"Cuitlacoche" redirects here. For the genus of birds otherwise known as "Cuitlacoche", see Toxostoma.
Corn smut
Ustilago maydis diploid teleospores
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Ustilaginomycetes
Order:
Ustilaginales
Family:
Ustilaginaceae
Genus:
Ustilago
Species:
U. maydis
Binomial name
Ustilago maydis
(DC.) Corda[1]
Corn smut
Huitlacoche
Common names
huitlacoche (Mexico), blister smut of maize, boil smut of maize, common smut of maize, corn truffle[citation needed]
Causal agents
Ustilago maydis
Hosts
maize and teosinte
EPPO Code
USTIMA
Distribution
Worldwide, where corn is grown[2][3]
Corn smut is a plant disease caused by the pathogenic fungus Ustilago maydis. One of several cereal crop pathogens called smut, the fungus forms galls on all above-ground parts of corn species such as maize and teosinte. The infected corn is edible; in Mexico, it is considered a delicacy, called huitlacoche,[4] often eaten as a filling in quesadillas and other tortilla-based dishes, as well as in soups.
^Ustilago maydis in Index Fungorum
^"Common smut of corn". apsnet.org. American Phytopathological Society. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
^"Ustilago maydis (DC.) Corda". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
^Vegetables, Revised: The Most Authoritative Guide to Buying, Preparing, and Cooking, with More than 300 Recipes (Google eBook) Page 184, by James Peterson, Random House LLC, Mar 27, 2012 Accessed October 24, 2013 via Google Books
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