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The fungus Ustilago maydis, from the aztec cuisine to the research laboratory.

International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology - 1 Jun 1998

Ruiz-Herrera J, Martínez-Espinoza A D

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Ustilago maydis is a plant pathogen fungus responsible for corn smut. It has a complex life cycle. In its saprophitic stage, it grows as haploid yeast cells, while in the invasive stage it grows as a mycelium formed by diploid cells. Thus, a correlation exists between genetic ploidy, pathogenicity and morphogenesis. Dimorphism can be modulated in vitro by changing environmental parameters such as pH. Studies with...

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