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Protoplast formation in Curvularia inaequalis was achieved using non-commercial and commercial snail gut enzymes or Trichoderma harzianum enzymes. The cells were grown for enzyme treatment on cellophane sheets or in liquid cultures for varying periods of time. The production of T. harzianum enzymes is discussed. The highest protoplast yields were 2.6x107 protoplasts/ml enzyme solution. Protoplasts were shown to have zero to four nuclei. Protoplast regeneration was succesfully carried out in semisolid agar.
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Laurila, H.O., Nevalainen, H. & Mäkinen, V. Production of protoplasts from the fungi Curvularia inaequalis and Trichoderma reesei . Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 21, 210–212 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00295124
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