Comparative analysis of the Maize Smut Fungi Ustilago maydis and Sporisorium reilianum

The maize plant (Zea mays) is host to two closely related phytopathogenic fungi Ustilago maydis and Sporisorium reilianum. U. maydis infects all aerial parts of the plant, rapidly forming galls or tumours filled with spores. S. reilianum infects young seedlings, remains asymptomatic and grows syste...

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Main Author: Heinze, Bernadette
Contributors: Kahmann, Regine (Prof. Dr.) (Thesis advisor)
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Philipps-Universität Marburg 2009
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