Pythium is a genus of parasitic oomycetes which target plants and both nonvertebrate and
vertebrate animals, including fish and mammalian species. However, several Pythium spp …

The qualified presumption of safety (QPS) was developed to provide a safety pre‐
assessment within EFSA for microorganisms. Strains belonging to QPS taxonomic units (TU …

The oomycetes are a class of ubiquitous, filamentous microorganisms that include some of
the biggest threats to global food security and natural ecosystems. Within the oomycete …

The genus Pythium (nom. cons.) sensu lato (sl) is composed of many important species of
plant pathogens. Early molecular phylogenetic studies suggested paraphyly of Pythium …

As a non-pathogenic oomycete, the biocontrol agent Pythium oligandrum is able to control
plant diseases through direct mycoparasite activity and boosting plant immune responses …

The oomycete Pythium oligandrum is a potential biocontrol agent to control a wide range of
fungal and oomycete-caused diseases, such as Pythium myriotylum-caused rhizome rot in …

RXLR effectors, a class of secreted proteins that are transferred into host cells to manipulate
host immunity, have been reported to widely exist in oomycetes, including those from genera …

The biocontrol agent Pythium oligandrum, which is a member of the phylum Oomycota, can
control diseases caused by a taxonomically wide range of plant pathogens, including fungi …

Pythium species are devasting pathogens causing major crop losses, eg, dam**-off in
sugar beet caused by Pythium ultimum and root-rot of tomato caused by Pythium …

Introduction Oomycetes cause several damaging diseases of plants and animals, and some
species also act as biocontrol agents on insects, fungi, and other oomycetes. RNA silencing …