Sex in Penicillium: Combined phylogenetic and experimental approaches

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 693-706

  Lopez Villavicencio M ^a   Aguileta, G ^b,c   Giraud, T ^b,c   de Vienne, D M ^a,b,c   Lacoste, S ^a   Couloux, A ^d   Dupont, J ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d CENTRE NATIONAL DE SÉQUENÇAGE   (France)

Author keywords

DN; DS; Experimental crosses; Positive selection; Relaxed selection; Talaromyces

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; MATING TYPE PROTEIN; SEX PHEROMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FUNGAL DNA;

ARTICLE; ASEXUAL SPORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; FUNGAL GENE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; MATING TYPE; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM BIVERTICILLIUM; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEXUALITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; CELL DIVISION; CHEMISTRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGAL MATING TYPE GENE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS;

CLEISTOTHECIA; PENICILLIUM; TALAROMYCES;

CELL DIVISION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, FUNGAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, MATING TYPE, FUNGAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PENICILLIUM; PHYLOGENY; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 77954143559     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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