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Induced azygospore formation in Mucor (Rhizomucor) pusillus by Absidia corymbifera

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Attempts to determine the mating reaction type of heterothallic strains of Mucor pusillus in interspecific contrasts with Mucor strains of known mating reaction type were unsuccessful. Contrasts with Absidia corymbifera strains resulted in the production of azygospores in Mucor pusillus.

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Schipper, M.A.A. Induced azygospore formation in Mucor (Rhizomucor) pusillus by Absidia corymbifera . Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 42, 141–144 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00399458

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