Induction of sexual reproduction and genetic diversity in the cheese fungus Penicillium roqueforti

The emblematic fungus Penicillium roqueforti is used throughout the world as a starter culture in the production of blue-veined cheeses. Like other industrial filamentous fungi, P. roqueforti was thought to lack a sexual cycle. However, an ability to induce recombination is of great economic and fun...

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Main Authors: Ropars, Jeanne, López-Villavicencio, Manuela, Dupont, Joëlle, Snirc, Alodie, Gillot, Guillaume, Coton, Monika, Jany, Jean-Luc, Coton, Emmanuel, Giraud, Tatiana
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: John Wiley & Sons Ltd 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4001442/