produces no detectable amounts of aflatoxin B1 or norsolorinic acid
produces four to five times as many sclerotia as the parent strain
Biosafety Level
1
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Product Format
frozen
Type Strain
no
Preceptrol®
no
Comments
produces no detectable amounts of aflatoxin B1 or norsolorinic acid
produces four to five times as many sclerotia as the parent strain
Medium
ATCC® Medium 336: Potato dextrose agar (PDA)
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 25.0°C
Name of Depositor
JE Linz
Special Collection
NCRR Contract
Chain of Custody
ATCC <<--JE Linz<<--N. Mahanti
Isolation
constructed by disrupting fas-1A in B-62, ATCC 201281
References
Mahanti N, et al. Structure and function of fas-1A, a gene encoding a putative fatty acid synthetase directly involved in aflatoxin biosynthesis in Aspergillus parasiticus. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 62: 191-195, 1996. PubMed: 8572694
