Blakeslea trispora

PTCC No.: 
5277
Other collection No.: 
DSM 2387, ATCC 14059,NRRL 2895,NRRL A-9216, IMI 179034
Culture condition: 
26°C, aerobic
Information: 
<- DMZ <- NRRL <- G.W. Martin, University of Iowa. Isolated from soil, Albrook Field, Panama Canal Zone, Panama. Mating Type: + (Plus). Produces beta-carotene
Literature: 

Beta carotene production ( Lebensm- WissTechnol 1985, 18: 370-373). Mating hormone (Arch Microbiol 1974, 97: 239-244. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4847496)

Supplied as: 
Active culture
Risk group: 
1