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Ein Beitrag zur Genetik der Streptomycin-Resistenz bei Chlamydomonas reinhardi

A contribution to the heredity of streptomycin-resistance in Chlamydomonas reinhardi

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Two of the streptomycin-resistant strains of Chlamydomonas reinhardi, obtained by the gradient-technic, were further investigated. Strain sr-f was resistant to 100 γ streptomycin/ml, strain sr-n was still resistant to 500 γ streptomycin/ml. In crosses to the wildtype, strain sr-n was shown to be of normal mendelian inheritance. Thus it differs from the mutant with the same resistance level obtained by Sager which is characterized by a nonkaryotic inheritance.

Both mutants, sr-n and sr-f, did not originate from streptomycin induced mutations. Rather the antibiotic was acting as a selectiv agent, providing the possiblity to select the a priori-resistant cells.

Only the vegetative cells of the mutant sr-n were fully resistant. In the gametes, the zygotes and the daugther cells produced by the zygotes, the inhibitory influence of the streptomycin still persists.

Zusammenfassung

Mit Hilfe der Gradiententechnik erhielten wir zwei streptomycinresistente Stämme von Chlamydomonas reinhardi. Der Stamm sr-f war gegen 100 γ Streptomycin/ml resistent, der Stamm sr-n noch gegenüber 500 γ Streptomycin/ml. Durch Kreuzung mit dem Wildtyp konnte gezeigt werden, daß der Stamm sr-n eine normal mendelnde Mutante darstellt. Sie unterscheidet sich demzufolge von der Sagerschen Mutante gleichen Resistenzniveaus, die sich durch einen außerkaryotischen Erbgang auszeichnet.

Unsere beiden Mutanten sind nicht durch streptomycininduzierte Mutationen entstanden. Das Antibioticum wirkte vielmehr als selektierendes Agens, mit dessen Hilfe man die von vornherein resistenten Zellen isolieren kann.

Bei der Mutante sr-n hatten nur die vegetativen Zellen Resistenzeigenschaft. Auf Gameten, Zygoten und auf die aus den Zygoten hervorgehenden Tetradenzellen übte Streptomycin weiterhin einen hemmenden Einfluß aus.

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Ranneberg, H., Arnold, C.G. Ein Beitrag zur Genetik der Streptomycin-Resistenz bei Chlamydomonas reinhardi . Archiv. Mikrobiol. 61, 254–260 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00446611

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