Natural plasmids of filamentous fungi.

doi:10.1128/mr.59.4.673-685.1995

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Natural plasmids of filamentous fungi.

Microbiological reviews - 1 Dec 1995

Griffiths A J

Abstract excerpt

Among eukaryotes, plasmids have been found in fungi and plants but not in animals. Most plasmids are mitochondrial. In filamentous fungi, plasmids are commonly encountered in isolates from natural populations. Individual populations may show a predominance of one type, but some plasmids have a gl...

Topics

Ascomycota
Biological Evolution
DNA Replication
DNA, Fungal
Gene Rearrangement
Mitochondria
Mutagenesis
Phenotype
Plasmids

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