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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 07, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kening Li, Madison, WI (US);
Douglas I Rouse, Madison, WI (US);
Thomas L German, Hollandale, WI (US);
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, , WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ; C12P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-6 ; 435 912 ;
Abstract
A DNA sequence is described which is diagnostic of Verticillium dahliae, a problematic plant pathogen. The sequence is found only in V. dahliae and not in closely related Verticillium species. The identification of this diagnostic DNA sequence permits a rapid and sensitive PCR assay to be used to test soil samples for the presence of this pathogen. Competitive PCR may be used to quantify the amount of pathogen present.