TABLE 4.
Double-blind identification of E. lata in 50 mycelium subcultures
| Classa | No. of samples | No. identified as E. lata
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visually in subcultures
 | 
Using PCR 
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| + | − | + | − | ||
| Ela | 18 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 
| Doubtful | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 
| Other | 15 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 
Based on visual assessment in bulk cultures prior to subculturing. Ela, mycelium visually identified as E. lata; doubtful, whitish mycelium resembling E. lata; other, mycelium not resembling E. lata.