Abstract
A new strain of Neurospora crassa which exhibits a rhythm of conidiation when growing along an agar surface in a growth tube is described. The rhythm has been shown to be circadian for it meets the following criteria: A) the period under constant environmental conditions in the dark is about 24 hours (22.7 hours at 25°); B) the period is relatively temperature-independent (Q10 is between 0.95 and 1.21 for temperature range of 18 to 35°); C) the rhythm persists in continuous darkness at constant temperature for a minimum of 14 days without damping out; and D) the phase of the rhythm can be shifted by a single brief exposure to light. The sensitivity of this strain to light has been demonstrated further by the entrainment of the rhythm to a period of 24.0 hours using a suitable light-dark regime, and by the inhibition by light of the appearance of a rhythm; i.e., continuous conidiation occurs when the strain is subjected to continuous light. The new strain is compared to 2 other strains of Neurospora which also express a rhythm, patch and clock.
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