Pythium_splendens

<i>Pythium splendens</i>

Pythium splendens

Species of single-celled organism

Pythium splendens is a plant pathogen. It is a potentially useful organism for the synthesis of large amounts of eicosapentaenoic acid, which is a polyunsaturated fatty acid with a variety of functions that are beneficial to biological systems.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    Hu, Jingrong; Ren, Liang; Zhang, Ruijiao; Li, Maoteng; Chen, Wei (June 2013). "Characterization of Pythium Transcriptome and Gene Expression Analysis at Different Stages of Fermentation". PLOS ONE. 8 (6): e65552. Bibcode:2013PLoSO...865552Z. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0065552. PMC 3688826. PMID 23824586.

Further reading

Pythium splendens root rot -- wilt on young kava plant (Piper methysticum)
  • Guo, L. Y.; Ko, W. H. (January 20, 1993). "Distribution of mating types and the nature of survival of Pythium splendens in soil". Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 25 (7): 839–842. doi:10.1016/0038-0717(93)90085-P.
  • Ho, Hon-Hing; Chen, Xiu-Xian; Zeng, Hui-Cai; Zheng, Fu-Cong (October 2012). "The occurrence and distribution of Pythium species on Hainan Island of South China". Botanical Studies. 53 (4): 525–534.


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