Penicillium nalgiovense Laxa isolated from Antarctica is a new source of the antifungal metabolite amphotericin B
Abstract Background The need for new antibiotic drugs increases as pathogenic microorganisms continue to develop resistance against current antibiotics. We obtained samples from Antarctica as part of a search for new antimicrobial metabolites derived from filamentous fungi. This terrestrial environm...
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Format: | Other/Unknown Material |
Language: | English |
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BioMed Central Ltd.
2015
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Online Access: | http://www.fungalbiolbiotechnol.com/content/2/1/1 |