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Definition of "oomycetes" [oomycetes]

  • Plural form of oomycete. (noun)

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Use "oomycetes" in a sentence
  • "Microbes using this infection mechanism include fungi that are currently causing wheat rust epidemics in Africa and Asia, and a class of parasitic algae, called oomycetes, that resulted in the Irish potato blight of the 19th Century."
  • "Fungi and fungal-like microbes known as oomycetes produce effector molecules that penetrate cells and switch off the host's defense system."
  • "The researchers also found evidence suggesting that fungi and oomycetes might infect humans and animals through the same newly-discovered mechanism as they use to infect plants."
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