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Investigation on natural resources and species conservation of Ophiocordyceps sinensis, the famous medicinal fungus endemic to the Tibetan Plateau

  • Wenjing Wang 1 ,
  • Ke Wang 1,2 ,
  • Xiaoliang Wang 1 ,
  • Ruiheng Yang 3 ,
  • Yi Li 1 ,
  • Yijian Yao , 1
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  • 1. Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
  • 2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3. Institute of Edible Fungi, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China

Published date: 14 Aug 2018

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Wenjing Wang , Ke Wang , Xiaoliang Wang , Ruiheng Yang , Yi Li , Yijian Yao . Investigation on natural resources and species conservation of Ophiocordyceps sinensis, the famous medicinal fungus endemic to the Tibetan Plateau[J]. Protein & Cell, 2018 , 9(8) : 671 -673 . DOI: 10.1007/s13238-017-0406-6

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