Species/Subspecies: Synchytrium endobioticum
Category: Plant pathogen
Etymology:
Significance:  [Very important]   
Geographic distribution: South America and Europe (introduced in the 1880s)
Taxonomy:
PhylumClassOrderFamilyGenus
ChytridiomycotaSynchytriomycetesSynchytrialesSynchytriaceaeSynchytrium
 
Macromorphology (smell):
Micromorphology:
Reproduction:The fungus forms sporangia, where each sporangium produces about 250 motile zoospores.
Spec. Char.:
Disease/effect:
Genome Sequence:
ACC-No GenBankStrain/Isolate# of chromSize (Mbp)Ref
GCA_006535955.1 MB42  21.5 # 76
ITS regions:
ACC-No GenBankStrain/IsolateNumber of NTGenes
OL415114 Clone SE4 472 (ITS 1), 5.8S rRNA, (ITS 2) 
The sequences of ITS 1 and ITS 2 are partial.

Taxonomy/phylogeny:
Comment:Potatoe wart disease is a very dreaded potato disease, which in Sweden is covered by plant protection legislation, which entails a duty to report to the county administrative board.
Updated:2022-06-15

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences