Neurospora crassa wild type strains

The most widely used strains of Neurospora crassa are:

Strain Designation: 74-OR23-1VA
FGSC Number: 2489
Mating type: A
FGSC no. of opposite mating type : 2490
Stock no. from other collection: 74-OR23-1V A
Initials of Depositor: OMM
Reference 1: Mylyk et al 1974. N.N. 21:24
Reference 2:Galagan et al. 2003. The genome sequence of the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa. Nature 422:859-868
Note: Used at Broad/Whitehead Institute for Neurospora crassa genome

Strain Designation: ORS-SL6a
FGSC Number: 4200
Mating type: a
Stock no. from other collection: M527
Initials of Depositor: EK
Reference 1: Kafer and Fraser 1979 Mol Gen Genet 169:117-127

Strain Designation: ORSa
FGSC Number: 2490
Mating type: a
Stock no. from other collection: ORS a
Initials of Depositor: OMM

Strain Designation: 74-OR23-1A
FGSC Number: 987
Mating type: A
FGSC no. of opposite mating type : 988
Stock no. from other collection: 74-OR23-1A
Initials of Depositor: FJD
Reference 1: Case et al. 1965 Neurospora Newsl. 8:25-26

• Laboratory derived wild types
  Several categories of single mutant strains
• N. crassa strains collected in the USA
  
• N. crassa strains collected elsewhere
  Arranged by Geographic location

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