Abstract
An efficient method for isolation of auxotrophs of Penicillium chyrysogenum involving mutagenesis with ethyl methanesulfonate followed by enrichment with sodium pentachlorophenate was developed. The auxotroph frequencies obtained were 30 to 40%.
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