Two members of the Ustilago maydis velvet family influence teliospore development and virulence on maize seedlings

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 111-119

  Karakkat, Brijesh B ^a,c   Gold, Scott E ^a,d   Covert, Sarah F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Sexual development; Teliospore; Ustilago maydis; Velvet family; Virulence

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL PLANT DISEASE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GALL (PLANT); GENE DELETION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE STRUCTURE; HAPLOIDY; IN VITRO STUDY; MAIZE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEEDLING; TELIOSPORE; UMV1 GENE; UMV2 GENE; UMV3 GENE; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

ASCOMYCOTA; FUNGI; USTILAGO MAYDIS; ZEA MAYS;

SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TELIOSPORE; USTILAGO MAYDIS; VELVET FAMILY; VIRULENCE;

FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; PLANT DISEASES; SEEDLING; SPORES, FUNGAL; USTILAGO; VIRULENCE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84887818049     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2013.09.002     Document Type: Article

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