Article
Enhanced diversity and aflatoxigenicity in interspecific hybrids of Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus.
Molecular ecology - 1 Apr 2015
Olarte Rodrigo A, Worthington Carolyn J, Horn Bruce W, Moore Geromy G, Singh Rakhi, Monacell James T, Dorner Joe W, Stone Eric A, Xie De-Yu, Carbone Ignazio
Abstract excerpt
Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus are the two most important aflatoxin-producing fungi responsible for the contamination of agricultural commodities worldwide. Both species are heterothallic and undergo sexual reproduction in laboratory crosses. Here we examine the possibility of interspecific matings between A. flavus and A. parasiticus. These species can be distinguished morphologically and genetically, as...
Topics
- Aflatoxins
- Aspergillus
- Aspergillus flavus
- Comparative Genomic Hybridization
- Genes, Mating Type, Fungal
- Genotype
- Genotyping Techniques
- Hybridization, Genetic
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phenotype
- Phylogeny
- Sequence Analysis, DNA