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Gene flow contributes to diversification of the major fungal pathogen Candida albicans

Authors :
Jeanne Ropars
Corinne Maufrais
Dorothée Diogo
Marina Marcet-Houben
Aurélie Perin
Natacha Sertour
Kevin Mosca
Emmanuelle Permal
Guillaume Laval
Christiane Bouchier
Laurence Ma
Katja Schwartz
Kerstin Voelz
Robin C. May
Julie Poulain
Christophe Battail
Patrick Wincker
Andrew M. Borman
Anuradha Chowdhary
Shangrong Fan
Soo Hyun Kim
Patrice Le Pape
Orazio Romeo
Jong Hee Shin
Toni Gabaldon
Gavin Sherlock
Marie-Elisabeth Bougnoux
Christophe d’Enfert
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2018.

Abstract

The fungal pathogen Candida albicans can undergo a parasexual process that may contribute to genetic diversity, but its actual relevance is unclear. Here, Ropars et al. analyse the genomic sequences of 182 C. albicans isolates collected worldwide and find evidence of gene flow and thus parasexuality in nature.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
9
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.f686121e41b41bbbac4e0c33f4eb781
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04787-4