Evolution of eukaryotic microbial pathogens via covert sexual reproduction

Cell Host and Microbe

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 86-99

  Heitman, Joseph ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACTERIAL REPRODUCTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLONAL VARIATION; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DERMATOPHYTE; EUKARYOTE; FUNGAL REPRODUCTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GIARDIA; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INBREEDING; LEISHMANIA; MATING; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROSPORIDIA; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; OUTCROSSING; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PLASMODIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEX DETERMINATION; TRYPANOSOMA; ZYGOMYCETES; ANIMAL; ECONOMICS; EVOLUTION; FUNGUS; GENETICS; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; PARASITE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTOZOAL INFECTION;

EUKARYOTA;

ANIMALS; ECONOMICS; EVOLUTION; FUNGI; HUMANS; MYCOSES; PARASITES; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS;

EID: 77958174704     PISSN: 19313128     EISSN: 19346069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2010.06.011     Document Type: Review

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