Mycology Tyrol experts from the University of Innsbruck, together with international colleagues, present Plasmodiophora brassicae and other plant pathogenic protists, including oomycetes infecting algae, in a review article.

Fungi, nematodes and oomycetes belong to the most prominent eukaryotic plant pathogenic organisms. Unicellular organisms from other eukaryotic lineages, commonly addressed as protists, also infect plants. This review provides an introduction to plant pathogenic protists, including algae infecting oomycetes, and their current state of research.

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