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SUBMITTER: Derevnina L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5095538 | biostudies-other | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences 20161201 1709
Oomycetes, or water moulds, are fungal-like organisms phylogenetically related to algae. They cause devastating diseases in both plants and animals. Here, we describe seven oomycete species that are emerging or re-emerging threats to agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture and natural ecosystems. They include the plant pathogens Phytophthora infestans, Phytophthora palmivora, Phytophthora ramorum, Plasmopara obducens, and the animal pathogens Aphanomyces invadans, Saprolegnia parasitica and Halio ...[more]