Phytophthora infestans

TaxID: 4787

Basic Information

Phytophthora infestans

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Phytophthora infestans is an oomycete or water mold, a fungus-like microorganism (oomycete) that causes the serious potato and tomato disease known as late blight or potato blight. Early blight, caused by Alternaria solani, is also often called "potato blight". Late blight was a major culprit in the 1840s European, the 1845–1852 Irish, and the 1846 Highland potato famines. The organism can also infect some other members of the Solanaceae. The pathogen is favored by moist, cool environments: sporulation is optimal at 12–18 °C (54–64 °F) in water-saturated or nearly saturated environments, and zoospore production is favored at temperatures below 15 °C (59 °F). Lesion growth rates are typically optimal at a slightly warmer temperature range of 20 to 24 °C (68 to 75 °F).

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Oomycota

Peronosporomycetes

Peronosporales

Peronosporaceae

Phytophthora

Phytophthora infestans

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Morphological Features

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Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

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Quarantine Status (17 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Antigua and Barbuda Quarantine pests —
Angola Quarantine pests —
Australia Quarantine pests —
Burkina Faso Present —
Bahrain Quarantine pests —
Cambodia Quarantine pests —
Chile Quarantine pests —
Saint Kitts and Nevis Quarantine pests —
Moldova Quarantine pests —
Mexico Quarantine pests —
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Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Genomes (1 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Assembly Accession Assembly Level Genome Size(Mb) Contig N50(Kb) Scaffold N50(Kb) BUSCO% Downloads Actions
GCA_001661535.1 Contig 152 13 13 -

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR38273058 - - - 22678635 China:Chengdu
SRR38273057 - - - 24471788 China:Chengdu
SRR38273056 - - - 25794164 China:Chengdu

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

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Literature