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Scabies (/ ˈ s k eɪ b iː z, ˈ s k eɪ b i iː z /; [10] also sometimes known as the seven-year itch) [1] is a contagious human skin infestation by the tiny (0.2–0.45 mm) mite Sarcoptes scabiei, [1] [3] variety hominis.
Common scab, a plant bacterial disease caused by Streptomyces species; Fusarium head blight, a fungal disease of plants, e.g., grain crops (especially wheat and oats), golf course grass, caused by the several species of Fusarium; Pear scab, a pear fungal disease caused by Venturia pirina or Fusicladium pyrorum
The disease caused by Sphaceloma arachidis is commonly known as Peanut Scab or Groundnut Scab. As seen by the name, it affects Arachis hypogaea or peanuts. [3] Peanuts are grown in warm areas, which determines where this disease is normally found. [4] It has created difficulties in countries such as Brazil and Argentina that are big peanut ...
Pecan scab is the most economically significant disease of pecan (Carya illinoinensis) in the southeastern United States. [1] In 2010, Seyran and colleagues used sequencing of the mitochondrial gene for cytochrome b to conclusively classify the pecan scab fungus as Fusicladium effusum .
Its species are plant pathogens, and cause anthracnose and scab diseases. The widespread genus is estimated to contain 52 species. The widespread genus is estimated to contain 52 species. [ 2 ]
Streptomyces scabiei (also wrongly named Streptomyces scabies) [1] is a streptomycete bacterium species found in soils around the world. [2] Unlike most of the 500 or so Streptomyces species it is a plant pathogen causing corky lesions to form on tuber and root crops as well as decreasing the growth of seedlings.
Powdery scab is a disease of potato tubers. [1] It is caused by the cercozoan Spongospora subterranea f. sp. subterranea and is widespread in potato growing countries. [2] [3] Symptoms of powdery scab include small lesions in the early stages of the disease, progressing to raised pustules containing a powdery mass.
Sphaceloma perseae is a plant-pathogenic fungus in the division Ascomycota. [1] It infects the avocado plant (Persea americana), a tree native to Central America and Mexico.. Currently there are three cultivars of avocados in large-scale agricultural production: Guatemalan, Mexican, and West Ind