Sexual reproduction in Aspergillus species of medical or economical importance: why so fastidious?
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Sexual reproduction in Aspergillus flavus.
Aspergillus flavus is the major producer of carcinogenic aflatoxins in crops worldwide and is also an important opportunistic human pathogen in aspergillosis. The sexual state of this heterothallic fungus is described from crosses between strains of the opposite mating type. Sexual reproduction occurred between sexually compatible strains belonging to different vegetative compatibility groups. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Trends in Microbiology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0966-842X
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2009.08.004