Ustilago maydis is a biotrophic phytopathogenic fungus that causes corn smut disease. As a well-established model system, U. maydis is genetically fully accessible with large omics datasets available
aMeasurements taken after 21 days of growth on green bean agar.bMeasurements taken after 21 days of growth in soybean seed broth.cStem ratings are the mean of six stems 7 weeks after inoculation.dResi