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Undescribed Oomycete Pathogens On Zostera Marina And Z. Japonica In The Puget Sound, Theresa Proctor
Undescribed Oomycete Pathogens On Zostera Marina And Z. Japonica In The Puget Sound, Theresa Proctor
Summer Research
A diverse range of marine organisms relies on seagrass as a foundational species. However, seagrass populations are declining at an alarming rate and recent analysis of seagrass root microbiomes indicates that oomycetes (fungi-like protists that are notorious terrestrial plant pathogens) infect up to 99% of seagrasses worldwide. Shockingly, very little is known about marine oomycetes and their ecological roles. The Elliott lab has isolated and cultured six oomycete species from eelgrass (Zostera marina) root samples: Phytophthora gemini, aHalophytophthoraspecies discovered by WSU, and four undescribed oomycete species. During the summer of 2018, I generated temperature and salinity growth curves and isolated …