When ill Silver pike have been known to display a somewhat purplish hue, long illness is also the most common cause of male sterility.

Cytoplasmic male sterility has now been identified in over 150 plant species.

It shows non-Mendelian inheritance, with male sterility inherited maternally.

Cytoplasmic male sterility is used in hybrid seed production.

In cytoplasmic-genetic male sterility restoration of fertility is done using restorer lines carrying nuclear restorer genes.

Cytoplasmic male sterility is an important part of hybrid maize production.

The cytoplasm used to produce male sterility was highly susceptible to this fungus.

However, further research is needed to determine whether this directly affects male sterility.

In mammals it causes male sterility at high levels of exposure.