Table 5.
Identification of Fusarium isolates by PCR assays and/or TEF1α partial sequence, host and location.
| No. Strains | Cereal | Origin | 1PCR assays/2TEF1α |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheat | Sousse (East) | 1F. equiseti |
| 1 | Wheat | Kairouan (Center) | 1F. equiseti |
| 2 | Barley | Sousse (East) | 1F. equiseti |
| 1 | Barley | Sousse (East) | 2F. oxysporum |
| 2 | Barley | Sousse (East) | 2F. nygamai |
| 2 | Barley | Kairouan (Center) | 1F. equiseti |
| 1 | Barley | Sidi Bouzid (Center) | 1F. equiseti |
| 2 | Barley | Beja (North) | 1F. equiseti |
| 4 | Maize | Kairouan (Center) | 1F. verticillioides |
| 1* | Maize | Monastir (East) | 1F. verticillioides |
| 1* | Maize | Sousse (East) | 1F. verticillioides |
TEF1α: Translation Elongation Factor 1 alpha gene.
*
Fusarium strains isolated from postharvest samples.