Descriptor English: | Oomycetes | ||||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Oomicetos
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Oomicetos | ||||||
Descriptor French: | Oomycetes | ||||||
Entry term(s): |
Oomycete Oomycota Oomycotas |
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Tree number(s): |
B01.750.580 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009868 | ||||||
Scope note: | Eukaryotes in the group STRAMENOPILES, formerly considered FUNGI, whose exact taxonomic level is unsettled. Many consider Oomycetes (Oomycota) a phylum in the kingdom Stramenopila, or alternatively, as Pseudofungi in the phylum Heterokonta of the kingdom Chromista. They are morphologically similar to fungi but have no close phylogenetic relationship to them. Oomycetes are found in both fresh and salt water as well as in terrestrial environments. (Alexopoulos et al., Introductory Mycology, 4th ed, pp683-4). They produce flagellated, actively motile spores (zoospores) that are pathogenic to many crop plants and FISHES. |
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Annotation: | general or unspecified; prefer specifics; infection: coordinate IM with INFECTION (IM) |
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Allowable Qualifiers: |
CH chemistry CL classification CY cytology DE drug effects EN enzymology GD growth & development GE genetics IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism MI microbiology PH physiology PS parasitology PY pathogenicity RE radiation effects UL ultrastructure VI virology |
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Public MeSH Note: | 91; see MASTIGOMYCOTINA 1986-90, see PHYCOMYCETES 1972-85 |
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History Note: | 91(75); use FUNGI 1972-74 |
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DeCS ID: | 10051 | ||||||
Unique ID: | D009868 | ||||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
Date Established: | 1991/01/01 | ||||||
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
Revision Date: | 2018/07/02 |
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ORGANISMS
Eukaryota [B01]Eukaryota
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Oomycetes
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Concept UI |
M0015310 |
Scope note | Eukaryotes in the group STRAMENOPILES, formerly considered FUNGI, whose exact taxonomic level is unsettled. Many consider Oomycetes (Oomycota) a phylum in the kingdom Stramenopila, or alternatively, as Pseudofungi in the phylum Heterokonta of the kingdom Chromista. They are morphologically similar to fungi but have no close phylogenetic relationship to them. Oomycetes are found in both fresh and salt water as well as in terrestrial environments. (Alexopoulos et al., Introductory Mycology, 4th ed, pp683-4). They produce flagellated, actively motile spores (zoospores) that are pathogenic to many crop plants and FISHES. |
Preferred term | Oomycetes |
Entry term(s) |
Oomycete Oomycota Oomycotas |
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