''Pythium splendens'' is a plant pathogen. It is a potentially useful organism for the synthesis of large amounts of

eicosapentaenoic acid Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA; also icosapentaenoic acid) is an omega-3 fatty acid. In physiological literature, it is given the name 20:5(n-3). It also has the trivial name timnodonic acid. In chemical structure, EPA is a carboxylic acid with a 20-c ...

, which is a

polyunsaturated fatty acid Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are fatty acids that contain more than one double bond in their backbone. This class includes many important compounds, such as essential fatty acids and those that give drying oils their characteristic proper ...

with a variety of functions that are beneficial to biological systems.

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Index Fungorum

USDA ARS Fungal Database
Water mould plant pathogens and diseases splendens {{plant-disease-stub

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