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APPLICATIONS OF PCR IN MYCOLOGY Applications of PCR in Mycology Edited by P.D. Bridge CABI BIOSCIENCEUK Centre, Egham, UK D.K. Arora Centre for Advanced Study in Botany, Banaras Hindu University, India C.A. Reddy Department of Microbiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA R.P. Elander Technical Operations Biotechnology Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, New York, USA CAB INTERNATIONAL CAB INTERNATIONAL CAB INTERNATIONAL Wallingford 198 Madison Avenue Oxon OX10 8DE New York, NY 10016-4314 UK USA Tel: +44 (0)1491 832111 Tel: +1 212 726 6490 Fax: +44 (0)1491 833508 Fax: +1 212 686 7993 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] © CAB INTERNATIONAL 1998. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronically, mechanically, by photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owners. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library, London, UK Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Applications of PCR in mycology / edited by P.D. Bridge ... [et al.]. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 0–85199–233–1 (alk. paper) 1. Mycology. 2. Polymerase chain reaction. I. Bridge, P.D. QK603.A64 1998 579.5––dc21 97–43094 CIP ISBN 0 85199 233 1 Typeset in 10/12pt Garamond by Solidus (Bristol) Ltd. Printed and bound in the UK by the University Press, Cambridge. Contents Contributors vii Preface xi Abbreviations xiii 1. Polymerase Chain Reaction in Mycology: an Overview 1 V. Edel 2. Gene Cloning Using PCR 21 S.P. Goller, M. Gorfer, R.L. Mach and C.P. Kubicek 3. DDRT–PCR for Screening of Fungal Gene Expression 47 E.P. Benito and J.A.L. van Kan 4. Interpretation of PCR Methods for Species Definition 63 P.D. Bridge and D.K. Arora 5. PCR Applications in Studies of Lichen-forming Fungi 85 A. Crespo, O.F. Cubero and M. Grube 6. Applications of PCR for Studying the Biodiversity of Mycorrhizal Fungi 107 L. Lanfranco, S. Perotto and P. Bonfante v vi Contents 7. PCR Applications in Fungal Phylogeny 125 S. Takamatsu 8. PCR Applications to the Taxonomy of Entomopathogenic Fungi 153 F. Driver and R.J. Milner 9. Application of PCR in Fungal Biotechnology 187 W.V. Burnett, S.-J.D. Chiang, J.D. Basch and R.P. Elander 10. Application of PCR in Studying Lignocellulose Degradation by Basidiomycetes 205 C.A. Reddy and T.M. D’Souza 11. PCR Methods for the Detection of Mycotoxin-producing Fungi 243 R. Geisen 12. PCR Diagnostics in Medical Mycology 267 T. Hughes, T.R. Rogers and K. Haynes 13. Applications of PCR in Fungal–Plant Interactions 289 E. Ward, A. Tahiri-Alaoui and J.F. Antoniw 14. PCR as a Tool for the Investigation of Seed-borne Disease 309 D.A. Pearce 15. Future Directions for PCR in Mycology 325 S. Sreenivasaprasad and P.R. Mills Index 347 Contributors J.F. Antoniw, Crop and Disease Management Department, Institute for Arable Crops Research, Rothamsted, Harpenden, Herts AL5 2JQ, UK D.K. Arora, Department of Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221 005, India J.D. Basch, Technical Operations Biotechnology Development, Bio/Chem Division, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Syracuse, NY 13221-4755, USA E.P. Benito, Area de Gene´tica, Departamento de Microbiologı´a y Gene´tica, Universidad de Salamanca, Edificio Departamental, Avenida del Campo Charro, S/N 37007, Salamanca, Spain P. Bonfante, Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale dell’Universita`, Viale Mattioli 25, I-10125 Torino, Italy P.D. Bridge,CABI BIOSCIENCESUK Centre, Bakeham Lane, Egham, Surrey TW20 9TY, UK W.V. Burnett,Technical Operations Biotechnology Development, Bio/Chem Division, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Syracuse, NY 13221-4755, USA S.-J.D. Chiang, Technical Operations Biotechnology Development, Bio/ Chem Division, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Syracuse, NY 13221-4755, USA A. Crespo,Departamento de Biolog´ıa Vegetal II, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040 Madrid, Spain O.F. Cubero, Departamento de Biologı´a Vegetal II, Universidad Complu- tense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040 Madrid, Spain T.M. D’Souza, Department of Microbiology and NSF Center for Microbial Ecology, Department of Microbiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1101, USA vii viii Contributors F. Driver,CSIRO Division of Entomology, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia V. Edel,INRA-CMSE, Laboratoire de Recherche sur la Flore Pathoge`ne dans le Sol, 17 rue Sully-BV1540 21034 Dijon Cedex, France R.P. Elander,Technical Operations Biotechnology Development, Bio/Chem Division, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Syracuse, NY 13221-4755, USA R. Geisen, Bundes Forschungsanstalt fu¨r Erna¨hrung, Institut fu¨r Hygiene und Toxikologie, Engessertsr. 20, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany S.P. Goller, Abteilung fu¨r Mikrobielle Biochemie, Institut fu¨r Biochemische Technologie und Mikrobiologie, Technische Universita¨t Wien, Getreide- markt 9/172.5, A-1060 Wien, Austria M. Gorfer, Abteilung fu¨r Mikrobielle Biochemie, Institut fu¨r Biochemische Technologie und Mikrobiologie, Technische Universita¨t Wien, Getreide- markt 9/172.5, A-1060 Wien, Austria M. Grube,Institut fu¨r Botanik, Karl-Franzens-Universita¨t Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria K. Haynes, Department of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK T. Hughes, Department of Infectious Diseases, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK J.A.L. van Kan, Department of Phytopathology, Wageningen Agricultural University, POB 8025, 6700 EE Wageningen, The Netherlands C.P. Kubicek, Abteilung fu¨r Mikrobielle Biochemie, Institut fu¨r Bio- chemische Technologie und Mikrobiologie, Technische Universita¨t Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/172.5, A-1060 Wien, Austria L. Lanfranco,Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale dell’Universita` and Centro i Studio, sulla Micologia del Terreno del CNR, Viale Mattioli 25, I-10125 Torino, Italy R.L. Mach, Abteilung fu¨r Mikrobielle Biochemie, Institut fu¨r Biochemische Technologie und Mikrobiologie, Technische Universita¨t Wien, Getreide- markt 9/172.5, A-1060 Wien, Austria P.R. Mills, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Horticulture Research International, Wellesbourne, Warwick CV35 9EF, UK R. Milner,CSIRO Division of Entomology, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia D.A. Pearce, Terrestrial and Freshwater Life Science Division, British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET, UK S. Perotto, Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale dell’Universita` and Centro i Studio, sulla Micologia del Terreno del CNR, Viale Mattioli 25, I-10125 Torino, Italy C.A. Reddy, Department of Microbiology and NSF Center for Microbial Contributors ix Ecology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1101, USA T.R. Rogers,Department of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK S. Sreenivasaprasad, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Horticulture Research International, Wellesbourne, Warwick CV35 9EF, UK A. Tahiri-Alaoui,Crop and Disease Management Department, Institute for Arable Crops Research Rothamsted, Harpenden, Herts AL5 2JQ, UK S. Takamatsu, Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Bioresources, Mie University, Tsu 514, Japan E. Ward, Crop and Disease Management Department, Institute for Arable Crops Research Rothamsted, Harpenden, Herts AL5 2JQ, UK

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Polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a powerful method for amplifying DNA fragments, has had an enormous impact on research throughout biology. This book discusses the wide-ranging applications of PCR in pure and applied mycology.
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