WE are grateful for the clear genetical interpretation of heterothallism given by Dr. K. Mather1, and may perhaps be allowed to carry his conclusions regarding reproduction in fungi a step further.

To clean up the mine, let fungus reproduce. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2012 / 07 / 120716152302.htm. Harvard University.

Fungus-farming ants are dependent on cultivating fungus gardens for food, and it has been widely believed the fungi also evolved dependence on the ants for their dispersal and reproduction.

The graph below shows the total number of publications each year in Fungal Mating Types and Sexual Reproduction. References [1] Doing it alone: Unisexual reproduction in filamentous ascomycete fungi.

The mind-controlling “zombie” fungus, which served as the inspiration for the video game and post-apocalyptic TV show The ...

In the U.S., soil fungi are becoming a nationwide health concern; the yearly economic burden of fungal infections exceeds $7.2 billion, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

Fungi-eating orchids were found for the first time to offer their flowers to fungi-eating fruit flies in exchange for pollination, which is the first evidence for nursery pollination in orchids.