ISSN:
1617-4623
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary A method of indirect mutant selection, analogous to the bacterial penicillin technique, has been developed for Physarum polycephalum. The antibiotic netropsin was found to be lethal to growing but not to nongrowing (cycloheximide inhibited) myxamoebae. In reconstruction experiments, a 200 fold enrichment of cycloheximide sensitive over cycloheximide resistant cells was obtained. This technique was used to isolate temperature sensitive mutants. The mutant frequency among survivors was increased at least 40 fold by netropsin selection.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00332710
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