Evidence of a Natural Hybrid Oomycete Isolated from Ornamental Nursery Stock.

ABSTRACT: The oomycete genus Phytophthora includes many plant pathogens important in agricultural and environmental systems. Natural interspecific hybridization has been reported several times in Phytophthora, and although the fundamental processes of interspecific hybridization and the consequences of subsequent ecological distribution are poorly understood, reports suggest some hybrids can infect a broader host range and display enhanced virulence compared to the putative parental species. During a survey carried out at the University of Aberdeen in 2014-2015, of oomycetes present in ornamental plants purchased via the internet, a batch of oomycete isolates remained unidentified, showing, in some isolates, features generally related to hybridization. The aim of this study was to dete

SUBMITTER: Benavent-Celma C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10302327 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature