Microbotryum violaceum

Host(s)

Caryophyllaceae

Disease name

Anther smut

Picture of Microbotryum violaceum

Description

Microbotryum violaceum is a heterobasidiomycete fungal pathogen that causes anther smut in flowering plants including carnations and pinks. Whilst not a significant agricultural pathogen, it is used as a model for studying many aspects of pathogenicity including host-pathogen interactions.

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Phylogeny

Kindgom: 
Fungi
Phylum: 
Basidiomycota
Order: 
Microbotryales

Stats

Genome size: 
25.20Mb
Number of genes: 
7364

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