Metarhizium : jack of all trades, master of many

A M35 family metalloprotease is required for fungal virulence against insects by inactivating host prophenoloxidases and beyond

(2020) Antian Huang et al.   Virulence

Several Metarhizium species produce ergot alkaloids in a conditionally specific manner

(2020) Caroline E. Leadmon et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Going gentle into that pathogen-induced goodnight

(2020) Brian Lovett et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Revisiting Metarhizium and the description of new species from Thailand

(2020) S. Mongkolsamrit et al.   STUDIES IN MYCOLOGY

Purpureocillium lilacinum and Metarhizium marquandii as plant growth-promoting fungi

(2020) Noemi Carla Baron et al.   PeerJ

Identification of a key G-protein coupled receptor in mediating appressorium formation and fungal virulence against insects

(2020) Junmei Shang et al.   Science China-Life Sciences

The entomophagous caterpillar fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis is consumed by its lepidopteran host as a plant endophyte

(2020) Zhengyang Wang et al.   Fungal Ecology

Hidden web of fungi could shape the future of forests

(2020) Elizabeth Pennisi et al.   SCIENCE

Mid1 affects ion transport, cell wall integrity, and host penetration of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium acridum

(2019) Mushan Xie et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Analysis of Epichloë festucae small secreted proteins in the interaction with Lolium perenne

(2019) Berit Hassing et al.   PLoS One

Fungal evolution: major ecological adaptations and evolutionary transitions

(2019) Miguel A. Naranjo‐Ortiz et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Phosphatases (MKPs) in Fungal Signaling: Conservation, Function, and Regulation

(2019) Gema González-Rubio et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Horizontal gene transfer allowed the emergence of broad host range entomopathogens

(2019) Qiangqiang Zhang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Transgenic Metarhizium rapidly kills mosquitoes in a malaria-endemic region of Burkina Faso

(2019) Brian Lovett et al.   SCIENCE

Polyketides and a Dihydroquinolone Alkaloid from a Marine-Derived Strain of the Fungus Metarhizium marquandii

(2019) Dina H. El-Kashef et al.   JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS

A consortium of fungal isolates and biochar improved the phytoremediation potential of Jacaranda mimosifolia D. Don and reduced copper, manganese, and zinc leaching

(2019) Christyan Paiva Farias et al.   JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS

Transposon-Mediated Horizontal Transfer of the Host-Specific Virulence Protein ToxA between Three Fungal Wheat Pathogens

(2019) Megan C. McDonald et al.   mBio

Pochonia chlamydosporia Induces Plant-Dependent Systemic Resistance to Meloidogyne incognita

(2019) Zahra Ghahremani et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Biodiversity of Entomopathogenic Fungi in the Soils of South China

(2019) Xiaoyan Niu et al.   Microorganisms

Genomic characteristics and comparative genomics analysis of the endophytic fungus Sarocladium brachiariae

(2019) Yang Yang et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Generalist and specialist Metarhizium insect pathogens retain ancestral ability to colonize plant roots

(2019) Soumya Moonjely et al.   Fungal Ecology

Metarhizium robertsii ammonium permeases (MepC and Mep2) contribute to rhizoplane colonization and modulates the transfer of insect derived nitrogen to plants

(2019) Soumya Moonjely et al.   PLoS One

Bacteria, Fungi and Archaea Domains in Rhizospheric Soil and Their Effects in Enhancing Agricultural Productivity

(2019) Kehinde Odelade et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Microbiota in insect fungal pathology

(2018) Drion G. Boucias et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Duplication of a Pks gene cluster and subsequent functional diversification facilitate environmental adaptation in Metarhizium species

(2018) Guohong Zeng et al.   PLoS Genetics

“Sleepers” and “Creepers”: A Theoretical Study of Colony Polymorphisms in the Fungus Metarhizium Related to Insect Pathogenicity and Plant Rhizosphere Colonization

(2018) Steven Angelone et al.   Insects

Ferricrocin, the intracellular siderophore of Trichoderma virens, is involved in growth, conidiation, gliotoxin biosynthesis and induction of systemic resistance in maize

(2018) Prasun K. Mukherjee et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Orthologous peramine and pyrrolopyrazine-producing biosynthetic gene clusters in Metarhizium rileyi , Metarhizium majus and Cladonia grayi

(2018) Daniel Berry et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

4-n-nonylphenol degradation by the genus Metarhizium with cytochrome P450 involvement

(2018) Monika Nowak et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Genome-wide identification of pathogenicity, conidiation and colony sectorization genes in Metarhizium robertsii

(2017) Guohong Zeng et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Species limits, phylogeography and reproductive mode in the Metarhizium anisopliae complex

(2017) Stephen A. Rehner et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Metarhizium robertsii produces indole-3-acetic acid, which promotes root growth in Arabidopsis and enhances virulence to insects

(2017) Xinggang Liao et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Evolutionary biology through the lens of budding yeast comparative genomics

(2017) Souhir Marsit et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Fungal dermatitis, glossitis and disseminated visceral mycosis caused by different Metarhizium granulomatis genotypes in veiled chameleons ( Chamaeleo calyptratus ) and first isolation in healthy lizards

(2017) Volker Schmidt et al.   VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY

Carbon translocation from a plant to an insect-pathogenic endophytic fungus

(2017) Scott W. Behie et al.   Nature Communications

Alternative transcription start site selection in Mr-OPY2 controls lifestyle transitions in the fungus Metarhizium robertsii

(2017) Na Guo et al.   Nature Communications

Response of peanut Arachis hypogaea roots to the presence of beneficial and pathogenic fungi by transcriptome analysis

(2017) Kun Hao et al.   Scientific Reports

Evolution of the chitin synthase gene family correlates with fungal morphogenesis and adaption to ecological niches

(2017) Ran Liu et al.   Scientific Reports

The genetic basis for variation in resistance to infection in the Drosophila melanogaster genetic reference panel

(2017) Jonathan B. Wang et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Genome sequence and comparative analysis of clavicipitaceous insect-pathogenic fungus Aschersonia badia with Metarhizium spp.

(2016) Yamini Agrawal et al.   BMC GENOMICS

MAPK cascade-mediated regulation of pathogenicity, conidiation and tolerance to abiotic stresses in the entomopathogenic fungus M etarhizium robertsii

(2016) Xiaoxuan Chen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Arabidopsis thaliana root colonization by the nematophagous fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia is modulated by jasmonate signaling and leads to accelerated flowering and improved yield

(2016) Ernesto A. Zavala-Gonzalez et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Metabolic Conservation and Diversification of Metarhizium Species Correlate with Fungal Host-Specificity

(2016) Yong-Jiang Xu et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Pochonia chlamydosporia promotes the growth of tomato and lettuce plants

(2015) Rosangela Dallemole-Giaretta et al.   Acta scientiarum. Agronomy.

The diversity of fungal genome

(2015) Tapan Kumar Mohanta et al.   BIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES ONLINE

Insights from the genome of Ophiocordyceps polyrhachis-furcata to pathogenicity and host specificity in insect fungi

(2015) Duangdao Wichadakul et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of Pochonia chlamydosporia suggests a close relationship to the invertebrate-pathogenic fungi in Hypocreales

(2015) Runmao Lin et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Community composition and population genetics of insect pathogenic fungi in the genusMetarhiziumfrom soils of a long-term agricultural research system

(2015) Ryan M. Kepler et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Intracellular siderophore but not extracellular siderophore is required for full virulence in Metarhizium robertsii

(2015) Bruno Giuliano Garisto Donzelli et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

Genome Sequence, Comparative Analysis, and Evolutionary Insights into Chitinases of Entomopathogenic Fungus Hirsutella thompsonii

(2015) Yamini Agrawal et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

Basic Leucine Zipper (bZIP) Domain Transcription Factor MBZ1 Regulates Cell Wall Integrity, Spore Adherence, and Virulence inMetarhizium robertsii

(2015) Wei Huang et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Endophytic colonization of barley (Hordeum vulgare) roots by the nematophagous fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia reveals plant growth promotion and a general defense and stress transcriptomic response

(2015) Eduardo Larriba et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH

Ecological and Genetic Barriers Differentiate Natural Populations ofSaccharomyces cerevisiae

(2015) Katie J. Clowers et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Phylogenetic status and pathogenicity of Metarhizium majus isolated from a fruit beetle larva in Japan

(2015) Oumi Nishi et al.   MYCOLOGICAL PROGRESS

Convergent losses of decay mechanisms and rapid turnover of symbiosis genes in mycorrhizal mutualists

(2015) Annegret Kohler et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Fungi with multifunctional lifestyles: endophytic insect pathogenic fungi

(2015) Larissa Barelli et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Clonal reproduction in fungi

(2015) John W. Taylor et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Identification of Drosophila Mutants Affecting Defense to an Entomopathogenic Fungus

(2015) Hsiao-Ling Lu et al.   Scientific Reports

Pochonia chlamydosporia promotes the growth of tomato and lettuce plants

(2015) Rosangela Dallemole-Giaretta et al.   ACTA SCIENTIARUM-AGRONOMY

Vegetative Hyphal Fusion and Subsequent Nuclear Behavior in Epichloë Grass Endophytes

(2015) Jun-ya Shoji et al.   PLoS One

The plant beneficial effects of Metarhizium species correlate with their association with roots

(2014) Xinggang Liao et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Sex or no sex: Evolutionary adaptation occurs regardless

(2014) Michael F. Seidl et al.   BIOESSAYS

Stress response signaling and virulence: insights from entomopathogenic fungi

(2014) Almudena Ortiz-Urquiza et al.   CURRENT GENETICS

Stress is the rule rather than the exception for Metarhizium

(2014) Brian Lovett et al.   CURRENT GENETICS

MrpacC regulates sporulation, insect cuticle penetration and immune evasion inMetarhizium robertsii

(2014) Wei Huang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Novel aspinolide production byTrichoderma arundinaceumwith a potential role inBotrytis cinereaantagonistic activity and plant defence priming

(2014) Mónica G. Malmierca et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Fungal model systems and the elucidation of pathogenicity determinants

(2014) Elena Perez-Nadales et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

Sequencing and functional analysis of the genome of a nematode egg-parasitic fungus, Pochonia chlamydosporia

(2014) Eduardo Larriba et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

Molecular diversity of the entomopathogenic fungal Metarhizium community within an agroecosystem

(2014) Bernhardt M. Steinwender et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Clarification of generic and species boundaries for Metarhizium and related fungi through multigene phylogenetics

(2014) Ryan M. Kepler et al.   MYCOLOGIA

Trajectory and genomic determinants of fungal-pathogen speciation and host adaptation

(2014) Xiao Hu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Anti-pathogen protection versus survival costs mediated by an ectosymbiont in an ant host

(2014) M. Konrad et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Phylogenomics resolves the timing and pattern of insect evolution

(2014) B. Misof et al.   SCIENCE

Host-to-Pathogen Gene Transfer Facilitated Infection of Insects by a Pathogenic Fungus

(2014) Hong Zhao et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Conidia of the insect pathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae, fail to adhere to mosquito larval cuticle

(2014) B. P. J. Greenfield et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Inhibition of tyrosinase activity and melanine pigmentation by 2-hydroxytyrosol

(2014) Ryuji Uchida et al.   Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B

Evolutionary Interaction Networks of Insect Pathogenic Fungi

(2013) Jacobus J. Boomsma et al.   Annual Review of Entomology

Ubiquity of Insect-Derived Nitrogen Transfer to Plants by Endophytic Insect-Pathogenic Fungi: an Additional Branch of the Soil Nitrogen Cycle

(2013) Scott W. Behie et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Unraveling the efficient applications of secondary metabolites of various Trichoderma spp.

(2013) Chetan Keswani et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Aromatic polyketides from a sponge-derived fungus Metarhizium anisopliae mxh-99 and their antitubercular activities

(2013) Xianglan Kong et al.   ARCHIVES OF PHARMACAL RESEARCH

Linkage of autophagy to fungal development, lipid storage and virulence inMetarhizium robertsii

(2013) Zhibing Duan et al.   Autophagy

Comparative analysis of fungal genomes reveals different plant cell wall degrading capacity in fungi

(2013) Zhongtao Zhao et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Antagonism of the endophytic insect pathogenic fungusMetarhizium robertsiiagainst the bean plant pathogenFusarium solanif. sp.phaseoli

(2013) Ramanpreet K. Sasan et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY

Genome survey uncovers the secrets of sex and lifestyle in caterpillar fungus

(2013) Xiao Hu et al.   CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN

Metarhizium robertsii Produces an Extracellular Invertase (MrINV) That Plays a Pivotal Role in Rhizospheric Interactions and Root Colonization

(2013) Xinggang Liao et al.   PLoS One

Plant-Symbiotic Fungi as Chemical Engineers: Multi-Genome Analysis of the Clavicipitaceae Reveals Dynamics of Alkaloid Loci

(2013) Christopher L. Schardl et al.   PLoS Genetics

Action on the Surface: Entomopathogenic Fungi versus the Insect Cuticle

(2013) Almudena Ortiz-Urquiza et al.   Insects

Lead Transformation to Pyromorphite by Fungi

(2012) Young Joon Rhee et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Nematode-Trapping Fungi Eavesdrop on Nematode Pheromones

(2012) Yen-Ping Hsueh et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Hydrophobin genes of the entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium brunneum, are differentially expressed and corresponding mutants are decreased in virulence

(2012) Ali Sevim et al.   CURRENT GENETICS

In situ microbial metabolism of aromatic-hydrocarbon environmental pollutants

(2012) Che Ok Jeon et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Potential capacity of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae in the biosorption of Cd2+ and Pb2+

(2012) Khalid A. Hussein et al.   JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Sex at the origin: an Asian population of the rice blast fungusMagnaporthe oryzaereproduces sexually

(2012) DOUNIA SALEH et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

New teleomorph combinations in the entomopathogenic genus Metacordyceps

(2012) R.M. Kepler et al.   MYCOLOGIA

Exploiting host molecules to augment mycoinsecticide virulence

(2012) Yanhua Fan et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Unveiling the biosynthetic puzzle of destruxins in Metarhizium species

(2012) B. Wang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Obligate biotroph parasitism: can we link genomes to lifestyles?

(2012) Eric Kemen et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Genomic perspectives on the evolution of fungal entomopathogenicity in Beauveria bassiana

(2012) Guohua Xiao et al.   Scientific Reports

Sex in Fungi

(2011) Min Ni et al.   Annual Review of Genetics

Hyperaccumulators, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and stress of heavy metals

(2011) Mohammad Miransari   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Differential expression of insect and plant specific adhesin genes, Mad1 and Mad2, in Metarhizium robertsii

(2011) Larissa Barelli et al.   Fungal Biology

The inhibitory effect of the fungal toxin, destruxin A, on behavioural fever in the desert locust

(2011) V.L. Hunt et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

Three sympatrically occurring species of Metarhizium show plant rhizosphere specificity

(2011) M. Wyrebek et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Two hydrophobins are involved in fungal spore coat rodlet layer assembly and each play distinct roles in surface interactions, development and pathogenesis in the entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana

(2011) Shizhu Zhang et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

The MrCYP52 Cytochrome P450 Monoxygenase Gene of Metarhizium robertsii Is Important for Utilizing Insect Epicuticular Hydrocarbons

(2011) Liangcai Lin et al.   PLoS One

Local adaptation of an introduced transgenic insect fungal pathogen due to new beneficial mutations

(2011) S. Wang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Development of Transgenic Fungi That Kill Human Malaria Parasites in Mosquitoes

(2011) W. Fang et al.   SCIENCE

Pure culture of Metarhizium anisopliae LHL07 reprograms soybean to higher growth and mitigates salt stress

(2011) Abdul Latif Khan et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Genome Sequencing and Comparative Transcriptomics of the Model Entomopathogenic Fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and M. acridum

(2011) Qiang Gao et al.   PLoS Genetics

Insertion of an Esterase Gene into a Specific Locust Pathogen (Metarhizium acridum) Enables It to Infect Caterpillars

(2011) Sibao Wang et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Genome sequence of the insect pathogenic fungus Cordyceps militaris, a valued traditional chinese medicine

(2011) Peng Zheng et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY

A laccase exclusively expressed by Metarhizium anisopliae during isotropic growth is involved in pigmentation, tolerance to abiotic stresses and virulence

(2010) Weiguo Fang et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

Haploids adapt faster than diploids across a range of environments

(2010) A. C. GERSTEIN et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Diversity of rhizosphere associated entomopathogenic fungi of perennial herbs, shrubs and coniferous trees

(2010) Joanna J. Fisher et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Flexible metabolism in Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana: role of the glyoxylate cycle during insect pathogenesis

(2010) I. E. Padilla-Guerrero et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Could insect phagocytic avoidance by entomogenous fungi have evolved via selection against soil amoeboid predators?

(2010) M. J. Bidochka et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

The rhizosphere-competent entomopathogen Metarhizium anisopliae expresses a specific subset of genes in plant root exudate

(2010) M. Pava-Ripoll et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Comparative genomics reveals mobile pathogenicity chromosomes in Fusarium

(2010) Li-Jun Ma et al.   NATURE

Functional characterization of a plant-like sucrose transporter from the beneficial fungus Trichoderma virens. Regulation of the symbiotic association with plants by sucrose metabolism inside the fungal cells

(2010) Walter A. Vargas et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Mrt, a Gene Unique to Fungi, Encodes an Oligosaccharide Transporter and Facilitates Rhizosphere Competency in Metarhizium robertsii

(2010) W. Fang et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Coevolution between pathogen-derived proteinases and proteinase inhibitors of host insects

(2010) Andreas Vilcinskas   Virulence

Genome size reduction can trigger rapid phenotypic evolution in invasive plants

(2009) Sébastien Lavergne et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Challenges in modelling complexity of fungal entomopathogens in semi-natural populations of insects

(2009) H. Hesketh et al.   BIOCONTROL

Endophytic fungal entomopathogens with activity against plant pathogens: ecology and evolution

(2009) Bonnie H. Ownley et al.   BIOCONTROL

Involvement of G-alpha protein GNA3 in production of cell wall-degrading enzymes by Trichoderma reesei (Hypocrea jecorina) during mycoparasitism against Pythium ultimum

(2009) Roberto do Nascimento Silva et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS

RNA binding proteins mediate the ability of a fungus to adapt to the cold

(2009) Weiguo Fang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The effect of temperature and relative humidity on the formation of Metarhizium anisopliae chlamydospores in tick eggs

(2009) Dana Ment et al.   Fungal Biology

A multilocus phylogeny of the Metarhizium anisopliae lineage

(2009) Joseph F. Bischoff et al.   MYCOLOGIA

Evolution of pathogenicity and sexual reproduction in eight Candida genomes

(2009) Geraldine Butler et al.   NATURE

Characterization of a spore surface lipase from the biocontrol agent Metarhizium anisopliae

(2009) Walter O.B. Silva et al.   PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY

Simultaneous toxic action of zinc and alachlor resulted in enhancement of zinc uptake by the filamentous fungus Paecilomyces marquandii

(2009) Mirosława Słaba et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

The entomopathogenic fungiIsaria farinosa(formerlyPaecilomyces farinosus) and theIsaria fumosoroseaspecies complex (formerlyPaecilomyces fumosoroseus): biology, ecology and use in biological control

(2008) Gisbert Zimmermann   BIOCONTROL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Protein kinase A regulates production of virulence determinants by the entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae

(2008) Weiguo Fang et al.   FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY

Identification of novel derivative of helvolic acid from Metarhizium anisopliae grown in medium with insect component

(2008) Si-Young Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING

Effects of physical and nutritional stress conditions during mycelial growth on conidial germination speed, adhesion to host cuticle, and virulence of Metarhizium anisopliae, an entomopathogenic fungus

(2008) Drauzio E.N. Rangel et al.  

The Parasexual Cycle in Candida albicans Provides an Alternative Pathway to Meiosis for the Formation of Recombinant Strains

(2008) Anja Forche et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY