Pythium splendens

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Pythium splendens
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Pythium splendens causing root rot on kava (Piper methysticum)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Stramenopiles
Clade: Pseudofungi
Phylum: Oomycota
Class: Oomycetes
Order: Peronosporales
Family: Pythiaceae
Genus: Pythium
Species:
P. splendens
Binomial name
Pythium splendens
Hans Braun, (1925)

Pythium splendens is a plant pathogen. It is a potentially useful organism for the synthesis of large amounts of eicosapentaenoic acid, which is a polyunsaturated fatty acid with a variety of functions that are beneficial to biological systems. [1]

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References

  1. Hu, Jingrong; Ren, Liang; Zhang, Ruijiao; Li, Maoteng; Chen, Wei (June 2013). "Characterization of Pythium Transcriptome and Gene Expression Analysis at Different Stages of Fermentation". PLOS ONE. 8 (6) e65552. Bibcode:2013PLoSO...865552Z. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065552 . PMC   3688826 . PMID   23824586.

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Pythium splendens root rot -- wilt on young kava plant (Piper methysticum) Awa Pythium Root Rot -- wilt on young plant.jpg
Pythium splendens root rot -- wilt on young kava plant ( Piper methysticum )