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An endogenous filariform fungus has been separated from a tree named Taxus growing in the Aba region, Sichuan, China. The fungus is fermented in fluid medium for 3 weeks at 25°C, then the HPLC and MALDI-TOF analysis of the zymotic fluid show that the zymotic fluid contains taxol. So it is a fungus which can produce taxol. It is namedTaxomyces sp. temporarily.
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Wan, B., Li, A. & Wang, X. Separation of a tungus producing taxol. Sci. China Ser. C.-Life Sci. 44, 156–160 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02879320
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