Parasites opt for the best of both worlds.
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Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 31368888.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.49615 and PMC identifier 6675540.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
- The licence permits redistribution, so the abstract is shown in full and the full text is available from the publisher.
Abstract
The fungal parasite <i>Podosphaera plantaginis</i> employs both sexual and asexual reproduction to increase its chances of infecting the plant <i>Plantago lanceolata</i>.
Medical subject headings
- Ascomycota
- Parasites
- Plantago