A rapid PCR-based method to determine the Neurospora crassa mating type.
Neurospora crassa
PCR-based mating type identification
mating type
Journal
Journal of basic microbiology
ISSN: 1521-4028
Titre abrégé: J Basic Microbiol
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 8503885
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
31 Oct 2023
31 Oct 2023
Historique:
revised:
11
10
2023
received:
29
08
2023
accepted:
14
10
2023
medline:
1
11
2023
pubmed:
1
11
2023
entrez:
31
10
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
So far mating type determination in Neurospora crassa requires test crosses with strains of known mating type. We present a simple, quick, and reliable polymerase chain reaction-based method for mating type determination in N. crassa.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37907429
doi: 10.1002/jobm.202300495
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© 2023 The Authors. Journal of Basic Microbiology published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.
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