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Penicillium auxotrophic mutants can be detected by suing xanthene dyes

Sergi FerrerEduardo VicenteE. AlonsoFederico Uruburu

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PharmacologyXanthenebiologyAuxotrophyMutagenesis (molecular biology technique)Cell BiologyFungi imperfectibiology.organism_classificationAgar plateCellular and Molecular Neurosciencechemistry.chemical_compoundchemistryBiochemistryXanthene dyePenicilliumAuxotrophic mutantMolecular MedicineMolecular Biology

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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.

https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01942855