The fastest flights in nature: high-speed spore discharge mechanisms among fungi.

The fastest flights in nature: high-speed spore discharge mechanisms among fungi.

BACKGROUND: A variety of spore discharge processes have evolved among the fungi. Those with the longest ranges are powered by hydrostatic pressure and include "squirt guns" that are most common in the Ascomycota and Zygomycota. In these fungi, fluid-filled stalks that support single spores...

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Main Authors: Levi Yafetto, Loran Carroll, Yunluan Cui, Diana J Davis, Mark W F Fischer, Andrew C Henterly, Jordan D Kessler, Hayley A Kilroy, Jacob B Shidler, Jessica L Stolze-Rybczynski, Zachary Sugawara, Nicholas P Money
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2528943?pdf=render

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