Claim · #6495251
Ustilago maydis · pathogen pressure · Zea mays
pathogen pressure · effect: harmful
pathogenOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“Maize tumors caused by Ustilago maydis require organ-specific genes”
- Authors
- Dean R., van Kan J.A.L., Pretorius Z.A., Hammond-Kosack K.E., Di Pietro A., Spanu P.D., Rudd J.J., Dickman M., Kahmann R., Ellis J., Foster G.D.
- Year
- 2012
- Publication
- Molecular Plant Pathology
- Page
- 428
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Ustilago maydis is the canonical maize smut pathogen; organ-specific tumor formation matches established biology and source quote supports the claim.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“U. maydis is a well-characterized biotrophic basidiomycete causing organ-specific galls on maize ears, tassels, and vegetative tissues; entity types and direction correct.”
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