Unisexual reproduction promotes competition for mating partners in the global human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus deneoformans.

Courtship is pivotal for successful mating. However, courtship is challenging for the Cryptococcus neoformans species complex, comprised of opportunistic fungal pathogens, as the majority of isolates are α mating type. In the absence of mating partners of the opposite mating type, C. deneoformans ca...

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Main Authors: Ci Fu, Torin P Thielhelm, Joseph Heitman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-09-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008394