Parasites opt for the best of both worlds
The fungal parasite Podosphaera plantaginis employs both sexual and asexual reproduction to increase its chances of infecting the plant Plantago lanceolata.
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| author | Ellen Decaestecker Lore Bulteel |
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| description | The fungal parasite Podosphaera plantaginis employs both sexual and asexual reproduction to increase its chances of infecting the plant Plantago lanceolata. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fd18d5985b434b1182c49a5bf036cb9e2022-12-22T03:52:40ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2019-08-01810.7554/eLife.49615Parasites opt for the best of both worldsEllen Decaestecker0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6328-5283Lore Bulteel1Department of Biology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Kulak, Kortrijk, BelgiumDepartment of Biology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Kulak, Kortrijk, BelgiumThe fungal parasite Podosphaera plantaginis employs both sexual and asexual reproduction to increase its chances of infecting the plant Plantago lanceolata.https://elifesciences.org/articles/49615evolution of sexoutcrossingepidemiologyPlantago lanceolataPodosphaera plantaginiscoinfection |
| spellingShingle | Ellen Decaestecker Lore Bulteel Parasites opt for the best of both worlds eLife evolution of sex outcrossing epidemiology Plantago lanceolata Podosphaera plantaginis coinfection |
| title | Parasites opt for the best of both worlds |
| title_full | Parasites opt for the best of both worlds |
| title_fullStr | Parasites opt for the best of both worlds |
| title_full_unstemmed | Parasites opt for the best of both worlds |
| title_short | Parasites opt for the best of both worlds |
| title_sort | parasites opt for the best of both worlds |
| topic | evolution of sex outcrossing epidemiology Plantago lanceolata Podosphaera plantaginis coinfection |
| url | https://elifesciences.org/articles/49615 |
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