Definition of Ustilago maydis. Meaning of Ustilago maydis. Synonyms of Ustilago maydis

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Definition of Ustilago maydis

Ustilago maydis
Smut Smut, n. [Akin to Sw. smuts, Dan. smuds, MHG. smuz, G. schmutz, D. smet a spot or stain, smoddig, smodsig, smodderig, dirty, smodderen to smut; and probably to E. smite. See Smite, v. t., and cf. Smitt, Smutch.] 1. Foul matter, like soot or coal dust; also, a spot or soil made by such matter. 2. (Mining) Bad, soft coal, containing much earthy matter, found in the immediate locality of faults. 3. (Bot.) An affection of cereal grains producing a swelling which is at length resolved into a powdery sooty mass. It is caused by parasitic fungi of the genus Ustilago. Ustilago segetum, or U. Carbo, is the commonest kind; that of Indian corn is Ustilago maydis. 4. Obscene language; ribaldry; obscenity. He does not stand upon decency . . . but will talk smut, though a priest and his mother be in the room. --Addison. Smut mill, a machine for cleansing grain from smut.

Meaning of Ustilago maydis from wikipedia

- plant disease caused by the pathogenic fungus Mycosarcoma maydis, synonym Ustilago maydis. One of several cereal crop pathogens called ****, the fungus...
- species in Ustilago, Macalpinomyces, and other genera in the Ustilaginaceae clade have been moved to other genera such as Mycosarcoma. Ustilago maydis is eaten...
- invasion. U. maydis can respond to the oxidative burst with an oxidative stress response, regulated by the gene YAP1. The response protects U. maydis from the...
- Holloman, WK; Holliday, R (10 December 1973). "Studies on a nuclease from Ustilago maydis. I. Purification, properties, and implication in recombination of the...
- killer toxins, which includes the Kp4 killer toxin from the **** fungus Ustilago maydis. Killer toxins are polypeptides secreted by some fungal species ("killer...
- virus satellite Ustilago maydis virus H satellite M Ustilago maydis M-P1 virus satellite Ustilago maydis M-P4 virus satellite Ustilago maydis M-P6 virus satellite...
- noted to have a ****ual stage in its disease cycle similar to that of Ustilago maydis. Initial infections occur on roots of young seedlings. The pathogen...
- Mycosarcoma is a genus of fungus including Mycosocarma maydis (sometimes called Ustilago maydis), or 'corn **** fungus'. Mycosarcoma was an old retired...
- biotrophic basidiomycete Ustilago maydis during its saprotrophic growth phase. U. maydis is the causative agent of corn ****. In U. maydis, the ferrichrome A...
- is a practical option for large sugarcane cultivations. Corn **** (Ustilago maydis) infects maize. It grows in the ears of the crop and converts the kernels...