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By studying ribosomal banding patterns in ethidium bromide-stained gels of chromosomal digests we are able to provide a rapid and reliable classification of a number of taxonomically important isolates of the black Aspergilli. This classification is supported by Southern blots using several pectin lyase genes, isolated from A. niger CBS 120.49, as probes. Taxonomy on the basis of RFLP analysis leads to a classification which is completely different from, but more reliable than, the current one which is mainly based on morphological characteristics. The 23 Aspergillus niger isolates investigated could be divided into two distinct groups on the basis of our results. We propose that these groups represent two different species: A. niger and A. tubigensis. This is supported by preliminary results showing failure of heterokaryon formation between typical representatives of both groups.
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Kusters-van Someren, M.A., Samson, R.A. & Visser, J. The use of RFLP analysis in classification of the black Aspergilli: reinterpretation of the Aspergillus niger aggregate. Curr Genet 19, 21–26 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00362083
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00362083