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Phenotypic plasticity in fungi: a review with observations on Aureobasidium pullulans.
Mycologia - 1 Jan 2000
Slepecky Ralph A, Starmer William T
Abstract excerpt
Phenotypic plasticity in fungi is reviewed in the context of observations on phenotypic changes in the colony morphology of the fungus Aureobasidium pullulans. The variation in colony form is shown to depend on (i) the types of single carbon substrates (sugars and sugar alcohols) used in the growth medium, (ii) colony age, (iii) incubation temperature, (iv) light cycle and (v) substrate type. Expanding colonies...
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