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Structure, function, and phylogeny of the mating locus in the Rhizopus oryzae complex.
PloS one - 9 Dec 2010
Gryganskyi Andrii P, Lee Soo Chan, Litvintseva Anastasia P, Smith Matthew E, Bonito Gregory, Porter Teresita M, Anishchenko Iryna M, Heitman Joseph, Vilgalys Rytas
Abstract excerpt
The Rhizopus oryzae species complex is a group of zygomycete fungi that are common, cosmopolitan saprotrophs. Some strains are used beneficially for production of Asian fermented foods but they can also act as opportunistic human pathogens. Although R. oryzae reportedly has a heterothallic (+/-)...
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