Parasexual and Sexual Reproduction in Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Room for Both. Issue 7 (July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yildirir, Gökalp; Malar C, Mathu; Kokkoris, Vasilis; Corradi, Nicolas
• Is Part Of: Trends in microbiology. Volume 28:Issue 7(2020)
• Page Start: 517
• Page End: 519
• Publication Date: 2020-07
• Subjects: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi -- dikaryons -- parasexuality -- genome diversity -- somatic recombination -- transposable elements -- parameiosis; 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.2020.03.013
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0966-842X

Abstract

Abstract : Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) harbor thousands of nuclei in a large syncytium at all times. Although mating processes have not been observed in AMF, their cells and genomes show many signatures of sexual reproduction. Here, we describe how some of these signatures could also arise from parasexual processes in these widespread plant symbionts. As such, parasexual and sexual evolution could both be at play in generating nuclear diversity in AMF.