Fungal holobionts as blueprints for synthetic endosymbiotic systems

Laila Pamela Partida Martínez

Te invitamos a leer el artículo "Fungal holobionts as blueprints for synthetic endosymbiotic systems" publicado en PLOS BIOLOGY, a cargo de la Dra. Laila Pamela Partida Martínez de la Unidad Irapuato.

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Laila Pamela Partida Martínez

Resumen:

Rhizopus microsporus is an example of a fungal holobiont. Strains of this species can harbor bacterial and viral endosymbionts inherited by the next generation. These microbial allies increase pathogenicity and defense and control asexual and sexual reproduction.