Organisms

Pythium

A genus of destructive root-parasitic OOMYCETES in the family Pythiaceae, order Peronosporales, commonly found in cultivated soils all over the world. Differentiation of zoospores takes place in a vesicle.

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Abstract

A genus of destructive root-parasitic OOMYCETES in the family Pythiaceae, order Peronosporales, commonly found in cultivated soils all over the world. Differentiation of zoospores takes place in a vesicle.

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  • Pythiums

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17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

infection = PYTHIOSIS

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91(75)

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  1. B01w.750.580w.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pythium. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011775. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011775
  2. Pythium. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythium
  3. Pythium. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2699011