Convenient method for detecting 14CO2 in multiple samples: application to rapid screening for mutants
- 1 October 1976
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 128 (1) , 485-6
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.128.1.485-486.1976
Abstract
A procedure is presented for the rapid screening of bacterial colonies to detect mutants unable to produce 14CO2 from a labeled precursor. The method is especially useful for mass screening for mutants that cannot be easily detected by their phenotypic characteristics.Keywords
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