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Pythium insidiosum

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Pythium insidiosum, Pythium destruens
previously called Hyphomyces destruens; the cause of pythiosis in dogs, cattle and horses. Previously classified as fungus, but now regarded as members of a new kingdom, Stramenophila.
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Successful medical therapy for deeply invasive facial infection due to Pythium insidiosum in a child.
Human pythiosis by Kulwichit, Wanla / Emerging Infectious Diseases
It is caused by the aquatic funguslike organism Pythium insidiosum (kingdom Straminipila, phylum Oomycota, class Oomycetes) (1).
Human Pythiosis, Brazil by Marques, Silvio Alencar / Emerging Infectious Diseases
They usually live as saprophytes, but several species have been reported to cause disease in plants and fish, whereas Pythium insidiosum is the only species that has been recognized as a mammalian opportunistic pathogen.
Pythiosis in Africa by Guillot, Jacques / Emerging Infectious Diseases
 
 
 
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