Olpidium brassicae
| Olpidium brassicae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Family: | Olpidiaceae |
| Genus: | Olpidium |
| Species: | O. brassicae
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| Binomial name | |
| Olpidium brassicae (Woronin) P.A. Dang., Annls Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 7: 327 (1886)
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| Synonyms | |
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Asterocystis radicis De Wild., (1893) | |
Olpidium brassicae is a plant pathogen, it is a fungal obligate parasite. In 1983, the Alsike, Alberta area's clover (which is a major part of horses' diet) was struck by a fungus epidemic of Olpidium brassicae, previously not seen in Canada.[1]
Vector
O. brassicae is the fungal vector for most, if not all, necroviruses.
References
- ^ J. P. Tewari and P. Bains, Fungi associated with the roots of clover in Alberta. I. Olpidium brassicae and Ligniera sp. Canadian Plant Disease Survey 63:2, 1983 35, found at CPS-SCP of Canada website. Accessed January 11, 2010.
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