Transfer of genetic material between pathogenic and food-borne yeasts.
Many pathogenic yeast species are asexual and therefore not involved in intra- or interspecies mating. However, high-frequency transfer of plasmid DNA was observed when pathogenic and food-borne yeasts were grown together. This property could play a crucial role in the spread of virulence and drug resistance factors among yeasts.
Mentel
Marek
M
Department of Cell and Organism Biology, Lund University, Sölvegatan 35, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden.
Spírek
Mário
M
Jørck-Ramberg
Dorte
D
Piskur
Jure
J
D041221:Candida glabrata / Q000235:genetics*; D003227:Conjugation, Genetic; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D022761:Gene Transfer, Horizontal; D006801:Humans; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology; D010957:Plasmids; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics*
D005656:Fungal Proteins