Diversity of colacosome-interacting mycoparasites expands the understanding of the evolution and ecology of Microbotryomycetes.

ABSTRACT: Mycoparasites in Basidiomycota comprise a diverse group of fungi, both morphologically and phylogenetically. They interact with their hosts through either fusion-interaction or colacosome-interaction. Colacosomes are subcellular structures formed by the mycoparasite at the host-parasite interface, which penetrate the parasite and host cell walls. Previously, these structures were detected in 19 fungal species, usually by means of transmission electron microscopy. Most colacosome-forming species have been assigned to Microbotryomycetes (Pucciniomycotina, Basidiomycota), a highly diverse class, comprising saprobic yeasts, mycoparasites, and phytoparasites. In general, these myco- and phytoparasites are dimorphic organisms, with a parasitic filamentous morph and sa

SUBMITTER: Schoutteten N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10825749 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature