Genomic and Population Analyses of the Mating Type Loci in <i>Coccidioides</i> Species Reveal Evidence for Sexual Reproduction and Gene Acquisition

Alejandra Mandel, M.; M. Barker, Bridget; Kroken, Scott; D. Rounsley, Steven; J. Orbach, Marc

doi:10.1128/ec.00117-07

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Genomic and Population Analyses of the Mating Type Loci in Coccidioides Species Reveal Evidence for Sexual Reproduction and Gene Acquisition

Published in Eukaryotic Cell • May 19, 2007

Authors:

M. Alejandra Mandel

Bridget M. Barker

Scott Kroken

Abstract

Coccidioides species, the fungi responsible for the valley fever disease, are known to reproduce asexually through the production of arthroconidia that are the infectious propagules. The possible role of sexual reproduction in the survival and dispersal of these pathogens is unexplored. To determine...

Subject

Biology

Mating type

Heterothallic

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