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Direct selection of active Claviceps colonies on agar plates
Author(s) -
GabercPorekar G.,
DidekBrumec M.,
Sočič H.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
zeitschrift für allgemeine mikrobiologie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.58
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1521-4028
pISSN - 0044-2208
DOI - 10.1002/jobm.19830230204
Subject(s) - agar , agar plate , fluorescein , claviceps purpurea , selection (genetic algorithm) , biology , fluorescence , microbiology and biotechnology , optics , botany , bacteria , genetics , physics , artificial intelligence , computer science
An agar plate method for the primary screening of high yielding Claviceps strains has been developed. It is based on the detection of alkaloids in the colonies in the UV light by adding fluorescent indicators, fluorescein or 2′‐7′‐dichlorofluorescein, to the solid medium.