Title |
Oxygen stress reduces zoospore survival of Phytophthora species in a simulated aquatic system
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Published in |
BMC Microbiology, May 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2180-14-124 |
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Authors |
Ping Kong, Chuanxue Hong |
Abstract |
The genus Phytophthora includes a group of agriculturally important pathogens and they are commonly regarded as water molds. They produce motile zoospores that can move via water currents and on their own locomotion in aquatic environments. However, zoosporic response to dissolved oxygen, an important water quality parameter, is not known. Like other water quality parameters, dissolved oxygen concentration in irrigation reservoirs fluctuates dramatically over time. The aim of this study was to determine whether and how zoospore survival may be affected by elevated and low concentrations of dissolved oxygen in water to better understand the aquatic biology of these pathogens in irrigation reservoirs. |
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