Pythium insidiosum (PI) is an oomycete, a protist belonging to the clade Stramenopila. PI
causes vision-threatening keratitis closely mimicking fungal keratitis (FK), hence it is also …

Ginger is considered by many people to be the outstanding member among 1400 other
species in the family Zingiberaceae. Not only it is a valuable spice used by cooks throughout …

The genus Pythium is one of the most important groups of soilborne plant pathogens,
present in almost every agricultural soil and attacking the roots of thousands of hosts …

Nucleic acid–based (NA-based) detection techniques are becoming fundamental for the
applied plant pathologist. Their speed, sensitivity, specificity, versatility have resulted in the …

Background Trichoderma is one of the most common fungi in soil. However, little information
is available concerning the diversity of Trichoderma in soil with no previous history of …

ABSTRACT In the Janzen–Connell hypothesis, host‐specific natural enemies enhance
species diversity and influence the structure of plant communities. This study tests the …

Relatively little is known about the population biology of the legume pathogen
Aphanomyces euteiches. A. euteiches is a soilborne pathogen causing Aphanomyces root …

Purpose: To assess the sensitivity of potassium hydroxide and calcofluor white (KOH+ CFW)
mount in the diagnosis of Pythium keratitis and concordance among microbiologists …

A study was conducted to investigate the effect of salinity on pythium damping‐off and
tolerance to salinity among Pythium aphanidermatum isolates from different geographical …

Among the microbial plant pathogens, fungus-like and fungal pathogens have well
developed thallus consisting of hyphae, asexual and sexual reproductive structures. The …