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Which of the following is the causative agent of swamp cancer (especially in horses)?
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Pythium insidiosum
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Pythium insidiosum is the causative agent of swamp cancer (especially in horses), mainly in wet tropical environments. Infections are characterised by tumour-like masses, which develop mostly on the legs.