title: Genetic analysis as a tool for prediction of mycotoxin-producing Fusarium strains.
abstract: The formation of fertile crosses (when possible), nuclear DNA relatedness and sequence comparison of select region of a large subunit (25S) ribosomal RNA are suitable methods for taxonomic determination and a phylogenetic classification of the strains. These genetic methods can also be used to predict whichFusarium strains produce mycotoxins since the genetic placement of the strains has been shown to have a good correlation with mycotoxin production ability at the species level.
authors.affiliation: Istituto tossine e micotossine da parassiti vegetali del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, 70125, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Logrieco
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bottalico
authors.forename: G
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authors.lastname: Mulè