@article{mbs:/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-79-2-233, author = "Herdman, M. and Delaney, S. F. and Carr, N. G.", title = "A New Medium for the Isolation and Growth of Auxotrophic Mutants of the Blue-green Alga Anacystis nidulans", journal= "Microbiology", year = "1973", volume = "79", number = "2", pages = "233-237", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-79-2-233", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-79-2-233", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1465-2080", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "SUMMARY: A complete medium of defined composition has been developed for quantitative growth of wild-type and auxotrophic mutant strains of Anacystis nidulans. This medium has proved to be more satisfactory than other complex media (for example casein hydrolysate, yeast extract) for both the isolation and the growth of auxo-trophs. Rigorous control of the pH of complete and other supplemented media is essential for quantitative growth on agar. Four diagnostic media are described which each contain a different combination of the supplements used in the complete medium and facilitate the identification of the nutritional requirements of mutants. By using these media a number of auxotrophs have been isolated including five with novel phenotypes which require respectively (i) thiamine, (ii) p-aminobenzoic acid, (iii) a combination of pyruvate or acetate plus malate or succinate or fumarate, (iv) serine or glycine and (v) adenine.", }