Identification of Select Fumonisin Forming Fusarium Species Using PCR Applications of the Polyketide Synthase Gene and its Relationship to Fumonisin Production in vitro

Identification of Select Fumonisin Forming Fusarium Species Using PCR Applications of the Polyketide Synthase Gene and its Relationship to Fumonisin Production in vitro

A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based diagnostic assay was used to develop markers for detection of Fusarium verticillioides (=F. moniliforme), a fumonisin producing fungus in maize tissues. Species-specific primers were designed based on sequence data from the polyketide synthase (PKS) gene (FUM1...

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Main Authors: Mary Scruggs, Leigh Hawkins, Rowena Kelley, Peter Ma, Sonya Baird, Paul Williams, Gary Windham, Hamed K. Abbas, Richard Baird
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2008-04-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
maize
PCR detection
Fusarium verticillioides
Fusarium species
fumonisin
polyketide synthase gene
mycotoxin
fungi.
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/9/4/554/

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