Useful products from rainforest microorganisms. Part 1. Endophytes and taxol

作者：Strobel GA

来源：Agro Food Industry Hi-Tech, 2002, 13(2): 30-32.

There may be up to 0.3 million different plant species on our planet. The greatest number of these plant species occur In the world's tropical rainforests. It appears that all higher plants are Posts to one or more endophytic microorganisms and thus, we would expect that the greatest variety and number of endophytes (fungi and bacteria) are present In the rainforest plants, These organisms reside In the tissues between and among living plant cells. The relationship that they establish with the plant varies from symbiotic to pathogenic, Of all of the world's plants, only a few grass species have had their resident endophytes fully studied, As a result, the opportunity to find new and Interesting microorganisms among the myriad of the world's plants is great. New and unusual organic substances may occur in these endophytes that contribute to the host-microbe relationship, One of these products form endophytic fungi Is the important anticancer drug taxol.

• 出版日期2002-4