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23 June, 12:48

Phytophthora infestans is an organism that causes the serious potato disease known as potato blight. The effect of Phytophthora infestans was most pronounced in Ireland in 1845-57. It killed most of the potato crop which caused over one million people to starve to death. What type of organism is Phytophthora infestans.

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  1. 23 June, 13:23
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    It is an oomycete.

    These can often look like fungi, but they're not! They're actually more closely related to algae than fungi.
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