10-year survival rate for Lupus: 90 percent live at least 10 years after diagnosis (Source: excerpt from Connective Tissue Diseases: NWHIC).
(Photo: Wiki Commons /Flickr). Phytophthora is a type of water mold, also known as an oomycete. Just like pythium, phytophthora is an exceptionally aggressive fungus that causes both economic and environmental damage. When a plant is infected, it is unable to absorb nutrients or water because of dead root tissue.Photo: Wiki Commons /Flickr). Phytophthora is a type of water mold, also known as an oomycete. Just like pythium, phytophthora is an exceptionally aggressive fungus that causes both economic and environmental damage. When a plant is infected, it is unable to absorb nutrients or water because of dead root tissue.
Phytoplankton /ËfaÉªtoÊËplÃ¦ÅktÉn/ are the autotrophic (self-feeding) components of the plankton community and a key part of oceans, seas and freshwater basin ecosystems. The name comes from the Greek words ÏÏÏÏÎ½ (phyton), meaning plant, and ÏÎ»Î±Î³ÎºÏÏÏ (planktos), meaning wanderer or drifter.