Cross-species gene transfer is often associated with bacteria, which have evolved several
mechanisms that facilitate horizontal DNA exchange. However, the increased availability of …

Filamentous fungi have long been used for production of a range of valuable products; with
the advent of molecular biology, it became apparent that these fungi possess considerable …

Like other eukaryotes, fungi use MAP kinase (MAPK) pathways to mediate cellular changes
responding to external stimuli. In the past two decades, three well-conserved MAP kinase …

Giardia duodenalis is a major gastrointestinal parasite of humans and animals across the
globe. It is also of interest from an evolutionary perspective as it possesses many features …

Background The great diversity of lifestyles and survival strategies observed in fungi is
reflected in the many ways in which they reproduce and recombine. Although a complete …

Comparisons among a variety of eukaryotes have revealed considerable variability in the
structures and processes involved in their meiosis. Nevertheless, conventional forms of …

There is an important reason for the accelerated use of non-aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus
to mitigate pre-harvest aflatoxin contamination… it effectively addresses the imperative need …

Eukaryotes thought to have evolved clonally for millions of years are referred to as ancient
asexuals. The oldest group among these are the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), which …

It has been hypothesized that horizontal gene/chromosome transfer and parasexual
recombination following hyphal fusion between different strains may contribute to the …

Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (PST), has so far been considered to reproduce asexually with
until very recently no known alternate host, has a clonal population structure in the USA …