Table 2.
Details of genetic markers with PCR primers and thermal cycling program for PCR amplification.
| Genetic Marker | Primers | PCR thermal cycle protocols | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 18S small subunit rDNA (SSU) | NS1 | aAnnealing at 55 °C for 15 sc | White et al. (1990) |
| NS4 | |||
| The 28S large subunit rDNA (LSU) | LR0R | Rehner and Samuels (1994) | |
| LR5 | Vilgalys and Hester (1990) | ||
| The internal transcribed spacers (ITS) | ITS5 | White et al. (1990) | |
| ITS4 | |||
| The translation elongation factor 1-alpha (tef1-α) | EF1-983F | aAnnealing at 55 °C for 30 sc | Rehner and Buckley (2005) |
| EF1-2218R | |||
| The partial RNA polymerase second largest subunit (rpb2) | fRPB2-5F | bAnnealing at 57 °C for 50 sc | Liu et al. (1999) |
| fRPB2-7cR |
Notes: a initial denaturation at 94 °C for 3 min, followed by 35 cycles of denaturation at 94 °C for 10 s, elongation at 72 °C for 20 s; b initial denaturation at 95 °C for 3 min, followed by 35 cycles at 95 °C for 45 s, elongation at 72 °C for 1.5 min; c final extension at 72 °C for 10 min.