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A stable mitomycin-induced LC-type albino mutant of Blastocladiella emersonii

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In an effort to obtain orange mutants ofBlastocladiella emersonii Cantino &Hyatt, wild type zoospores were treated with mitomycin. From the variants produced, we obtained a stable, albino mutant (Ma-1) that differs significantly from another, previously described (Shaw &Cantino, 1969) UV-induced, albino variant. This report concerns the origin of Ma-1, its distinguishing features, and its apparent similarity to the few LC (late colorless) plants that normally appear in wild type populations. A preliminary note regarding mitomycin-induced variants ofB. emersonii has been published (Matsumae &Cantino, 1970).

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  1. The Kitasato Institute, Tokyo, and the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

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Matsumae, A., Cantino, E.C. A stable mitomycin-induced LC-type albino mutant of Blastocladiella emersonii. Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata 42, 125–136 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02051833

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