Spheroplasts were prepared from two carotenoid pigment mutants of Mycobacterium aurum named NgR9 and A11, which were obtained by the chemical mutagenesis of the wild type strain A+ with N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine. The carotenoid pigments and the alpha- and beta-mycolic acids were taken as genetic markers and the recombinants were selected on the basis of their colour on Löwenstein-Jensen medium. Spheroplasts of the two mutants were mixed in a 1:1 ratio and were treated with 40% (w/v) polyethylene glycol 6000 for 5 min at 37 degrees C. The frequency of NgR9 X A11 recombination in optimal conditions was about 2.5 X 10(-3). The recombinants selected on the basis of their carotenoid pigment profile were also tested for their alpha- and beta-mycolic acids as a second genetic marker. The results were further confirmed by electron microscopy. The optimal conditions for spheroplast fusion as a mode of genetic recombination in M. aurum are described.
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