Pythium insidiosum

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Pythium insidiosum
Systematics
Department : Egg mushrooms (Oomycota)
Class : Oomycetes
Order : Peronosporales
Family : Pythiaceae
Genre : Pythium
Type : Pythium insidiosum
Scientific name
Pythium insidiosum
De Cock, L. Mend., AAPadhye, Ajello & Kaufman

Pythium insidiosum is a species of the genus Pythium from the family Pythiaceae within the group of egg fungi . P. insidiosum is found primarily in stagnant water and occasionally in the ground. Unlike most Pythium species, which are pathogens in terrestrial plants , P. insidiosum occursas a pathogen in mammals . It causes pythiosis , mainly in horses , dogs, and humans. It can also cause illness in cats. It is a rare, non-communicable disease that can affect healthy animals. The pathogen is well adapted to the mammalian body temperature, with the optimum for growth being 34 ... 36 ° C.

The cell walls of Pythium insidiosum are made up of β-glucans (in contrast to the chitin walls of fungi ), and their cell membrane lacks sterols .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ AM Schurko, L. Mendoza, CA Lévesque, NL Désaulniers, AW de Cock, GR Classes: A molecular phylogeny of Pythium insidiosum . In: Mycol. Res. . 107, No. Pt 5, May 2003, pp. 537-544. doi : 10.1017 / S0953756203007718 .
  2. ↑ T. Krajaejun, S. Imkhieo, A. Intaramat, K. Ratanabanangkoon: Development of an Immunochromatographic Test for Rapid Serodiagnosis of Human Pythiosis . In: Clin. Vaccine Immunol. . 16, No. 4, February 2009, pp. 506-509. doi : 10.1128 / CVI.00276-08 .
  3. ↑ Oomycosis . In: The Merck Veterinary Manual . Retrieved June 17, 2019.

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