Fungal clones win the battle, but recombination wins the war
Abstract Clonal reproduction is common in fungi and fungal-like organisms during epidemics and invasion events. The success of clonal fungi shaped systems for their classification and some pathogens are tacitly treated as asexual. We argue that genetic recombination driven by sexual reproduction mus...
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Main Authors: | André Drenth, Alistair R. McTaggart, Brenda D. Wingfield |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2019-10-01
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Series: | IMA Fungus |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43008-019-0020-8 |
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