Black Truffle, a Hermaphrodite with Forced Unisexual Behaviour. Issue 10 (October 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Selosse, Marc-André; Schneider-Maunoury, Laure; Taschen, Elisa; Rousset, François; Richard, Franck
• Is Part Of: Trends in microbiology. Volume 25:Issue 10(2017)
• Page Start: 784
• Page End: 787
• Publication Date: 2017-10
• Subjects: ascomycetes' lifecycle -- dioecism -- sexual dimorphism -- Tuber; Microbiology -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; Virulence (Microbiology) -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; Microbiology -- Periodicals; Virulence -- Periodicals; Microbiologie -- Périodiques; Infection -- Périodiques; Virulence (Microbiologie) -- Périodiques; Infection; Microbiology; Virulence (Microbiology); 579
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2017.05.010
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0966-842X

Abstract

Abstract : The life cycle of the black truffle ( Tuber melanosporum ) includes a mating before sporulation: although the species is hermaphroditic, mating turns out to involve parents with very different features, that mostly behave as male or female only, suggesting that this species undergoes forced dioecism.