Sordaria macrospora
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Sordaria macrospora asci, optic microscopy under water ×100 | |
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Class: | Ascomycetes
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Species: | S. macrospora
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Sordaria macrospora Auersw.
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Sordaria macrospora is a species of coprophilous (dung-colonizing) fungus.[1] It is one of several fungal model organisms in biology, e.g. the model of fruiting body development in Ascomycetes. It is a homothallic, self-fertile organism.[2]
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Ascospores issued from a diploid heterozygous at the spore-color locus, segregate as yellow and black. Different colors patterns reflect DNA recombination events during meiotic prophase. Lighter colors are due to incomplete maturation.
References[]
- ^ Bills GF, Gloer JB, An Z (October 2013). "Coprophilous fungi: antibiotic discovery and functions in an underexplored arena of microbial defensive mutualism". Current Opinion in Microbiology. 16 (5): 549–565. doi:10.1016/j.mib.2013.08.001. PMID 23978412.
- ^ (1994). Reproduction in Fungi: Genetical and Physiological Aspects. Chapman & Hall.
Categories:
- Sordariales
- Sordariales stubs