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The phenomena following the transformation of the fungusCochliobolus lunatus by plasmid-encoded HmB resistance were investigated. All of the 16 tested transformants had markedly altered morphology. Unlike the untransformed fungus, the transformants produced both conidia and arthrospores, did not excrete slime, lost their purple color, and had an altered progesterone-bioconverting pathway.
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Dermastia, M., Rozman, D. & Komel, R. Morphological changes and induced sporulation in HmBR transformants ofCochliobolus lunatus . Current Microbiology 23, 303–306 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02104130
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