Penicillium auxotrophic mutants can be detected by suing xanthene dyes

Experientia - Tập 43 - Trang 206-207 - 1987
E. Alonso1, S. Ferrer1, F. Uruburu1, E. Vicente1
1Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain

Tóm tắt

Auxotrophic mutants ofPenicillium spp. have been directly isolated after mutagenic treatment from agar plates containing Xanthene dyes. They grow as characteristic small colored colonies. Some strains were tested and they showed a differential response depending on the Xanthene dye used.

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