Species

Ustilago maydis FB1

[ Opisthokonta | Fungi | Dikarya | . . .
. . . | Ustilaginaceae | Ustilago | Ustilago maydis ]

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Taxonomy: Eukaryota | Opisthokonta | Fungi | Dikarya | Basidiomycota | Ustilaginomycotina | Ustilaginomycetes | Ustilaginales | Ustilaginaceae | Ustilago | Ustilago maydis Synonym: Ustilago zeae Comment: Ustilago maydis is a basidiomycete fungus that usually exists as a filamentous mycelium in nature. Unlike typical basidiomycetes, it does not have a real fruiting body. Ustilago maydis is the causal agent of corn smut disease. Go to NCBI Taxonomy (559306) Encyclopedia of life Wikipedia Project: Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT: Ustilago maydis Database Genome files Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT Type Version Date Compl Cov GC % Size (Mbp) Contigs CGR Illegal Chars N50 (kbp) Acc File Seq info Supercontigs v 1.0.0 2004-04-01 5 54.0 19.3 1617 - 21 -