Comprehensive, classical and molecular characterization methods of Saprolegnia (Oomycota; Stramnipila), an important fungal pathogen of fish

Publication date: Available online 19 January 2019Source: Fungal Biology ReviewsAuthor(s): Aqib Rehman Magray, Showkat Ahmad Lone, Bashir Ahmad Ganai, Fayaz Ahmad, Gulam Jeelani Dar, Jehangir Shafi Dar, Sabeehah RehmanAbstractThe fish fungal pathogen (Saprolegnia) belonging to heterokonts group, causing Saprolegniosis, received considerable attention among all the fungal pathogens of fish. The pathogen is widely distributed to aquatic habitat and is an economically important member of the class Oomycetes. The genus comprises of opportunistic biotrophic or parasitic pathogens of fish and relevant aquatic organisms. The atrocities of pathogen account for few million dollar losses to the aquaculture production worldwide. It has also remained linked to the cosmopolitan decline in wild fish stocks, amphibian, and crustacean populations. In order to overcome the burden of the disease, there is a crucial need to develop strategies for the effective management of Saprolegniosis. However, in order to manage the disease burden, there is a basic requirement to understand the phylogeny, taxonomy and molecular mechanism involved in the disease progression. With the tremendous advent and escalation in the fungal genome sequencing projects which helped in understanding the novelties of many fungal taxa so far, there is still dearth in the molecular information available on Saprolegnia spp. Owing to the scarcity of the cumulative information pool, there arises a need to assemble phylogenetic...
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