title: Detection and identification of Phoma pathogens of potato.
abstract: Phoma foveata, Phoma exigua var. exigua, and Phoma eupyrena are fungal pathogens of potato, causing gangrene or pit rot symptoms in tubers, and they are responsible for significant crop losses. Various techniques are available to identify these pathogens in the laboratory. A multiplex Plexor(®) real-time PCR method which can detect and identify these pathogens in a single reaction will be presented.
authors.affiliation: Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture, Roddinglaw Road, Edinburgh, EH12 9FJ, UK, denise.ahara@sasa.gsi.gov.uk.
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: A'Hara
mesh_terms: D001203:Ascomycota / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D011198:Solanum tuberosum / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal