Discrete developmental stages during teliospore formation in the corn smut fungus, Ustilago maydis

Development

Volumn 122, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2965-2976

  Banuett, Flora ^a   Herskowitz, Ira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fungal dimorphism; Teliospore formation; Tumor induction; U. maydis

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL WALL; CORN; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DIPLOIDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FUNGUS; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS SPORE; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

GENE DELETION; SPORES, FUNGAL; USTILAGO; ZEA MAYS;

FUNGI; USTILAGO MAYDIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0029806044     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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