Sporisorium culmiperdum. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
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Abstract A description is provided for Sporisorium culmiperdum. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. DISEASE: In infected plants inflorescences are replaced by sori. HOSTS: Andropogon bicornis and A. glomeratus (Poaceae). GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: NORTH AMERICA: Mexico. CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Cuba. SOUTH AMERICA: Brazil. TRANSMISSION: Probably by air-borne teliospores. Wind is the most common dispersal mode of smut teliospores.
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