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Multiplex PCR assay for the identification of nivalenol, 3- and 15-acetyl-deoxynivalenol chemotypes in Fusarium

2006; Oxford University Press; Volume: 259; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00235.x

1574-6968

Angela Quarta, Giovanni Mita, Miriam Haidukowski, Antonio Logrieco, Giuseppina Mulà ̈, Angelo Visconti,

Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure

The ability to rapidly distinguish trichothecene chemotypes in a given species/population of the genus Fusarium is important due to significant differences in the toxicity of these secondary metabolites. A multiplex PCR assay, based on primer pairs derived from the Tri3, Tri5 and Tri7 genes of the trichothecene gene cluster was established for the identification of the different chemotypes among Fusarium graminearum, F. culmorum and F. cerealis. Using the selected primers, specific amplification products of 625, 354 and 708 bp were obtained from Fusarium isolates producing nivalenol, 3-acetyl-deoxynivalenol and 15-acetyl-deoxynivalenol, respectively. Moreover, the multiplex PCR was successfully used to identify the chemotype of the Fusarium species contaminating wheat kernels. Four picograms of fungal DNA were found to be necessary to obtain a visible amplification product.