water mold

• Nom courant donné à un groupe d'organismes ressemblant à des champignons (les oomycètes), qui prospèrent dans les milieux humides et provoquent souvent des maladies chez les plantes et les animaux aquatiques.

A common name for a group of fungus-like organisms (oomycetes) that thrive in moist environments, often causing diseases in plants and aquatic animals.

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   A group of filamentous, fungus-like microorganisms that thrive in aquatic or moist environments, often parasitic on plants and animals.

   moisissure aquatique (oomycète)

   • Water molds are responsible for causing late blight in potatoes.
   • The scientist studied the life cycle of water molds in freshwater ponds.
   • Some water molds can infect fish and other aquatic organisms.