Metamorphosis of the Basidiomycota Ustilago maydis: Transformation of yeast-like cells into basidiocarps

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 765-771

  Cabrera Ponce, José L ^a   León Ramírez, Claudia G ^a   Verver Vargas, Aurora ^a   Palma Tirado, Lourdes ^b   Ruiz Herrera, José ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE FÍSICA APLICADA Y TECNOLOGÍA AVANZADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Auxins; Basidiocarps; Cytokinins; Embryogenic calli; Holobasidia; Ustilago maydis

Indexed keywords

BASIDIOSPORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGAL DEVELOPMENT; FUNGAL STRUCTURES; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MEIOSIS; METAMORPHOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

CYTOKININS; DIPLOIDY; DNA, FUNGAL; FRUITING BODIES, FUNGAL; GIBBERELLINS; HAPLOIDY; HYPHAE; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; MEIOSIS; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SPORES, FUNGAL; USTILAGO; VIRULENCE; YEASTS; ZEA MAYS;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; USTILAGO MAYDIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84866451462     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2012.07.005     Document Type: Review

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