Table 1 List of primers used for amplification of RNA polymerase (RPB1) gene and non-coding region of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequence of the nuclear ribosomal DNA

RPB-F1

RPB-R1

450–550

F-5′GARTGYCCDGGDCAYTTYGG-3′

R-5′CCNGCDATNTCRTTRTCCATRTA-3′

Stiller and Hall (1997)

RPB-F2

RPB-R2

450–500

F-5′CGRACMYTRCCYCATTTCACAA-3′

R-5′TTGAGCGGAAGYTGCATCATCTCC-3′

Bidochka et al. (2001)

RPB-F3

RPB-R3

450–600

F-5′CGRACMYTRCCYCATTTCACAA-3′

R-5′TTCARRAARGCCATSGCRCCWTC-3′

Bischoff et al. (2006, 2009)

ITS1

ITS2

600–700

F-5′CCTCCGCTTATTGATATGC-3′

R-5′GGAAGTAAAAGTCGTAACAAGG-3′

Curran et al. (1994), Entz et al. (2008)

NS1

AB28

650–750

F-5′CTCTCCAAACTCGGTCATTT-3′

R-5′ATATGCTTAAGTTCAGCGGGT-3′

Curran et al. (1994), Entz et al. (2008)