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Mycoviruses, or fungal viruses, infect fungi as well as fungus-like organisms such as oomycetes.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2024
The fungus-like pathogen is known to affect a variety of tree species including western hemlock, Douglas fir, tanoak and several pine species.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2021
That figurative breeze finally came in 1845 in the form of Phytophthora infestans, a fungus-like organism that demolished potato crops throughout Ireland.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2021
Cacao’s microbial attackers, on the other hand, are much more nimble—common fungal and fungus-like pathogens of cacao can produce spores in a matter of days.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 15, 2018
The shower had ceased, but the odour of newly watered herbage hung moist upon the air, mingling with the scent of the firs, and the fungus-like exhalations of rotten and mouldering wood.
From Haviland's Chum by Bertram Mitford
