a genus of parasitic oomycetes, most of which are plant parasites
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Pythium insidiosum iron acquisition mechanisms are unknown.
Régis A Zanette, Paula E R Bitencourt, Dimitrios P Kontoyiannis, Rafael A Fighera,Mariana M Flores, Glaucia D Kommers, Priscila S Silva, Aline Ludwig, Maria B Moretto,Sydney H Alves, Janio M Santurio 2015, 'Complex interaction of deferasirox and Pythium insidiosum: iron-dependent attenuationof growth in vitro and immunotherapy-like enhancement of immune responses in vivo.',PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4349436?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Pythium ultimum proved to be the most destructive species to tomato and cotton seedlings.
M. B. Mazen, A. H. Moubasher, H. M. Sharouny 2014, 'Studies on the genus Pythium in Egypt. V. Test of pathogenicity of some common root-infectingfungi in Egypt', Acta Mycologicahttps://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/am/article/view/4018. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Pythium sp was inhibited the most compared to other pathogens.
Elizabeth M Siameto, Sheila Okoth, Nelson Amugune, N.C. Chege 2010, 'MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF BIOCONTROL ISOLATES OF TRICHODERMAHARZIANUM FROM EMBU DISTRICT, KENYA', Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystemshttp://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/629. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)