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Aphanomyces raphani

Aphanomyces raphani, also known as Radish black root disease, is a fungal plant pathogen of various species of Brassicaceae. It is a necrotrophic pathogen causing small black water soaked lesions on its hosts which become rapidly colonised by other fungi and bacteria.

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Aphanomyces raphani
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Domain: Eukaryota
Clade: Sar
Clade: Stramenopiles
Phylum: Oomycota
Class: Saprolegniomycetes
Order: Saprolegniales
Family: Leptolegniaceae
Genus: Aphanomyces
Species:
A. raphani
Binomial name
Aphanomyces raphani
J.B. Kendr., (1927)

Aphanomyces raphani,1 also known as Radish black root disease, is a fungal plant pathogen of various species of Brassicaceae. It is a necrotrophic pathogen causing small black water soaked lesions on its hosts which become rapidly colonised by other fungi and bacteria.2

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  1. "Species Fungorum - GSD Species". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  2. UK, CAB International; Hall, G. (December 1989). "Aphanomyces raphani . [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria]". Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria. 98. doi:10.1079/DFB/20056400973. ISSN 2514-5592.