Introduction Pythiosis is caused by Pythium insidiosum, a fungus-like organism in the class Oomycetes. It can infect humans and a variety of animal species in tropical, subtropical and some temperate regions. Cases of animal pythiosis have occurred predominantly in horses in the skin and subcutaneous tissue at the limbs and in the ventral portion of thoracoabdominal wall - lesions in the nasal ...

Pythium attrantheridium sp. nov. is a new species isolated from cavity spot lesions of carrots as well as apple and cherry seedlings from various locations widely distributed in Canada and the USA. This fungus is closely related to the heterothallic P. intermedium, but is distinguished by: (1) unique molecular characteristics; (2) unique morphological characteristics; and (3) mating incompatibi...

Los Oomycetes son un grupo de organismos que alberga géneros y especies destructivas plantas cultivadas silvestres. En México, especialmente en el Estado Sinaloa, la información sobre esos su presencia aguas superficiales empleadas para uso agrícola es escasa. Esta investigación se realizó con objetivo determinar del género Pythium irrigación Valle Culiacán, México. De septiembre 2018 a enero 2...

The objectives were to evaluate the effects of increasing metal micronutrient concentrations and silicon (Si) on plant growth susceptibility Pythium root rot with hydroponically grown lettuce (Lactuca sativa). In first experiment, was in hydroponic solutions micronutrients iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn) supplied at either 0, 2.5, 5, or 10 mg∙L−1. A standard commercial solutio...

Abstract For ectothermic insects, their colour and size are important determinants of body temperature: larger bodies require more heat to reach a certain temperature, dark colours absorb efficiently. These expressed using melanin, which has been intimately linked with the thermoregulatory capabilities insects. Melanin is also immune defence often used as secondary sexual character in There pot...

Pilasporangium apinafurcum, formerly classified as Pythium apinafurcum, is a unique oomycete that infects plants asymptomatically. Here, we present the draft genome sequences of two variants of P. apinafurcum, JCM 30513 and JCM 30514, isolated from uncultivated field soil in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.

Acknowledgments First of all I would like to thank professor Gunther Roland for supervising my thesis and, most of all, the guidance and training during the two years in which I stayed in this group. I would also like to thank Yen-jie Lee, who gave me a lot of advice on the possible ways to progress on the study. Finally I would like to thank my advisor, professor Wit Busza, and everyone who he...