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A genus of fungal pathogens of considerable economic importance
Numerous species, including:
- Phytophthora cactorum - Collar rot
- Phytophthora infestans - Potato blight
- Phytophthora lateralis - a lethal disease of Lawson's cypress
- Phytophthora ramorum - Sudden oak death, a lethal disease of Oaks and other plants
