CHARACTERIZATION OF INTERGENERIC HYBRIDS OBTAINED BY PROTOPLAST FUSION BETWEEN PHAFFIA-RHODOZYMA, CRYPTOOCOCCUS-LAURENTTI AND SACCHAROMYCES-CEREVISIAE

Authors
SANTOPIETRO LMD SPENCER JFT SPENCER DM SINERIZ F
Citation
Lmd. Santopietro et al., CHARACTERIZATION OF INTERGENERIC HYBRIDS OBTAINED BY PROTOPLAST FUSION BETWEEN PHAFFIA-RHODOZYMA, CRYPTOOCOCCUS-LAURENTTI AND SACCHAROMYCES-CEREVISIAE, Biotechnology techniques, 11(10), 1997, pp. 769-771
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Biotechnology techniques → ACNP
ISSN journal
0951208X
Volume
11
Issue
10
Year of publication
1997
Pages
769 - 771
Database
ISI
SICI code
0951-208X(1997)11:10<769:COIHOB>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Protoplast fusion was used to obtain hybrids between Phaffia rhodozyma and Cryptococcus laurentii or Saccharomyces cerevisiae (petite form). Hybrids were obtained which produced the carotenoids beta-carotene, p hytoene and phytofluene, and were respiratory-competent and prototroph ic.