The Frequency of Sex: Population Genomics Reveals Differences in Recombination and Population Structure of the Aflatoxin-Producing Fungus Aspergillus flavus

The Frequency of Sex: Population Genomics Reveals Differences in Recombination and Population Structure of the Aflatoxin-Producing Fungus Aspergillus flavus

Differences in the relative frequencies of sexual and asexual reproduction have profound implications for the accumulation of deleterious mutations (Muller’s ratchet), but little is known about how these differences impact the evolution of ecologically important phenotypes. Aspergillus flavus is the...

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Main Authors: Milton T. Drott, Tatum R. Satterlee, Jeffrey M. Skerker, Brandon T. Pfannenstiel, N. Louise Glass, Nancy P. Keller, Michael G. Milgroom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-07-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
aspergillus flavus
sex
recombination
aflatoxin
population structure
population genomics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00963-20

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https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00963-20

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