Pythium and Phytophthora Species Identification Water Test
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Specialized drinking water testing for advanced analysis for pythium and phytophthora species identification with DNA confirmation and quantification. Pythium and phytophthora–two common soil-borne fungi that can cause root rot in plants–are typically plant pathogens, but may also be opportunistic pathogens in humans, especially for those with weakened immune systems.
This Tap Score water test package provides all required materials to properly collect and submit a sample for certified laboratory testing. Reported results will include detailed, analysis for the identification and enumeration of pythium and phytophthora species detected.

About the Pythium and Phytophthora Species Identification Water Test:
This is the right test for you if:
- Are seeking advanced analsysis for species identifiation.
- Use drinking water for irrigating plants.
- Are concerned about fungal contamination.
1. Sample
You'll get everything you need to collect your drinking water sample, including easy-to-follow instructions.
2. Ship
Shipping is free, so getting your sample to the lab won't cost you a thing.
3. Test
We route your sample to an independent, certified lab in our network that's best equipped to analyze your water.
4. Report
Once the lab analysis is complete you'll get an interactive digital report that explains your results and what to do next.
The Pythium and Phytophthora Species Identification Water Test kit includes analysis for 377 analytes:
Fungi: 377
Phytophthora / Phytophthora acerina / Phytophthora aff. arenaria / Phytophthora aff. asparagi / Phytophthora aff. botryosa / Phytophthora aff. capsici / Phytophthora aff. cichorii / Phytophthora aff. citricola / Phytophthora aff. citrophthora / Phytophthora aff. cryptogea / Phytophthora aff. dauci / Phytophthora aff. erythroseptica / Phytophthora aff. hedraiandra / Phytophthora aff. himalsilva / Phytophthora aff. humicola / Phytophthora aff. infestans / Phytophthora aff. meadii / Phytophthora aff. parsiana / Phytophthora aff. primulae / Phytophthora aff. pseudotsugae / Phytophthora aff. rosacearum / Phytophthora aff. sansomeana / Phytophthora afrocarpa / Phytophthora agathidicida / Phytophthora aleatoria / Phytophthora alni / Phytophthora alticola / Phytophthora amaranthi / Phytophthora amnicola / Phytophthora amnicola moyootj / Phytophthora aquimorbida / Phytophthora arecae / Phytophthora arenaria / Phytophthora asiatica / Phytophthora asparagi / Phytophthora attenuata / Phytophthora austrocedrae / Phytophthora balyanboodja / Phytophthora batemanensis syn. Halophytophthora batemanensis / Phytophthora betacei / Phytophthora bilorbang / Phytophthora bishii / Phytophthora boehmeriae / Phytophthora boodjera / Phytophthora borealis / Phytophthora botryosa / Phytophthora brassicae / Phytophthora cactorum / Phytophthora cactorum hedraiandra / Phytophthora cactorum var. applanata / Phytophthora cajani / Phytophthora cambivora / Phytophthora capensis / Phytophthora capsici / Phytophthora captiosa / Phytophthora castaneae / Phytophthora castanetorum / Phytophthora cf. arenaria / Phytophthora cf. botryosa / Phytophthora cf. elongata / Phytophthora cf. gregata / Phytophthora cf. insolita / Phytophthora cf. mexicana / Phytophthora cf. niederhauserii / Phytophthora cf. tropicalis / Phytophthora chesapeakensis / Phytophthora chlamydospora / Phytophthora chrysanthemi / Phytophthora cichorii / Phytophthora cinnamomi / Phytophthora cinnamomi var. cinnamomi / Phytophthora cinnamomi var. parvispora / Phytophthora cinnamomi var. robiniae / Phytophthora citricola / Phytophthora citrophthora / Phytophthora citrophthora var. clementina / Phytophthora clandestina / Phytophthora cocois / Phytophthora colocasiae / Phytophthora condilina / Phytophthora constricta / Phytophthora cooljarloo / Phytophthora crassamura / Phytophthora cryptogea / Phytophthora cuyabensis / Phytophthora cyperi / Phytophthora dauci / Phytophthora drechsleri / Phytophthora drechsleri var. cajani / Phytophthora elongata / Phytophthora erythroseptica / Phytophthora erythroseptica var. pisi / Phytophthora estuarina / Phytophthora europaea / Phytophthora fallax / Phytophthora flexuosa / Phytophthora fluvialis / Phytophthora fluvialis moyootj / Phytophthora foliorum / Phytophthora formosa / Phytophthora formosana / Phytophthora fragariae / Phytophthora fragariaefolia / Phytophthora frigida / Phytophthora gallica / Phytophthora gemini / Phytophthora gibbosa / Phytophthora glovera / Phytophthora gonapodyides / Phytophthora gondwanensis / Phytophthora gregata / Phytophthora hedraiandra / Phytophthora heterohybrida / Phytophthora heveae / Phytophthora hibernalis / Phytophthora himalayensis / Phytophthora himalsilva / Phytophthora humicola / Phytophthora hydrogena / Phytophthora hydropathica / Phytophthora idaei / Phytophthora ilicis / Phytophthora incrassata / Phytophthora infestans / Phytophthora inflata / Phytophthora insolita / Phytophthora intercalaris / Phytophthora intricata / Phytophthora inundata / Phytophthora ipomoeae / Phytophthora iranica / Phytophthora irrigata / Phytophthora katsurae / Phytophthora kelmania / Phytophthora kernoviae / Phytophthora kwongonina / Phytophthora lactucae / Phytophthora lacustris / Phytophthora lacustris × riparia / Phytophthora lateralis / Phytophthora lilii / Phytophthora litchii / Phytophthora litoralis / Phytophthora litoralis moyootj / Phytophthora macilentosa / Phytophthora macrochlamydospora / Phytophthora meadii / Phytophthora medicaginis / Phytophthora medicaginis cryptogea / Phytophthora mediterranea / Phytophthora megakarya / Phytophthora megasperma / Phytophthora melonis / Phytophthora mengei / Phytophthora mexicana / Phytophthora mirabilis / Phytophthora mississippiae / Phytophthora morindae / Phytophthora moyootj / Phytophthora moyootj fluvialis / Phytophthora moyootj litoralis / Phytophthora moyootj thermophila / Phytophthora multiformis / Phytophthora multivesiculata / Phytophthora multivora / Phytophthora nagaii / Phytophthora nemorosa / Phytophthora nicotianae / Phytophthora nicotianae cactorum / Phytophthora nicotianae var. parasitica / Phytophthora niederhauserii / Phytophthora obscura / Phytophthora occultans / Phytophthora oleae / Phytophthora ornamentata / Phytophthora pachypleura / Phytophthora palmivora / Phytophthora palmivora var. palmivora / Phytophthora parasitica / Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae / Phytophthora parasitica var. piperina / Phytophthora parsiana / Phytophthora parvispora / Phytophthora pelgrandis / Phytophthora phaseoli / Phytophthora pini / Phytophthora pinifolia / Phytophthora pisi / Phytophthora pistaciae / Phytophthora plurivora / Phytophthora pluvialis / Phytophthora polonica / Phytophthora porri / Phytophthora primulae / Phytophthora pseudocryptogea / Phytophthora pseudolactucae / Phytophthora pseudorosacearum / Phytophthora pseudosyringae / Phytophthora pseudotsugae / Phytophthora psychrophila / Phytophthora quercetorum / Phytophthora quercina / Phytophthora quininea / Phytophthora ramorum / Phytophthora rhizophorae / Phytophthora richardiae / Phytophthora riparia / Phytophthora rosacearum / Phytophthora rubi / Phytophthora sansomea / Phytophthora sansomeana / Phytophthora serendipita / Phytophthora sinensis / Phytophthora siskiyouensis / Phytophthora sojae / Phytophthora stricta / Phytophthora sulawesiensis / Phytophthora syringae / Phytophthora tabaci / Phytophthora tentaculata / Phytophthora terminalis / Phytophthora thermophila / Phytophthora thermophila amnicola / Phytophthora thermophila moyootj / Phytophthora tonkinensis / Phytophthora trifolii / Phytophthora tropicalis / Phytophthora tubulina / Phytophthora tyrrhenica / Phytophthora uliginosa / Phytophthora undulata / Phytophthora uniformis / Phytophthora vignae / Phytophthora vignae f. sp. adzukicola / Phytophthora virginiana / Phytophthora vulcanica / Phytophthora xandina / Pythium / Pythium acanthicum / Pythium acanthophoron / Pythium acrogynum / Pythium adhaerens / Pythium amasculinum / Pythium anandrum / Pythium angustatum / Pythium aphanidermatum / Pythium apleroticum / Pythium aquatile / Pythium aristosporum / Pythium arrhenomanes / Pythium attrantheridium / Pythium bifurcatum / Pythium boreale / Pythium buismaniae / Pythium butleri / Pythium campanulatum / Pythium camurandrum / Pythium canariense / Pythium capillosum / Pythium carbonicum / Pythium carolinianum / Pythium catenulatum / Pythium chamaehyphon / Pythium chondricola / Pythium citrinum / Pythium coloratum / Pythium conidiophorum / Pythium contiguanum / Pythium cryptoirregulare / Pythium cucurbitacearum / Pythium cylindrosporum / Pythium cystogenes / Pythium debaryanum / Pythium deliense / Pythium destruens / Pythium diclinum / Pythium dimorphum / Pythium dissimile / Pythium dissotocum / Pythium echinulatum / Pythium emineosum / Pythium erinaceum / Pythium flevoense / Pythium folliculosum / Pythium glomeratum / Pythium graminicola / Pythium grandisporangium / Pythium guiyangense / Pythium helicandrum / Pythium helicoides / Pythium heterothallicum / Pythium hydnosporum / Pythium hypogynum / Pythium indigoferae / Pythium inflatum / Pythium insidiosum / Pythium intermedium / Pythium irregulare / Pythium iwayamae / Pythium jasmonium / Pythium kunmingense / Pythium litorale / Pythium longandrum / Pythium longisporangium / Pythium lutarium / Pythium macrosporum / Pythium mamillatum / Pythium marinum / Pythium marsipium / Pythium mastophorum / Pythium megacarpum / Pythium middletonii / Pythium minus / Pythium monospermum / Pythium montanum / Pythium multisporum / Pythium myriotylum / Pythium nagaii / Pythium nodosum / Pythium nunn / Pythium oedochilum / Pythium okanoganense / Pythium oligandrum / Pythium oopapillum / Pythium ornacarpum / Pythium orthogonon / Pythium ostracodes / Pythium pachycaule / Pythium paddicum / Pythium paroecandrum / Pythium parvum / Pythium pectinolyticum / Pythium periilum / Pythium periplocum / Pythium perniciosum / Pythium perplexum / Pythium phragmitis / Pythium pleroticum / Pythium plurisporium / Pythium polare / Pythium polymastum / Pythium porphyrae / Pythium prolatum / Pythium proliferatum / Pythium pulchrum / Pythium pyrilobum / Pythium quercum / Pythium radiosum / Pythium ramificatum / Pythium regulare / Pythium rhizo-oryzae / Pythium rhizosaccharum / Pythium rostratifingens / Pythium rostratum / Pythium salpingophorum / Pythium scleroteichum / Pythium segnitium / Pythium spiculum / Pythium spinosum / Pythium splendens / Pythium sterilum / Pythium stipitatum / Pythium sulcatum / Pythium tardicrescens / Pythium terrestris / Pythium torulosum / Pythium tracheiphilum / Pythium ultimum / Pythium ultimum var. ultimum / Pythium uncinulatum / Pythium undulatum / Pythium vanterpoolii / Pythium viniferum / Pythium violae / Pythium volutum / Pythium zingiberis / Pythium zingiberum
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