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Heterokaryosis in dermatophytes

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Biochemical mutants ofTrichophyton mentagrophytes unable to grow on minimum medium (auxotrophs) have been paired. Growth on minimum medium occurred irregularly for many combinations, but turned out to be caused by syntrophism in most cases. Only for one combination showing the best growth could the formation of a heterokaryon be shown.

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  1. Institute of Physiological Botany, University of Uppsala and Dermatological Clinic, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden

    Karin Aschan-Åberg & Nils Thyresson

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Aschan-Åberg, K., Thyresson, N. Heterokaryosis in dermatophytes. Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata 31, 185–191 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02051224

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