Table 2.

FISH probes used. Probes were labelled on the 5′ end using either 6-FAM or Tamra. The table also indicates where on the LSU rDNA fragment these probes bind and for which sequence-types they are specific.

Probe	Probe sequence	Dye	(KX011135) Isolate e3, Germany	AB526843 Isolate NGY, Japan
Pl_LSU_3690	GCGGCAGTGATTTTCGGTTT	6-FAM	bp 3675	bp 3684
Pl_LSU_2313	CCAGGCCTTTCAGCCAAGTA	6-FAM	bp 2313	bp 2317
Pl_LSU_5721	CAGCGTCACCCAACCCTTAG	6-FAM	bp 5711	N
J_LSU_5721	TCCATCCGCTCAACCCTTAG	Tamra	N	bp 5723
Pl_LSU_6826	ATTCCAGAAGTCTGCCGCTC	6-FAM	bp 6819	N
J_LSU_6826	AGTCTAGAAACAAAGGCCTC	Tamra	N	bp 6336