Infection of maize leaves and ears by the corn smut fungus, Ustilago maydis, was
characterized microscopically. High-pressure cryofixation, followed by freeze-substitution …

Ustilago maydis displays dimorphic growth alternating between a budding haploid and a
filamentous dikaryon formed by mating of two haploid cells. This morphological switch plays …

With the exception of U stilago maydis, smut fungi infecting monocotyledonous hosts
systemically colonize infected plants and cause symptoms exclusively in the inflorescences …

Pseudozyma flocculosa is related to the model plant pathogen Ustilago maydis yet is not a
phytopathogen but rather a biocontrol agent of powdery mildews; this relationship makes it …

Ustilago maydis induces tumors in maize. It is dimorphic, with a unicellular, nonpathogenic
form, and a dikaryotic, filamentous, pathogenic form that requires the plant for its growth. The …

Transcriptomic and biochemical analyses of the experimental pathosystem constituted by
Ustilago maydis and Arabidopsis thaliana were performed. Haploid or diploid strains of U …

Ustilago maydis is a biotrophic pathogen and well-established genetic model to understand
the molecular basis of biotrophic interactions. U. maydis suppresses plant defense and …

The b mating-type locus of the fungal plant pathogen Ustilago maydis encodes two
multiallelic gene products, bE and bW, that control the formation and maintenance of the …

Mating between haploid, budding cells of the dimorphic fungus Ustilago maydis results in
the formation of a dikaryotic, filamentous cell type. Mating compatibility is governed by two …

The ability to respond to a changing environment separates successful organisms from their
competitors. Thus, signal transduction is a crucial aspect of an organism's growth …