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Identifying, diagnosing and detecting Phytophthora by molecular methods

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 August 2002

Jim Duncan  and
David Cooke
Jim Duncan
Affiliation:
Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA
David Cooke
Affiliation:
Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA
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Abstract

The paper outlines the impact of molecular biology on the identification and detection of fungi and fungus-like micro-organisms. We have tried to use as little jargon as possible but avoiding it completely is very difficult. The article is centred around the ‘pseudofungus’ Phytophthora and its closest relatives, because that is the micro-organism with which we have had most experience. Nevertheless, most of the approaches and techniques mentioned are applicable to any fungus or fungus-like organism and, in that broader sense, the article should be of interest to those with no special interest in or knowledge of Phytophthora.

Keywords

DNA FingerprintingidentificationPhytophthorapolymerase chain reactionpseudofungusrDNA spacers
Type
Research Article
Information
Mycologist , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , May 2002 , pp. 59 - 66
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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