Selection for Adaptability to New Environments in Aspergillus glaucus

Open Access

1 April 1959

journal article
research article
Published by Microbiology Society in Journal of General Microbiology

Vol. 20 (2) , 223-236
https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-20-2-223

Abstract

SUMMARY: Colonies of Aspergillus glaucus arising from single asexual spores or hyphal tips of the same or different homokaryon clones often vary in their adaptability to new environments. This shows itself as differences in the percentage survival and mean lag period of inocula taken from colonies growing on a normal medium when transferred to one containing a poison such as mercuric chloride, or unfamiliar sugar sources, e.g. arabinose, galactose, lactose and xylose.

Keywords

ASPERGILLUS