Microbotryum violaceum
Microbotryum violaceum | |
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Microbotryum violaceum on Silene alba | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Microbotryomycetes |
Order: | Microbotryales |
Family: | Microbotryaceae |
Genus: | Microbotryum |
Species: | M. violaceum |
Binomial name | |
Microbotryum violaceum (Pers.) G. Deml & Oberw., (1982) | |
Synonyms | |
Caeoma antherarum (DC.) Nees (1816) |
Microbotryum violaceum, also known as the anther smut fungus, was formerly known as Ustilago violacea. It is a basidiomycete obligate parasite of many Caryophyllaceae. But it has now separated into many species due to its host specificity.
Meiosis in M. violaceum produces a tetrad of four haploid meiotic products. Pairwise intra-tetrad mating can occur between these meiotic products.[1]
Examples
Microbotryum violaceum can infect and sterilize the plant species Silene latifolia by acting like a sexually transmitted infection.
References
- ^ Hood ME, Antonovics J. Intratetrad mating, heterozygosity, and the maintenance of deleterious alleles in Microbotryum violaceum (=Ustilago violacea). Heredity (Edinb). 2000 Sep;85 Pt 3:231-41. PMID 11012726
External links
- Microbotryum violaceum database
- Index Fungorum
- USDA ARS Fungal Database
- Genoscope
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