TABLE 1.
Fusarium species tested and results of PCR amplification with the primer pairs designed in this study
| Fusarium species | No. of isolates | Source | Geographic origin | PCR resulta with:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIO3-FOA1 | TL3-FOA28 | ||||
| F. oxysporum f. sp. albedinis | 208 | Date palm leaf | Morocco | 198+/10− | + |
| 3 | Date palm root | Morocco | + | + | |
| 5 | Palm grove soil | Morocco | + | + | |
| 70 | Date palm leaf | Algeria | 64+/6− | + | |
| F. oxysporum | 28 | Palm grove soil | Algeria | − | − |
| 26 | Palm grove soil | Morocco | − | − | |
| F. oxysporum f. sp. basilicum | 1 | Basil | Australia | − | − |
| F. oxysporum f. sp. canariensis | 17 | Ornamental palm | Diverseb | − | − |
| F. oxysporum f. sp. cicerii | 1 | Chickpea | Morocco | − | − |
| F. oxysporum f. sp. conglutinans | 1 | Cabbage | United States | − | − |
| F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense | 1 | Banana | − | − | |
| F. oxysporum f. sp. dianthi | 1 | Carnation | Australia | − | − |
| F. oxysporum f. sp. elaeidis | 6 | Oil palm | Diversec | − | − |
| F. oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici | 2 | Tomato | Morocco and United States | − | − |
| F. oxysporum f. sp. matthioli | 1 | Matthiola | United States | − | − |
| F. oxysporum f. sp. medicaginis | 1 | Alfalfa | Australia | − | − |
| F. oxysporum f. sp. melonis | 1 | Muskmelon | France | − | − |
| F. oxysporum f. sp. niveum | 1 | Watermelon | Australia | − | − |
| F. oxysporum f. sp. pisi | 2 | Pea | Australia and United States | − | − |
| F. oxysporum f. sp. raphani | 1 | Radish | United States | − | − |
| F. oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum | 6 | Cotton | Diversed | − | − |
| F. oxysporum f. sp. zingiberi | 1 | Ginger | Australia | − | − |
| F. arthrosporoides | 1 | France | − | − | |
| F. avanaceum | 1 | France | − | − | |
| F. culmorum | 1 | France | − | − | |
| F. graminearum | 1 | France | − | − | |
| F. lateritium | 1 | France | − | − | |
| F. moniliforme | 7 | Palm grove soil | Morocco | − | − |
| F. roseum | 1 | France | − | − | |
| F. scirpii | 1 | France | − | − | |
| F. trincitum | 1 | France | − | − | |
a
+, amplification of a DNA fragment; −, no amplification of a DNA fragment.
b
Canary Islands, France, Italy, Japan, and the United States.
c
Brazil, Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Ghana, and Zaire.
d
Brazil, Egypt, India, Sudan, and the United States.