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Variability in amylase production among morphological mutants ofAspergillus wentii

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Mutational experiments were performed to produce morphological mutants fromAspergillus wentii Wehmer (IMI 17295) by UV and X-ray irradiation. Among the morphological mutants, five representative types were recognized. Marked variation existed in amylase activity between the morphological mutants and the wild type.

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Basu, S., Chakrabarty, S.L. Variability in amylase production among morphological mutants ofAspergillus wentii . Folia Microbiol 19, 199–202 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02895018

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