| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6131720 | Current Opinion in Microbiology | 2015 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
- C. albicans was long considered to be an obligate asexual species.
- An unusual parasexual cycle has now been uncovered in C. albicans.
- Mating competency is dependent on cells undergoing a white-to-opaque switch.
- Both heterothallic and homothallic modes of mating exist.
- In place of meiosis cells undergo concerted chromosome loss.
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Authors
Richard J Bennett,