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Conidiation ofNeurospora crassa in submerged culture without mycelial phase

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Conidia ofNeurospora crassa shaken in liquid cultures at 46°C for 15 h and then shifted-down to 25°C germinate directly into conidiophores producing new conidia (macroconidia).

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  1. Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Département de Biologie végétale, Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland

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Cortat, M., Turian, G. Conidiation ofNeurospora crassa in submerged culture without mycelial phase. Arch. Microbiol. 95, 305–309 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02451771

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