Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid. is an important phytopathogenic fungus, infecting a
large number of plant species and surviving for up to 15 years in the soil as a saprophyte …

Short tandem repeats (STRs) are units of 1–6 bp that repeat in a tandem fashion in DNA.
Along with single nucleotide polymorphisms and large structural variations, they are among …

Microsatellites (or SSRs: simple sequence repeats) are among the most frequently used
DNA markers in many areas of research. The use of microsatellite markers is limited by the …

Fungi are amongst the most abundant and diverse organisms. Despite being widely known
for their adverse role in food spoilage or as pathogens for humans, animals, or plants, they …

Robust molecular markers such as microsatellites are important tools used to understand
the dynamics of natural populations, but their identification and development are typically …

Continuing in the tradition of its predecessors, this new edition combines an informal, easy
to read style with a thorough introduction to concepts and terminology of plant pathology …

As more original molecular protocols and subsequent modifications are described in the
literature, it has become difficult for those not directly involved in the development of these …

Clonal expansion has been observed in several invasive fungal plant pathogens colonizing
new areas, raising the question of the origin of clonal lineages. Using microsatellite markers …

Ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi are major microbial components of boreal, temperate and
Mediterranean forests, as well as some tropical forest ecosystems. Nearly two decades of …

Microsatellites, also known as simple sequence repeats (SSRs), are among the most
commonly used marker types in evolutionary and ecological studies. Next Generation …