oomycetous

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English

Adjective

oomycetous (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or characteristic of oomycetes
    • 2015 August 11, Angsana Keeratijarut et al., “The Immunoreactive Exo-1,3-β-Glucanase from the Pathogenic Oomycete Pythium insidiosum Is Temperature Regulated and Exhibits Glycoside Hydrolase Activity”, in PLoS ONE, volume 10, →DOI:
      The filamentous, aquatic, oomycetous microorganism, Pythium insidiosum [ 1 – 3 ], is unlike most other oomycetes, in that it infects humans and other animals, leading to a life-threatening disease, called pythiosis.