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Agriculture · Q69

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 69

Q69

Which oomycetous fungi contains both chitin and cellulose?

A.
Pythium
B.
Phytophthora
C.
Apodachlya
Answer
D.
Peronospora

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Apodachlya oomycetes fungi contain both chitin and cellulose.
Apodachlya is characterized by the structure of their hyphae, which are constricted into septae-like structures which enclose cellulin plugs, preventing the loss of cytoplasm in the case of cell rupture.
Apodachlya sp has Chitin and cellulose in the cell walls of the oomycete.