Search the FGSC Strain Database
(Includes Genbank links for many genes)

The pdf version of the FGSC catalog has the most recent strain listings.

New Genome Project Strains
FGSC # 9716 his-3 mat a
FGSC # 9717 Δ mus-51::bar⁺; his-3 mat A
FGSC # 9718 Δ mus-51::bar⁺ mat a
FGSC # 9719 Δ mus-52::bar⁺ mat a
FGSC # 9720 Δ mus-52::bar⁺; his-3 mat A

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Please note, the following pages are not updated. For the most recent listings, please consult the online FGSC catalog

Single mutants

Multiple mutants

Mitochondrial mutants

Mapped chromosome aberrations

Reciprocal and insertional translocations, and Inversions

Special purpose strains

Heterokaryon testers, Spore-killers and more

Wild type strains

Laboratory derived strains and strains collected from nature

Chromosomal Loci of Neurospora crassa

Perkins et al. 1982. Microbiological Reviews 46:426-570

Special groups of strains are available from the following personal collections:
Dr. Mary Case (pan-2)
Dr. Anne Lacy (trp-3)
Dr. John Fincham (am)
Dr. Fred DeSerres (ad-3)
Dr. David D. Perkins (Wild strains)

Contact the FGSC for details.

Wild type and mutant strains of other Neurospora species

Neurospora intermedia

Laboratory derived wild types

N. intermedia strains collected from nature

• Strains from the Americas and Caribbean
• Strains from Africa and India
• Strains from Asia
• Strains from Australia, Indonesia, and the Pacific

N. intermedia mutants

Neurospora sitophila

Neurospora tetrasperma

N. tetrasperma wild type strains

N. tetrasperma mutants

N. tetrasperma strains from the collection of B.O. Dodge
(via Bronx Botanical Garden)

A N. tetrasperma bibliography from the FGN

see also Perkins, FGN 50

Other species of Neurospora and related genera

Images of Neurospora crassa

Neurospora videos

Key to Symbols

Key to genetic background nomenclature
A description of Neurospora's status in regard to laboratory safety requirements