Screening of endophytic fungi stored in a culture collection for taxol production

Braz J Microbiol. 2018 Nov;49 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):59-63. doi: 10.1016/j.bjm.2018.06.001. Epub 2018 Aug 11.

Abstract

In this work, four isolates of endophytic fungi (Alternaria alternata, Colletotrichum gloesporioides, Glomerella cingulata and Nigrospora sphaerica), deposited in the culture collection 'University Recife Mycologia' (URM) at the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, were characterized for the genes ITS 1 and 4 (region 5.8 S) and evaluated for taxol production.

Keywords: Colletotrichum gloesporioides; ITS; Paclitaxel; Taxol route genes.

MeSH terms

  • Endophytes / genetics
  • Endophytes / metabolism*
  • Fungi / genetics
  • Fungi / metabolism*
  • Microbiology / organization & administration*
  • Paclitaxel / biosynthesis*
  • Preservation, Biological

Substances

  • Paclitaxel