Pythium splendens causing root rot on kava (Piper methysticum)
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Clade:
Diaphoretickes
Clade:
SAR
Clade:
Stramenopiles
Phylum:
Oomycota
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]
^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.
Pythiumsplendens is a plant pathogen. It is a potentially useful organism for the synthesis of large amounts of eicosapentaenoic acid, which is a polyunsaturated...
attack if plant is infected. Phytophthora/Pythium (Phytophthora nicotianae var. parasitica and Pythiumsplendens)- Both fungi are considered oomycetes, otherwise...
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