Vol. 43 No. 3 (2026): June (Next Issue)
Historic Note

Phytophthora infestans and the Great Irish Famine

  • Rodrigo Mauricio Cruz Choappa,
  • isidora Cruz de la Fuente
Rodrigo Mauricio Cruz Choappa
Universidad de Valparaíso
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isidora Cruz de la Fuente
Universidad de Valparaíso
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Published 2026-05-18

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Cruz Choappa RM, Cruz de la Fuente isidora. Phytophthora infestans and the Great Irish Famine. Rev. Chilena. Infectol. [Internet]. 2026 May 18 [cited 2026 May 25];43(3). Available from: https://revinf.cl/index.php/revinf/article/view/2658

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Abstract

“Late blight of the potato” quickly devastated Irish farmlands at the beginning of 1845, resulting in famine and mass emigration from the country. The causative agent, identified as Phytophthora infestans, is a hemibiotrophic and heterotrophic oomycete of still disputed origin, and even today is responsible for major agricultural losses, despite advances made in this area.