ISSN:
1432-0983
Keywords:
Schizosaccharomyces pombe
;
DAPI
;
Microfluorimetry
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary Haploid and diploid strains of Schizosaccharomyces pombe were used to show that a method of determining ploidy developed for plant cells and based on the integration of DAPI nuclear fluorescence could be applied to a fungal system. The fluorescence of nuclei stained with DAPI was quantified using a computer controlled imaging system and found to correlate precisely with ploidy. The method has potentially wide applications for ploidy determination in less well characterised fungal species involved in plant infection and industrial processes.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00405853