Identification of the Mating-Type (<i>MAT</i>) Locus That Controls Sexual Reproduction of Blastomyces dermatitidis

doi:10.1128/ec.00249-12

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Identification of the Mating-Type (<i>MAT</i>) Locus That Controls Sexual Reproduction of Blastomyces dermatitidis

11 Nov 2012

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Blastomyces dermatitidis is a dimorphic fungal pathogen that primarily causes blastomycosis in the midwestern and northern United States and Canada. While the genes controlling sexual development have been known for a long time, the genes controlling sexual reproduction of B. dermatitidis (teleomorph, Ajellomyces dermatitidis) are unknown. We identified the mating-type (MAT) locus in the B. dermatitidis genome by...

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