The first published scientific study of Neurospora, including a description of photoinduction of carotenoids

Authors

David D. Perkins, Stanford University

Abstract

In the warm, moist summer of 1842, bread from army bakeries in Paris was spoiled by massive growth of an orange mold. A commission was set up by the minister of war to investigate the cause of the infestation and to make recommendations. Their report (Payen 1843) includes a colored plate which shows mycelia, conidia and colonies of the "Champignons rouges du pain" (called Oidium aurantiacum). I have translated one passage which concerns the effects of illumination:

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Perkins, D. D. (1991) "The first published scientific study of Neurospora, including a description of photoinduction of carotenoids," Fungal Genetics Reports: Vol. 38, Article 12. https://doi.org/10.4148/1941-4765.1458