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Conidia ofTrichoderma reesei QM 9414 were treated with colchicine in order to obtain polyploids (diploids; tetraploids). Cellulase production by diploids (mononucleate conidia) was almost twice as great as that of the original strain, but that of tetraploids (binucleate conidia) was not increased. When these latter conidia were re-treated with 2.0% (w/v) colchicine, multiple nuclei were produced in each conidium, and their diameter was almost the same as that of the original nucleus. Cellulase production of the diploid was almost the same in either mononucleate or multinucleate nature. However, cellulase production by the tetraploid which produced multinucleate conidia was greater than that of the binucleate tetraploid and that of the diploid. The multinucleation technique can contribute to enhancing cellulase production.
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Toyama, H., Toyama, N. Multinucleation in the conidia of polyploids derived fromTrichoderma reesei QM 9414 by colchicine treatment. Journal of Industrial Microbiology 15, 121–124 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01569811
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01569811