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SUMMARY: Treatment of streptomyces spores with near UV light in the presence of photosensitizing 8‐methoxypsoralen was effective in inducing auxotrophic mutations with good survival. This treatment should be a valuable alternative to nitrosoguanidine in the routine mutagenesis of industrial streptomycetes, particularly as there is reported to be a lack of cistron specificity in its action on other micro‐organisms.
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