Correlation between pigment production and amino acid requirements in Bacillus subtilis.
Several Bacillus subtilis W-23 auxotrophs were unable to produce wild-type pigment normally on minimal agars supplemented sufficiently for growth. This offers a reliable means for scoring genotypes.
D000362:Agar; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D005827:Genetics, Microbial; D005838:Genotype; D009154:Mutation; D010860:Pigments, Biological / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D014161:Transduction, Genetic
D000596:Amino Acids; D010860:Pigments, Biological; D000362:Agar