Ustilago maydis, the corn smut fungus, has an unusual diploid mitotic stage
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DOI: 10.1080/00275514.2016.1274597
Abstract: ABSTRACT Ustilago maydis causes common smut disease in maize. Although pathogenic diploid strains of the fungus have been known for many years, the normal life cycle was thought to involve an extended dikaryotic stage, with… read more here.
Keywords: maydis; ustilago maydis; diploid mitotic; mitotic stage ... See more keywords