Positive selection for uracil auxotrophs of the sulfur-dependent thermophilic archaebacterium Sulfolobus acidocaldarius by use of 5-fluoroorotic acid.

Abstract excerpt

Uracil auxotrophs of Sulfolobus acidocaldarius were positively selected by using 5-fluoroorotic acid. The wild-type strain was unable to grow in medium containing 5-fluoroorotic acid, whereas the mutants grew normally. Positive selection could be done for the auxotrophs. Mutants deficient in orotidine-5'-monophosphate pyrophosphorylase activity were isolated.

Topics

• Culture Media
• Genotype
• Mutation
• Orotic Acid
• Orotidine-5'-Phosphate Decarboxylase
• Species Specificity
• Sulfolobus acidocaldarius
• Uracil