Phytophthora infestans

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Phytophthora_infestans
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Fungi
Plant pathogen
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Potato
gptkb:Tomato
gptkbp:binomialAuthority gptkb:Phytophthora_infestans
gptkbp:cause gptkb:Late_blight
gptkbp:cellWallComponent Cellulose
Glucans
gptkbp:class gptkb:Oomycetes
gptkbp:controls Crop rotation
Fungicides
Resistant cultivars
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Anton_de_Bary
gptkbp:distribution Worldwide
gptkbp:family gptkb:Peronosporaceae
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1845
gptkbp:genomeSize ~240 Mb
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Phytophthora
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Phytophthora infestans
gptkbp:impact Major crop losses
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Stramenopila
gptkbp:moistureRequirement High humidity
gptkbp:motility Flagellated zoospores
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Irish_Potato_Famine
gptkbp:order gptkb:Peronosporales
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Oomycota
gptkbp:quarantineStatus Regulated pathogen
gptkbp:range gptkb:Solanaceae
gptkbp:reproduction Asexual
Sexual
gptkbp:species infestans
gptkbp:sporeFormation Sporangia
Zoospores
gptkbp:studiedIn Epidemiology
Genomics
Plant pathology
gptkbp:symptom Leaf blight
Stem rot
Tuber rot
gptkbp:synonym gptkb:Botrytis_infestans
gptkbp:temperature Optimal 15-20°C
gptkbp:typeStrain gptkb:CBS_120920
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Great_Famine
gptkb:Irish_Famine
gptkb:Fungi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4