Bremia lactucae

TaxID: 4779

Basic Information

Bremia lactucae

Lettuce Downy Mildew, lettuce downy mildew

Bremia lactucae is a plant pathogen. This microorganism causes a disease of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) denominated as downy mildew. Some other strains can be found on 36 genera of Asteraceae including Senecio and Sonchus. Experiments using sporangia from hosts do not infect lettuce and it is concluded that the fungus exists as a quantity of host-specific strains (formae speciales). Wild species, such as Lactuca serriola, or varieties of Lactuca can hold strains that infect lettuce, but these pathogens are not sufficiently common to seriously infect the plant. The severity of damage caused by Bremia can vary depending on environmental conditions. High humidity and cool temperatures are optimal for infection and spread of the disease. Lettuce that is infected with downy mildew causes the plant to become more susceptible for other pathogens. The infected leaf tissue can serve as an entry for secondary infection, particularly to pathogens that cause soft rots such as, Botrytis cinerea. The plant can suffer systemic infections. Metalaxyl is effective against this microorganism. The most effective management practice of downy mildew is to use resistant cultivars of Lettuce. Using an irrigation system that is in the ground as opposed to a sprinkler system reduces leaf wetness, which is favorable for infection. Other practices include removing infected plant debris from soil and application of fungicide.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Oomycota

Peronosporomycetes

Peronosporales

Peronosporaceae

Bremia

lactucae

Undefined

Photos (5 photos)

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(c) Björn Sothmann@BY-SA
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(c) Pavel Šinkyřík@BY-NC
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(c) Gennadiy Okatov@BY-NC
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(c) 大肚魚@BY-NC
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(c) Juha Tuomola@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (6 records)

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

Country Status Year Added
Angola Quarantine pests —
Mexico Quarantine pests —
Nicaragua Absent —
Sao Tome and Principe Quarantine pests —
Seychelles Quarantine pests —
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (76 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
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Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Algeria Present —
Argentina Present —
Australia Present
Austria Present —
Belgium Present —
Bulgaria Present —
Bermuda Present —
Brazil Present
Canada Present
Switzerland Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from 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
GCF_004359215.1 Chromosome 115 28 5324 -

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR8606627 - - - 55535422 Finland
SRR8606626 - - - 70757230 Finland
SRR8606625 - - - 161350768 Finland

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

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Literature