Spatial distribution and genetic relationships among individuals in a natural population of the oyster mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus

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Spatial distribution of 60 heterokaryons in a natural population of Pleurotus ostreatus was examined through study of their somatic incompatibility interactions and analysis of mating compatibility factors. Results implicate basidiospore dispersal as a primary mechanism for dikaryon establishment. -from Authors