Article
Are eukaryotic microorganisms clonal or sexual? A population genetics vantage.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 15 Jun 1991
Tibayrenc M, Kjellberg F, Arnaud J, Oury B, Brenière S F, Dardé M L, Ayala F J
Abstract excerpt
We argue that the mode of reproduction of microorganisms in nature can only be decided by population genetic information. The evidence available indicates that many parasitic protozoa and unicellular fungi have clonal rather than sexual population structures, which has major consequences for medi...
Topics
- Animals
- DNA Probes
- DNA, Fungal
- DNA, Protozoan
- Eukaryota
- Eukaryotic Cells
- Fungi
- Genetics, Population
- Genotype
- Leishmania
- Nucleic Acid Hybridization
- Plasmodium falciparum