Evolutionarily diverse fungal zoospores show contrasting swimming patterns specific to ultrastructure

Zoosporic fungi, also called chytrids, produce single-celled motile spores with flagellar swimming tails (zoospores).1,2 These fungi are key components of aquatic food webs, acting as pathogens, saprotrophs, and prey.3,4,5,6,7,8 Little is known about the swimming behavior of fungal zoospores, a cruc...

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Main Authors: Galindo, LJ, Richards, TA, Nirody, JA
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Cell Press 2024