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Ustilago
Sign in to saveUstilago is a genus of approximately 200 smut fungi, which are parasitic on grasses. 170 species are accepted by Wijayawardene et al. 2020; After phylogenetic research certain species in Ustilago, Macalpinomyces, and other genera in the Ustilaginaceae clade have been moved to other genera such as Mycosarcoma.
Species
Corn Smut
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassUstilaginomycetes
- OrderUstilaginales
- FamilyUstilaginaceae
Ustilago es un género de hongos basidimicetos de la familia Ustilaginaceae. Los hongos de este género son importantes patógenos de las plantas de la familia Poaceae y les producen la "enfermedad del tizón". Los miembros de este género al igual que otros relacionados son llamados "hongos tizones". Son hongos microscópicos y pueden ser identificados como agallas o manchas en las plantas infectadas. Su huésped vegetal más destacado es el maíz, el cual es infectado por el Ustilago maydis.[1] El género comprende más de 200 especies descritas. El genoma de Ustilago maydis ha sido completamente secuenciado y es utilizado como un organismo modelo.[2] Especies Ustilago maydis a vista microscópica. Se han descritos las siguientes especies hasta 2014:[3] Ustilago acroceratis Ustilago aegopogonis Ustilago aeluropodis Ustilago affinis Ustilago agrestis Ustilago agropyri Ustilago agrostidis-palustris Ustilago alcornii Ustilago aldabrensis Ustilago alismatis Ustilago alopecurivora Ustilago altilis Ustilago amphilophidis Ustilago andropogonis-tuberculati Ustilago apscheronica Ustilago arctagrostidis Ustilago aschersoniana Ustilago asprellae Ustilago athenae Ustilago austro-africana Ustilago ave
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Research
1,859 papers- Ustilago maydis.Current biology : CB · 2023
- Ustilago maydis effectors and their impact on virulence.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2017
- Ustilago maydis as a Pathogen.Annual review of phytopathology · 2009
- Ustilago maydis secondary metabolism-from genomics to biochemistry.Fungal genetics and biology : FG & B · 2008
- Ustilago maydis, a new fungal model system for cell biology.Trends in cell biology · 2008
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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 research certain species in Ustilago, Macalpinomyces, and other genera in the Ustilaginaceae clade have been moved to other genera such as Mycosarcoma.
== Uses == Ustilago maydis is eaten as a traditional Mexican food in many parts of the country, and is even available canned. Farmers have even been known to spread the spores around on purpose to create more of the fungus. It is known in central Mexico by the Nahuatl name huitlacoche. Peasants in other parts of the country call it "hongo de maíz," i.e. "maize fungus."