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Updated on 2005.12.13

The sequence of genes within parentheses has not been determined relative to outside markers. The dot marks the position of the centromere. The genes are: car abnormal carotene biosynthesis; col, colonial growth in mycelia; flp, affected in a flavoprotein; fur, 5-fluorouracil resistance; leu, leucine auxotroph; lys, lysine auxotroph; mad, abnormal phototropism of the macrophore; mat, mating type; nic, nicotinic acid auxotroph; pur, abnormal purine biosynthesis; pyr, pyrimidine auxotroph; rib, riboflavin auxotroph.

For more details see Eslava, A. P. and M. I. Alvarez (1996) "Genetics of Phycomyces". In: Fungal Genetics. Principles and Practice. Cees J. Bos Ed. Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. USA.

For information, strains, experimental details, or for adding new mapping information, contact Prof. A. P. Eslava and Prof. M.I. Alvarez, Departamento de Microbiología y Genética, Universidad de Salamanca, E-37007 Salamanca, Spain
Fax: +34-923294513
Phone: +34-923294649
E-mail: eslava@usal.es

The Phycomyces Stock Center in Japan holds a large collection of wild types and mutant strains. Strains can be requested at the following address:

Dr. Atsushi Miyazaki
Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University,
Katahira, Aoba-ku,
Sendai 980-8577, JAPAN
TEL/FAX: +81-22-217-5712
E-mail: miyazaki@ige.tohoku.ac.jp

The standard wild type strains can be easily obtained from the Fungal Genetics Stock Center. The strains deposited are NRRL1555, the standard wild type (mating type -), and A56, a mating type (+) strain nearly isogenic with NRRL1555.

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