Spore formation as a multi-cellular phenomenon includes a trade ... Such quality-quantity trade-offs are widespread in nature, for example in the production of plant seeds and eggs from insects or ...

ALTHOUGH Pellia epiphylla (L.) Corda is frequently studied as an example of a liverwort, details of its mode of spore formation do not appear to be widely known. Many text-book descriptions of the ...

for example, curry stored in a pot. After ingestion of the pathogen, they form spores in the small intestinal tracts. The toxins produced during spore formation cause diarrhea and abdominal pain ...