Unisexual versus bisexual mating in Cryptococcus neoformans: Consequences and biological impacts

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 78, Issue , 2015, Pages 65-75

  Fu, Ci ^a   Sun, Sheng ^a   Billmyre, R B ^a   Roach, Kevin C ^a   Heitman, Joseph ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

De novo genetic diversity; Filamentation; Muller's ratchet; Nutrient foraging; Recombination; Unisexual mating

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

ARTICLE; BISEXUAL MATING; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVOLUTION; FORAGE; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGAL LIFE CYCLE STAGE; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUNGAL REPRODUCTION; FUNGAL STRUCTURES; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HORMONE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNISEXUAL MATING; YEAST; CYTOLOGY; FUNGAL MATING TYPE GENE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS;

CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; GENES, MATING TYPE, FUNGAL; HYPHAE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EID: 84988288864     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2014.08.008     Document Type: Article

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