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    Ustilago is a genus of approximately 200 smut fungi, which are parasitic on grasses. 170 species are accepted by Wijayawardene et al. 2020; After phylogenetic...
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    Corn smut (redirect from Ustilago maydis)
    species when talking about its entire class. Formerly it was placed in genus Ustilago, but in 2016 it was placed in genus Mycosarcoma. The fungus infects all...
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    Loose smut (redirect from Ustilago nuda)
    Loose smut of barley is caused by Ustilago nuda. It is a disease that can destroy a large proportion of a barley crop. Loose smut replaces grain heads...
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    Ustilago esculenta is a species of fungus in the Ustilaginaceae, a family of smut fungi. It is in the same genus as the fungi that cause corn smut, loose...
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    Ustilago avenae is a plant pathogen. Semiloose smut of oats can be found wherever oats are grown, as they are seldom treated with seed treatments. The...
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    agricultural crop across Asia. The success of the crop depends on the smut fungus Ustilago esculenta. The grass is not grown for its grain, as are other wild rice...
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    resistance is the result of coevolution between the plant and pathogen. During Ustilago scitaminea infection, the fungus grows within the meristematic tissue and...
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    Ustilago tritici is a plant pathogen infecting barley; rye and wheat. Species Fungorum. Accessed October 19, 2012. v t e v t e...
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    Covered smut of barley is caused by the fungus Ustilago hordei. The disease is found worldwide and it is more extensively distributed than either loose...
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  • Peronospora graminicola Peronospora setariae Protomyces graminicola Sclerospora graminicola var. setariae-italicae Sclerospora setariae-italicae Ustilago urbani...
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  • Binomial name Eballistra lineata (Cooke) R.Bauer, Begerow, A.Nagler & Oberw. (2001) Synonyms Entyloma lineatum (Cooke) Davis Ustilago lineata Cooke (1882)...
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  • also renamed to Sporisorium after proving they were harmful to grasses. Ustilago and Sporisorium genera are closely related, but descriptions made by Link...
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    to form dikaryotic hyphae (two haploid cells fuse to form a dikaryon). Ustilago esculenta is a species of fungus in the Ustilaginaceae, the same genus...
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  • is noted to have a sexual stage in its disease cycle similar to that of Ustilago maydis. Initial infections occur on roots of young seedlings. The pathogen...
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  • Kühn) Vánky, (1985) Synonyms Sphacelotheca cruenta (J.G. Kühn) Potter, (1912) Sphacelotheca holci H.S. Jacks., (1934) Ustilago cruenta J.G. Kühn, (1872)...
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    pathogens of grains. Other important basidiomycetes include the maize pathogen Ustilago maydis, human commensal species of the genus Malassezia, and the opportunistic...
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  • Binomial name Tilletia laevis J.G. Kühn, (1873) Synonyms Erysibe foetida Tilletia foetens Tilletia foetida Tilletia tritici var. laevis Ustilago foetens...
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    Mycosarcoma is a genus of fungus including M. maydis, sometimes called Ustilago maydis, 'corn smut fungus'. This genus seems to be a result of recent genetic...
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    talaromycosis candidiasis Many other fungi, including the plant pathogen Ustilago maydis and the cheesemaker's fungus Geotrichum candidum also have dimorphic...
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    bioherbicides. Invasive populations of Bromus tectorum exist with resistance to Ustilago bullata used as a biocontrol, and a similar problem has been reported in...
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    virus satellite Ustilago maydis virus H satellite M Ustilago maydis M-P1 virus satellite Ustilago maydis M-P4 virus satellite Ustilago maydis M-P6 virus...
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  • Holloman, WK; Holliday, R (10 December 1973). "Studies on a nuclease from Ustilago maydis. I. Purification, properties, and implication in recombination of...
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  • False loose smut is a fungal disease of barley caused by Ustilago nigra. This fungus is very similar to U. nuda, the cause of loose smut, and was first...
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    violaceum, also known as the anther smut fungus, was formerly known as Ustilago violacea. It is a basidiomycete obligate parasite of many Caryophyllaceae...
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    maximally long time. One well-known example of a biotrophic pathogen is Ustilago maydis, causative agent of the corn smut disease. Necrotrophic pathogens...
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    deliquesce and turn to ink. Not found in markets for this reason. Corn smut (Ustilago maydis), economically important pathogens of cereals. Known in Mexico as...
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  • Zundel. Ustilago evansii P.Henn. Ustilago fingerhuthiae Syd. Ustilago flagellata Syd. Ustilago gigaspora Mass. Ustilago henningsii Sacc. & Syd. Ustilago heterospora...
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    (1896) Synonyms Sphacelotheca virens Omori{?}, (1896) Tilletia oryzae Pat., (1887) Ustilaginoidea oryzae (Pat.) Bref., (1895) Ustilago virens Cooke, (1878)...
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    head blast disease caused by Magnaporthe grisea, smut disease caused by Ustilago crameri, and green ear caused by Sclerospora graminicola. The unharvested...
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  • C36H64O18. The acid is a cellobiose lipid produced by the corn smut fungus Ustilago maydis under conditions of nitrogen starvation. The acid was discovered...
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