Emerging oomycete threats to plants and animals

Lida Derevnina (1) , Benjamin Petre (1) , Ronny Kellner (2) , Yasin Dagdas (1) , Mohammad Nasif Sarowar (3) , Artemis Giannakopoulou (1) , Juan Carlos de La Concepcion (1) , Angela Chaparro-Garcia (1) , Helen G. Pennington (1) , Pieter van West (4) , Sophien Kamoun (1)

1 TSL - The Sainsbury Laboratory [Norwich]
2 MPIPZ - Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
3 SAU - Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University [Bangladesh]
4 Oomycete Laboratory

Oomycetes, or water moulds, are fungal-like organisms phylogenetically related to algae. They cause devastating diseases in both plants and animals. Here, we describe seven oomycete species that are emerging or re-emerging threats to agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture and natural ecosystems. They include the plant pathogens Phytophthora infestans, Phytophthora palmivora, Phytophthora ramorum, Plasmopara obducens, and the animal pathogens Aphanomyces invadans, Saprolegnia parasitica and Halioticida noduliformans. For each species, we describe its pathology, importance and impact, discuss why it is an emerging threat and briefly review current research activities. This article is part of the themed issue ‘Tackling emerging fungal threats to animal health, food security and ecosystem resilience’.

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

Lida Derevnina, Benjamin Petre, Ronny Kellner, Yasin Dagdas, Mohammad Nasif Sarowar, et al.. Emerging oomycete threats to plants and animals. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2016, 371 (1709), pp.20150459. ⟨10.1098/rstb.2015.0459⟩. ⟨hal-02548521⟩