prototroph

pro·to·tro·phic

(prō′tə-trō′fĭk, -trŏf′ĭk)

adj.

Having the same metabolic capabilities and nutritional requirements as the wild type parent strain: prototrophic bacteria.

pro′to·troph′, pro′to·troph′y n.

(ˈprəʊtəʊˌtrɒf)

(Biology) a prototrophic life form

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Prototroph mutant can grow on media without histidine.

Reagents and amino acids for making standard dropout (SD) plates for prototroph and colorimetric screening were obtained from Clontech.

Improvement of kasugamycin-producing strain by the agar piece method and the prototroph method.