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In total, 404 variants resistant to the antimicrotubule agent benomyl were isolated from UV-irradiated oidia of the basidiomyceteCoprinus cinereus. Part of the variants showed, in addition to benomyl resistance, heat sensitivity or heat dependence. Fifteen variants selected on the basis of different phenotypes were subjected to further analyses. All of the 15 variations were due to single-gene mutations, and the mutations comprised four groups (benA, benB, benC, andbenD) in terms of genetic linkage. Some of the 15 mutations affected nuclear migration in dikaryosis and/or fruiting processes.
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Kamada, T., Sumiyoshi, T., Shindo, Y. et al. Isolation and genetic analysis of resistant mutants to the benzimidazole fungicide benomyl inCoprinus cinereus . Current Microbiology 18, 215–218 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01570294
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01570294