Pythium splendens
| Pythium splendens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Chromalveolata |
| Phylum: | Heterokontophyta |
| Class: | Oomycetes |
| Order: | Pythiales |
| Family: | Pythiaceae |
| Genus: | Pythium |
| Species: | P. splendens |
| Binomial name | |
| Pythium splendens Hans Braun, (1925) | |
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]
References
- ↑ 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 8 (6). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0065552.
Further reading
- 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.