alpha AD alpha hybrids of Cryptococcus neoformans: evidence of same-sex mating in nature and hybrid fitness.

alpha AD alpha hybrids of Cryptococcus neoformans: evidence of same-sex mating in nature and hybrid fitness.

Cryptococcus neoformans is a ubiquitous human fungal pathogen that causes meningoencephalitis in predominantly immunocompromised hosts. The fungus is typically haploid, and sexual reproduction involves two individuals with opposite mating types/sexes, alpha and a. However, the overwhelming predomina...

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Main Authors: Xiaorong Lin, Anastasia P Litvintseva, Kirsten Nielsen, Sweta Patel, Anna Floyd, Thomas G Mitchell, Joseph Heitman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-10-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2042000?pdf=render

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