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Discovery of a sexual cycle in the opportunistic fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus

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  • Céline M. O’Gorman

    (UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
    School of Biology, University of Nottingham, University Park)

  • Hubert T. Fuller

    (UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland)

  • Paul S. Dyer

    (School of Biology, University of Nottingham, University Park)

Abstract

A long wait for sex The fungus Aspergillus fumigatus is an opportunistic human pathogen in immunocompromised individuals and is associated with severe asthma and sinusitis. Despite accumulating evidence that recombination and gene flow occur in Aspergillus, until now only asexual reproduction has been observed in the species. Now, 145 years after it was first characterized, Aspergillus is shown to reproduce sexually. Isolates of two complementary mating types are reported. Implications of this demonstration include a possibility of classical genetic analyses that in turn will facilitate research into the genetic basis of pathogenicity and fungicide resistance.

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  • Céline M. O’Gorman & Hubert T. Fuller & Paul S. Dyer, 2009. "Discovery of a sexual cycle in the opportunistic fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus," Nature, Nature, vol. 457(7228), pages 471-474, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:457:y:2009:i:7228:d:10.1038_nature07528
    DOI: 10.1038/nature07528
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    1. Michael J. Bottery & Norman Rhijn & Harry Chown & Johanna L. Rhodes & Brandi N. Celia-Sanchez & Marin T. Brewer & Michelle Momany & Matthew C. Fisher & Christopher G. Knight & Michael J. Bromley, 2024. "Elevated mutation rates in multi-azole resistant Aspergillus fumigatus drive rapid evolution of antifungal resistance," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-12, December.

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