Strain improvement of Claviceps purpurea by protoplast fusion without introducing auxotrophic markers

1993 
Protoplasts of morphologically and biochemically different Claviceps purpurea strains producing ergotoxins were fused without introducing selective auxotrophic markers. Fused strains thus obtained differed significantly in biosynthetic activity and morphology from the prototrophic isolates obtained after fusion of the same parent strains marked by auxotrophy. Comparison of the two types of fused strains showed about tenfold higher alkaloid production in fusants obtained from prototrophic strains. Selected stable prototrophic isolates also showed a significant productivity improvement in comparison with the original parent strains.
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