Insertional mutagenesis enables cleistothecial formation in a non-mating strain of <it>Histoplasma capsulatum</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Histoplasma capsulatum </it>is a pathogenic ascomycete fungus that rapidly loses mating ability in culture. Loss of mating ability, as well as the organism's low rate of targeted gene replacement, limits techniqu...

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Main Authors: Laskowski Meggan C, Smulian Alan G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-02-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/10/49

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