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Saprolegnia

Known as: Saprolegnias 
A genus of OOMYCETES in the family Saprolegniaceae. It is a parasite and pathogen of freshwater FISHES.
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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Species identification in the genus Saprolegnia (Oomycetes): defining DNA-based molecular operational taxonomic units.
The lack of a robust taxonomy in the genus Saprolegnia is leading to the presence of incorrectly named isolates in culture… 
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Distinctive Expansion of Potential Virulence Genes in the Genome of the Oomycete Fish Pathogen Saprolegnia parasitica
Oomycetes in the class Saprolegniomycetidae of the Eukaryotic kingdom Stramenopila have evolved as severe pathogens of amphibians… 
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Review
2012
Review
2012
Mechanisms and evolution of virulence in oomycetes.
Many destructive diseases of plants and animals are caused by oomycetes, a group of eukaryotic pathogens important to… 
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Chitin Synthases from Saprolegnia Are Involved in Tip Growth and Represent a Potential Target for Anti-Oomycete Drugs
Oomycetes represent some of the most devastating plant and animal pathogens. Typical examples are Phytophthora infestans, which… 
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Expressed sequence tags from the oomycete fish pathogen Saprolegnia parasitica reveal putative virulence factors
BackgroundThe oomycete Saprolegnia parasitica is one of the most economically important fish pathogens. There is a dramatic… 
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Morphological and physiological characteristics of Saprolegnia spp. strains pathogenic to Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L.
Seventeen strains of Saprolegnia spp. were examined for morphological and physiological characteristics, and seven were examined… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Fungistatic activity of modified chitosans against Saprolegnia parasitica.
Five chemically modified chitosans were tested for their antifungal activities against Saprolegnia parasitica by the radial… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
A Saprolegnia parasitica challenge system for rainbow trout: assessment of Pyceze as an anti-fungal agent for both fish and ova.
A reproducible Saprolegnia parasitica spore delivery system was developed and demonstrated to be effective in providing a… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Cytoskeletal regulation of ion channel distribution in the tip-growing organism Saprolegnia ferax.
Growing hyphal tips of the oomycete Saprolegnia ferax possess a tip-high gradient of stretch-activated ion channels permeable to… 
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Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
The origin of Flimmer in Saprolegnia, Dictyuchus, Synura and Cryptomonas.
The endoplasmic reticulum of Saprolegnia, Dictyuchus, Synura and Cryptomonas may contain tubules less than 20 nm in diameter. In… 
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