title: Emerging oomycete threats to plants and animals.
abstract: Oomycetes, or water moulds, are fungal-like organisms phylogenetically related to algae. They cause devastating diseases in both plants and animals. Here, we describe seven oomycete species that are emerging or re-emerging threats to agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture and natural ecosystems. They include the plant pathogens Phytophthora infestans, Phytophthora palmivora, Phytophthora ramorum, Plasmopara obducens, and the animal pathogens Aphanomyces invadans, Saprolegnia parasitica and Halioticida noduliformans For each species, we describe its pathology, importance and impact, discuss why it is an emerging threat and briefly review current research activities.This article is part of the themed issue 'Tackling emerging fungal threats to animal health, food security and ecosystem resilience'.
authors.affiliation: The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK.
authors.forename: Lida
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-7983-4187
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Derevnina
authors.affiliation: The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-3204-4249
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Petre
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, Cologne 50829, Germany.
authors.forename: Ronny
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-4618-0110
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kellner
authors.affiliation: The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK.
authors.forename: Yasin F
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-9502-355X
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Dagdas
authors.affiliation: Department of Fisheries Biology and Genetics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: Mohammad Nasif
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-7122-5299
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Sarowar
authors.affiliation: The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK.
authors.forename: Artemis
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-7629-3108
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giannakopoulou
authors.affiliation: The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK.
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-7642-8375
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: De la Concepcion
authors.affiliation: The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chaparro-Garcia
authors.affiliation: The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK.
authors.forename: Helen G
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-2980-9079
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Pennington
authors.affiliation: International Centre for Aquaculture Research and Development, Aberdeen Oomycete Laboratory, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK.
authors.forename: Pieter
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-0767-6017
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: van West
authors.affiliation: The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK sophien.kamoun@tsl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Sophien
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-0290-0315
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kamoun
mesh_terms: D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D000818:Animals; D044744:Aphanomyces / Q000502:physiology; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D015994:Incidence; D009868:Oomycetes / Q000502:physiology*; D010838:Phytophthora / Q000502:physiology; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D010944:Plants / Q000382:microbiology*; D044762:Saprolegnia / Q000502:physiology
keywords: agriculture; disease; environment; food security; parasites; pathogens