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Pythium
Sign in to savePythium is a genus of parasitic oomycetes. They were formerly classified as fungi. Most species are plant parasites, but Pythium insidiosum is an important pathogen of animals and human, causing pythiosis. The feet of the fungus gnat are frequently a vector for their transmission.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomChromista
- PhylumOomycota
- ClassPeronosporea
- OrderPeronosporales
- FamilyPythiaceae
Pythium ist eine Gattung parasitischer Eipilze. Sie wurden früher zu den Pilzen gestellt, sind aber eher mit Braunalgen und Goldalgen verwandt. Die meisten Arten sind Pflanzen-Parasiten, jedoch ist Pythium insidiosum ein bedeutender Krankheitserreger bei Tieren, der Pythiosis hervorruft. Die Füße von Trauermücken sind häufig Vektoren zu ihrer Übertragung.
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 100
- With media
- 54
- Family
- Pythiaceae
- Collections
- CUP, FLAS, BPI
- Recorded in
- United States
Research
2,336 papers- Pythium insidiosum keratitis - A review.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2022
- Anti-infective therapies for Pythium insidiosum keratitis.Expert review of anti-infective therapy · 2024
- Applications of Pythium- and Phytophthora-produced volatiles in plant disease control.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2024
- Pythium insidiosum keratitis: Review of literature of 5 years' clinical experience at a tertiary eye care center.Seminars in ophthalmology · 2023
- Pythium insidiosum: an overview.Veterinary microbiology · 2010
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Morphology
- Ecological importance
- Species
- See also
- References
- Further reading
Pythium is a genus of parasitic oomycetes. They were formerly classified as fungi. Most species are plant parasites, but Pythium insidiosum is an important pathogen of animals and human, causing pythiosis. The feet of the fungus gnat are frequently a vector for their transmission.
==Morphology== Hyphae: Pythium species, like others in the family Pythiaceae, are usually characterized by their production of coenocytic hyphae without septations. Oogonia: Generally contain a single oospore. Antheridia: Contain an elongated and club-shaped antheridium.
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