Isolation of Candida tropicalis auxotrophic mutants.

doi:10.1128/aem.56.8.2562-2564.1990

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Isolation of Candida tropicalis auxotrophic mutants.

Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Aug 1990

Gleeson M A, Haas L O, Cregg J M

Abstract excerpt

An enrichment scheme using nystatin was designed for the isolation of auxotrophic mutants from the diploid-alkane-utilizing yeast Candida tropicalis. A collection of 194 auxotrophs representing 7 phenotypes was isolated. One class of mutants was identified as having a defect in histidinol dehydro...

Topics

Alcohol Oxidoreductases
Candida
Genetic Markers
Mutation
Mycology
Nystatin
Orotidine-5'-Phosphate Decarboxylase
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Species Specificity

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