COLONY SWITCHING IN AN ALPHA-AMYLASE-PRODUCING STRAIN OF BACILLUS-SUBTILIS

被引:1
作者
RODRIGUEZ, H
机构
[1] Department of Microbiology, Cuban Research Institute on Sugarcane By-products (ICIDCA), C Habana, CP 11 000
来源
JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY | 1995年 / 15卷 / 02期
关键词
COLONY SWITCHING; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; MORPHOLOGICAL VARIANTS; ALPHA-AMYLASE; TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS;
D O I
10.1007/BF01569809
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Four colony variants (two stable and two unstable phenotypes) were observed in Bacillus subtilis alpha-10, an alpha-amylase-hyperproducing strain. The stable variants lost the ability to produce alpha-amylase, while the unstable ones reveried to the typical morphology after restreaking. Unstable expanding sectors appeared in typical colonies, and their appearance was influenced by the culture origin and age.
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