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Aphanomyces
Sign in to saveAphanomyces is a genus of water moulds. As of 2003 there were about 45 described species. Many of these water moulds are known as ecologically important pathogens of species of plants and animals, including fish, crustaceans, and agricultural crop plants. Aphanomyces water moulds are "one of the most important yield-limiting factors in production of legumes and sugarbeet."
Species
GENUS
- KingdomChromista
- PhylumOomycota
- ClassPeronosporea
- OrderSaprolegniales
- FamilyLeptolegniaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Leptolegniaceae
- Collections
- NY
- Recorded in
- United States
Research
454 papers- The Crayfish Plague Pathogen Aphanomyces astaci in Ireland.Microorganisms · 2024
- A Meta-Analysis to Determine the State of Biological Control of Aphanomyces Root Rot.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2021
- Aphanomyces astaci in Mexico: A new haplotype from dwarf crayfish Cambarellus montezumae.Journal of invertebrate pathology · 2023
- Deciphering Aphanomyces euteiches-pea-biocontrol bacterium interactions through untargeted metabolomics.Scientific reports · 2024
- Molecular detection of Aphanomyces astaci - An improved species specific qPCR assay.Journal of invertebrate pathology · 2023
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Aphanomyces is a genus of water moulds. As of 2003 there were about 45 described species. Many of these water moulds are known as ecologically important pathogens of species of plants and animals, including fish, crustaceans, and agricultural crop plants. Aphanomyces water moulds are "one of the most important yield-limiting factors in production of legumes and sugarbeet."
Some of these water moulds are host-specific, such as A. iridis, which only infects irises. Others can infest several hosts, such as A. euteiches, which grows on several legumes. The disease that manifests in plants infected with these water moulds is sometimes known simply as Aphanomyces root rot or common root rot.
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