Table 3.
Carbon sources specific to P. arrhenomanes and/or P. graminicola, and/or shared with P. inflatum
| Carbon source | P. arrhenomanes* | P. graminicola* | P. inflatum* |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-alanine |
+ |
- |
- |
| D-serine |
+ |
- |
- |
| Itaconic acid |
+ |
- |
- |
| L-threonine |
+ |
- |
- |
| Formic acid |
+ |
+ |
- |
| Hydroxy-L-proline |
+ |
+ |
- |
| α-ketobutyric acid |
+ |
+ |
- |
| Citric acid |
+ |
- |
+ |
| D-galactose |
+ |
- |
+ |
| D-mannitol |
+ |
- |
+ |
| D-sorbitol |
+ |
- |
+ |
| L-serine |
+ |
- |
+ |
| N-acetyl-D-galactosamine |
+ |
- |
+ |
| Pyruvic acid |
+ |
- |
+ |
| Pyruvic acid methyl ester |
+ |
- |
+ |
| Succinamic acid |
+ |
- |
+ |
| Xylitol |
+ |
- |
+ |
| Adonitol |
- |
+ |
+ |
| Bromosuccinic acid |
- |
+ |
+ |
| D-arabitol |
- |
+ |
+ |
| Lactulose | - | + | + |
* + or - indicate if the Pythium spp. could respectively grow or not on the according carbon sources. Statistical analyses were performed using Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric tests in SPSS 21 (SPSS Inc.) (α = 0.05, P ≤ α).