Isolation of the MAT1-1 mating type idiomorph and evidence for selfing in the Chinese medicinal fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis

Fungal Biology

Volumn 117, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 599-610

  Bushley, Kathryn E ^a,b   Li, Yi ^a,c   Wang, Wen Jing ^a   Wang, Xiao Liang ^a   Jiao, Lei ^a,c   Spatafora, Joseph W ^b   Yao, Yi Jian ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Homothallism; Hypocreales; MAT1 1 idiomorph; Mating type; Pseudohomothallism; Sexual reproduction

Indexed keywords

AUTOGAMY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; PHYLOGENETICS; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION;

CHINA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; HYPOCREALES; TOLYPOCLADIUM INFLATUM;

FUNGAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BIOTA; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGAL MATING TYPE GENE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOMOTHALLISM; HYPOCREALES; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MAT1-1 IDIOMORPH; MATING TYPE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PSEUDOHOMOTHALLISM; REPRODUCTION;

HOMOTHALLISM; HYPOCREALES; MAT1-1 IDIOMORPH; MATING TYPE; PSEUDOHOMOTHALLISM; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION;

BIOTA; CHINA; DNA, FUNGAL; GENES, MATING TYPE, FUNGAL; GENETIC VARIATION; HYPOCREALES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84883552032     PISSN: 18786146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2013.06.001     Document Type: Article

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