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Domestication of the Emblematic White Cheese-Making Fungus Penicillium camemberti and Its Diversification into Two Varieties.
Current biology : CB - 16 Nov 2020
Ropars Jeanne, Didiot Estelle, Rodríguez de la Vega Ricardo C, Bennetot Bastien, Coton Monika, Poirier Elisabeth, Coton Emmanuel, Snirc Alodie, Le Prieur Stéphanie, Giraud Tatiana
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Domestication involves recent adaptation under strong human selection and rapid diversification and therefore constitutes a good model for studies of these processes. We studied the domestication of the emblematic white mold Penicillium camemberti, used for the maturation of soft cheeses, such as Camembert and Brie, about which surprisingly little was known, despite its economic and cultural importance....
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