Pathogenicity of animal and plant parasitic Aphanomyces spp and their economic impact on aquaculture and agriculture

• Published in: Fungal Biology Reviews
• Main Authors: Becking, Thomas, Kiselev, Andrei, Rossi, Valentina, Street-Jones, David, Grandjean, Frédéric, Gaulin, Elodie
• Other Authors: Ecologie et biologie des interactions (EBI), Université de Poitiers-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales (LRSV), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Maribohilleshög Research AB (DLF Beet Seed R&D), DLF Beet Seed, University of Aberdeen, Interactions Microbiennes dans la Rhizosphère et les Racines, Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Office Français de la Bio-diversitée (AFB) No 150656, European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovationprogramme No 766048
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2021
• Subjects: Aphanomyces; Crayfish; Crayfish plague; Epizootic ulcerative syndrome; Fish; Pea; Root rot; Sugarbeet; [SDV.BV]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Vegetal Biology; [SDV.BA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Animal biology; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://hal-univ-tlse3.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03416455; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbr.2021.08.001

International audience Parasitic Aphanomyces species are a global threat to agri- and aquaculture, causing multimillion USD damage every year. Via the global trade, Aphanomyces has spread across all continents with exception of South America and Antarctica, and has become a major problem in pea, sugar beet, fish and crayfish production. The widespread A. euteiches and A. cochlioides induce root rot diseases in leguminous species and sugar beet respectively. The fish pathogen A. invadans is the causative agent of Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome in various fish species whilst A. astaci infects crayfishes causing crayfish plague. Aphanomyces have developed an efficient transmission and infection mechanism which allows a rapid colonization and disruption of the host's infected tissues. This review presents an overview on the current research on Aphanomyces genus. We summarise the latest research efforts on four pathogenic Aphanomyces species, shedding light on the biology of these microorganisms, the pathogenicity factors of these parasites, the diseases which they cause, their distribution and finally the strategies to control the diseases.