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Phytophthora
Medical Definition: | A genus of destructive parasitic algae in the family Pythiaceae, order Peronosporales, affecting numerous fruit, vegetable, and other crops. Differentiation of zoospores usually takes place in the sporangium and no vesicle is formed. |
Guide Notes: | an alga belonging to the group OOMYCETES |
Phytophthora Medical Definitions and Terms
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