Tilletia laevis

Tilletia laevis is a plant pathogen that causes bunt on wheat.

Tilletia laevis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Phylum:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Exobasidiomycetes
Subclass:
Exobasidiomycetidae
Order:
Tilletiales
Family:
Tilletiaceae
Genus:
Tilletia
Species:
T. laevis
Binomial name
Tilletia laevis
J.G. Kühn, (1873)
Synonyms

Erysibe foetida
Tilletia foetens
Tilletia foetida
Tilletia tritici var. laevis
Ustilago foetens

It was used as a biological weapon by Iraq against Iran during the Iran–Iraq War in the 1980s.[1]

References
  1. Suffert, Frédéric; Latxague, Émilie; Sache, Ivan (11 March 2009). "Plant pathogens as agroterrorist weapons: assessment of the threat for European agriculture and forestry". Food Security. Springer Netherlands. 1 (2): 221–232. doi:10.1007/s12571-009-0014-2.


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