Asexual reproduction induces a rapid and permanent loss of sexual reproduction capacity in the rice fungal pathogen <it>Magnaporthe oryzae</it>: results of <it>in vitro </it>experimental evolution assays

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sexual reproduction is common in eukaryotic microorganisms, with few species reproducing exclusively asexually. However, in some organisms, such as fungi, asexual reproduction alternates with episodic sexual reproduction events. Fung...

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Main Authors: Saleh Dounia, Milazzo Joëlle, Adreit Henri, Tharreau Didier, Fournier Elisabeth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-03-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/42