Abstract
Dwarf bunt of wheat, caused by Tilletia controversa Kühn, is an important international quarantine disease in many countries. The objective of this investigation was to develop a diagnostic molecular marker generated from intersimple sequence repeat (ISSR) for rapid identification of T. controversa. A total of 60 primers were tested by ISSR to detect DNA polymorphisms between T. controversa and related species. The primer ISSR818 generated a polymorphic pattern displaying a 952- bp DNA fragment specific for T. controversa. The marker was converted into a sequence characterized amplified region (SCAR), and specific primers (TCKSF2/TCKSR2) were designed for use in a PCR detection assay. Its detection limit was 1 ng of DNA, which could be yielded by 1.1 μg of teliospores in a 25- μl PCR. Conclusively, a method to distinguish T. controversa from similar pathogenic fungi has been successfully developed based on the use of a SCAR marker.
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