Molecular Quantification and Genetic Diversity of Toxigenic Fusarium Species in Northern Europe as Compared to Those in Southern Europe
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Type B Trichothecene Producers and Their Chemotypes
1.2. Historical Background
1.3. Type A Trichothecene Producers
1.4. Genetic Basis of Chemotypes
1.5. The Aim of the Work
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Fusarium Isolates
2.2. Mycotoxin Analyses
2.3. DNA Extraction
2.4. Quantitative PCR
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. The Correlation between Mycotoxin and Fusarium DNA Levels in 2010–2012
3.2. Chemotypes of Fusarium Species in Finland during the Years 2010–2012
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Supplementary File 1Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Yli-Mattila, T.; Rämö, S.; Hietaniemi, V.; Hussien, T.; Carlobos-Lopez, A.L.; Cumagun, C.J.R. Molecular Quantification and Genetic Diversity of Toxigenic Fusarium Species in Northern Europe as Compared to Those in Southern Europe. Microorganisms 2013, 1, 162-174. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms1010162
Yli-Mattila T, Rämö S, Hietaniemi V, Hussien T, Carlobos-Lopez AL, Cumagun CJR. Molecular Quantification and Genetic Diversity of Toxigenic Fusarium Species in Northern Europe as Compared to Those in Southern Europe. Microorganisms. 2013; 1(1):162-174. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms1010162
Chicago/Turabian StyleYli-Mattila, Tapani, Sari Rämö, Veli Hietaniemi, Taha Hussien, Ana Liza Carlobos-Lopez, and Christian Joseph R. Cumagun. 2013. "Molecular Quantification and Genetic Diversity of Toxigenic Fusarium Species in Northern Europe as Compared to Those in Southern Europe" Microorganisms 1, no. 1: 162-174. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms1010162