As one of the major diseases in production of barley,the smut fungus Ustilago hordei is distributed worldwide and has caused serious economic losses. However,it is considered to have medicinal and edible value in Traditional Chinese Medicine Science. This paper mainly introduces the category and physiological characteristics of Ustilago hordei,the mechanism of infection and interac-tion between the Ustilago hordei and host barley,its medicinal and edible value,establishment of genetic transformation technology sys-tem of Ustilago hordei as well as research progress of genome comparison and evolution.%大麦黑粉菌呈世界范围分布,是大麦生产中的主要病害之一,可造成严重经济损失,但在中医上又具有药用和食用价值。本文主要介绍大麦黑粉菌的分类及生理特性,大麦黑粉菌与寄主大麦的互作及其侵染机理,大麦黑粉菌的药用和食用价值,大麦黑粉菌转基因技术体系建立和大麦黑粉菌基因组研究的进展。
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