Diploid Nuclei Occur throughout the Life Cycles of Pucciniales Fungi

ABSTRACT Within Eukaryotes, fungi are the typical representatives of haplontic life cycles. Basidiomycota fungi are dikaryotic in extensive parts of their life cycle, but diploid nuclei are known to form only in basidia. Among Basidiomycota, the Pucciniales are notorious for presenting the most comp...

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Main Authors: Pedro Talhinhas, Rita Carvalho, Sílvia Tavares, Teresa Ribeiro, Helena Azinheira, Ana Paula Ramos, Maria do Céu Silva, Marta Monteiro, João Loureiro, Leonor Morais-Cecílio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-08-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01532-23