Pythium erinaceum. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
Keyword(s):
Root Rot
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Abstract A description is provided for Pythium erinaceum. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Lupinus sp., Triticum aestivum. DISEASE: Possibly associated with a root rot complex of wheat; a facultatively necrotrophic plant pathogen. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Australasia & Oceania; Australia (NSW), New Zealand. TRANSMISSION: Presumably by zoospores in moist soil. Oospores may act as perennating structures.