Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p><italic>Ustilago maydis</italic> (DC) Corda is the causal agent of 'common smut of corn'. Completion of the <italic>U. maydis</italic> lifecycle is dependent on development inside its host, <italic>Zea mays</italic>. Symptoms of <italic>U. maydis</italic> infection include chlorosis and the formation of tumours on all aerial corn… more Full Text: GENOME ANNOTATION, GENE CHARACTERIZATION, AND THE FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF NATURAL ANTISENSE TRANSCRIPTS IN THE FUNGAL PLANT PATHOGEN Ustilago maydis A dissertation submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements …