First records of Pythium aquatile and P. macrosporum isolated from soils in Japan

Shihomi Uzuhashi; Motoaki Tojo; Sakura Kobayashi; Katsuyuki Tokura; Makoto Kakishima

doi:10.1007/S10267-008-0416-6

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First records of Pythium aquatile and P. macrosporum isolated from soils in Japan

Shihomi Uzuhashi , Motoaki Tojo, Sakura Kobayashi, Katsuyuki Tokura, Makoto Kakishima

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Keywords: Pathogenicity, Pythium aquatile, Pythium macrosporum, rDNA, Soil

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2008 Volume 49 Issue 4 Pages 276-279

DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/S10267-008-0416-6

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Abstract

Pythium aquatile and P. macrosporum were isolated from the soil of a cultivated field in Gunma Prefecture and a forest in Nagano Prefecture for the first time in Japan. Their morphological characteristics are described, and their pathogenicity and taxonomy are discussed.

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