Prune Extract Agar, Phytophthora specific media, PDA
Characterised as:
Sequence analysis of the ITS and COX2 region
Other Details:
This fungal like organism is a known root and seedling pathogen, but also commnly found from environmental samples. Although it was isolated from a soil sample from dying Liquidambar trees, it i s unlikely to have been the cause of the disease.The organism has been previously reported as regulated pathogen for New Zealand, but as a result of an investigation, its regulatory status is being revised and likely changed.