-00103-4
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