Structure, function, and phylogeny of the mating locus in the Rhizopus oryzae complex.

The Rhizopus oryzae species complex is a group of zygomycete fungi that are common, cosmopolitan saprotrophs. Some strains are used beneficially for production of Asian fermented foods but they can also act as opportunistic human pathogens. Although R. oryzae reportedly has a heterothallic (+/-) mat...

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Main Authors: Andrii P Gryganskyi, Soo Chan Lee, Anastasia P Litvintseva, Matthew E Smith, Gregory Bonito, Teresita M Porter, Iryna M Anishchenko, Joseph Heitman, Rytas Vilgalys
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3000332?pdf=render