Invasive Californian death caps develop mushrooms unisexually and bisexually
Y.-W. Wang, M. C. McKeon, H. Elmore, J. Hess, J. Golan, H. Gage, W. Mao, L. Harrow, S. C. Goncalves, C. M. Hull, A. Pringle
The paper reveals invasive Amanita phalloides mushrooms can reproduce both unisexually and bisexually, with homokaryotic and heterokaryotic forms, suggesting diverse reproductive strategies aid their spread.
bioRxiv · Jan 30, 2023Microbiology