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
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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Auteurs

Anke Schäfer (A)

Abteilung Botanische Genetik und Molekularbiologie, Botanisches Institut und Botanischer Garten, Kiel, Germany.

Frank Kempken (F)

Abteilung Botanische Genetik und Molekularbiologie, Botanisches Institut und Botanischer Garten, Kiel, Germany.

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