Fungus
ustilago
Subclass of:
Ustilaginales
Definitions related to ustilago:
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A genus of basidiomycetous smut fungi comprising the loose smuts.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A genus of smut fungi in the phylum Basidiomycota with a branched, septate, hyaline, intercellular mycellium, with or without haustoria. Species in this genus infect the floral parts of wheat, barley, oat, maize, sugarcane, rye and wild grasses.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any fungal organism that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Ustilago genus level.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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