Table 1.
Metadata of samples analyzed in the present study
| Sampling sites | Season (month/year) | No. of fields | No. of plant samples (No. of cultivars) | No. of isolatesa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||||
| Leaf | Root | ||||
| Fukuoka (FUK) | Oct/2008 | 1 | 4 (1) | 0 | 15 |
| Hokkaido (HOK) | Aug–Oct/2008–2009 | 24 | 67 (13+α)b | 201 | 286 |
| Ibaraki (IBA) | May–Jun/2006–2009 | 9 | 19 (4) | 35 | 84 |
| Kagoshima (KAG) | Feb/2009 | 3 | 16 (1) | 48 | 74 |
| Kanagawa (KAN) | Jun/2009 | 1 | 3 (2) | 15 | 15 |
| Nagasaki (NAG) | Oct/2008 | 5 | 14 (1) | 6 | 49 |
| Total | 43 | 123 (18+α) | 305 | 523 | |
a
Five colonies were randomly isolated from each sample. Less than 5 or no fluorescent colonies were observed in some samples.
b
+α indicates local lines of potato.