Genetic evidence for sexual reproduction and multiple infections of Norway spruce cones by the rust fungus Thekopsora areolata

• Published in: Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Capador, Hernán, Samils, Berit, Kaitera, Juha, Olson, Åke
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
• Subjects: Original Research; Norway; Padus; Fennoscandia
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7391340/; https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6466

Rust fungi are obligate parasites, of plants, with complex and in many cases poorly known life cycles which may include host alteration and up to five spore types with haploid, diploid, and dikaryotic nuclear stages. This study supports that Thekopasora areolata, the causal agent of cherry‐spruce ru...