Genome sequence of Ustilaginoidea virens IPU010, a rice pathogenic fungus causing false smut.

Authors: Kumagai, Toshitaka and Ishii, Tomoko and Terai, Goro and Umemura, Myco and Machida, Masayuki and Asai, Kiyoshi

Ustilaginoidea virens is a rice pathogenic fungus that causes false smut disease, a disease that seriously damages the yield and quality of the grain. Analysis of the U. virens IPU010 33.6-Mb genome sequence will aid in the understanding of the pathogenicity of the strain, particularly in regard to effector proteins and secondary metabolic genes. Copyright © 2016 Kumagai et al.

Journal: Genome announcements
DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.00306-16
Year: 2016

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