Abstract
Pythium insidiosum is an oomycete that causes a life-threatening infectious disease called pythiosis in humans and animals living in tropical and subtropical countries. Here, we report the first draft genome sequence of P. insidiosum. The genome of P. insidiosum is 53.2 Mb and contains 14,962 open reading frames.
Highlights
Pythium insidiosum is an oomycete that causes a life-threatening infectious disease called pythiosis in humans and animals living in tropical and subtropical countries
While almost all pathogenic oomycetes infect plants, the oomycete Pythium insidiosum is capable of infecting humans and other animals living in tropical and subtropical areas of the world and causes a life-threatening infection called pythiosis [1, 3, 4]
How evolution contributed to virulence and pathogenicity of P. insidiosum needs to be explored at the genome level
Summary
Pythium insidiosum is an oomycete that causes a life-threatening infectious disease called pythiosis in humans and animals living in tropical and subtropical countries. Surgical removal of an infected organ (eye or leg) or death is usually the final clinical outcome for patients with pythiosis [4]. How evolution contributed to virulence and pathogenicity of P. insidiosum needs to be explored at the genome level.
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