THE EFFECT OF GENE TUBC ON THE VEGETATIVE GROWTH OF BENOMYL-RESISTANTSTRAINS OF ASPERGILLUS-NIDULANS

Authors
ANDRADEMONTEIRO C POMBEIROSPONCHIADO SRC MARTINEZROSSI NM
Citation
C. Andrademonteiro et al., THE EFFECT OF GENE TUBC ON THE VEGETATIVE GROWTH OF BENOMYL-RESISTANTSTRAINS OF ASPERGILLUS-NIDULANS, FEMS microbiology letters, 120(1-2), 1994, pp. 183-186
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
FEMS microbiology letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
03781097
Volume
120
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
183 - 186
Database
ISI
SICI code
0378-1097(1994)120:1-2<183:TEOGTO>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Two benomyl-resistant mutants, benD3 tubC41 and benD4 tubC42, of Asper gillus nidulans were isolated after UV treatment. The tubC mutations p ermitted good conidiation of these strains in culture media containing benomyl and were responsible for increasing their benomyl resistance levels. This implies that beta 3-tubulin, a product of the tubC gene, in addition to being involved in fungal conidiation, participates in t he vegetative growth of the fungus. The tubC gene was located in linka ge group I.