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Mating and Progeny Isolation in the Corn Smut Fungus Ustilago maydis

Authors: Marina Nadal
Marina NadalAffiliation: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens, USA
Bio-protocol author page: a3084
, Johanna E. Takach
Johanna E. TakachAffiliation: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens, USA
Bio-protocol author page: a3085
, David L. Andrews
David L. AndrewsAffiliation: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, USA
Bio-protocol author page: a3086
and Scott E. Gold
Scott E. GoldAffiliation 1: USDA, ARS, Russell Research Center, Toxicology & Mycotoxin Research Unit, Athens, USA
Affiliation 2: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens, USA
For correspondence: scott.gold@ars.usda.gov
Bio-protocol author page: a3087
, date: 4/20/2016, 1699 views, 0 Q&A
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21769/BioProtoc.1793.

[Abstract] The corn smut pathogen, Ustilago maydis (U. maydis) (DC.) Corda, is a semi-obligate plant pathogenic fungus in the phylum Basidiomycota (Alexopoulos et al., 1996). The fungus can be easily cultured in its haploid yeast phase on common laboratory media. However, to complete its sexual cycle U. maydis ...

Mating and Progeny Isolation in the Corn Smut Fungus Ustilago maydis

Authors: Marina Nadal
Marina NadalAffiliation: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens, USA
Bio-protocol author page: a3084
, Johanna E. Takach
Johanna E. TakachAffiliation: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens, USA
Bio-protocol author page: a3085
, David L. Andrews
David L. AndrewsAffiliation: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, USA
Bio-protocol author page: a3086
and Scott E. Gold
Scott E. GoldAffiliation 1: USDA, ARS, Russell Research Center, Toxicology & Mycotoxin Research Unit, Athens, USA
Affiliation 2: Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens, USA
For correspondence: scott.gold@ars.usda.gov
Bio-protocol author page: a3087
, date: 4/20/2016, 1699 views, 0 Q&A
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21769/BioProtoc.1793.

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