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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 3.
Published in final edited form as: Cell. 2015 Dec 3;163(6):1297–1300. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.11.031

Figure 1. Discovery of avermectin from S. avermitilis and artemisinin from A. annua.

Figure 1

A. Soil samples Omura collected near a golf course, from which the avermectin producing S. avermitilis was isolated, and Campbell discovered avermectins and developed them into ivermectin. B. The ancient Chinese medicine “Handbook of Prescriptions for Emergencies” that inspired Tu to discovery artimisinin from the A. annua L. plants.