Olpidium_brassicae

<i>Olpidium brassicae</i>

Olpidium brassicae

Species of fungus

Olpidium brassicae is a plant pathogen, it is a fungal obligate parasite. In 1983, the Alsike, Alberta area's clover (which is a major part of horses' diet) was struck by a fungus epidemic of Olpidium brassicae, previously not seen in Canada.[1]

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Vector

O. brassicae is the fungal vector for most, if not all, necroviruses.

References

  1. [1]
    J. P. Tewari and P. Bains, Fungi associated with the roots of clover in Alberta. I. Olpidium brassicae and Ligniera sp. Canadian Plant Disease Survey 63:2, 1983 35, found at CPS-SCP of Canada website[permanent dead link]. Accessed January 11, 2010.


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