Figure 1From: Development and validation of a real-time PCR assay for detection and quantification of Tuber magnatum in soilPCR sensitivity of the primer pairs selected from ITS1 and ITS2 regions. Reactions carried out using serial dilutions of T. magnatum DNA (TM-DNA) in pooled non-target fungal DNAs (F-DNA): lane M, Mass ruler marker (Fermenats); lanes 1, 3, 5 and 7, ITS1for-ITS1rev primer pair; lanes 2, 4, 6 and 8, ITS2for-ITS2rev primer pair. Lanes 1–2, 10 ng TM-DNA/90 ng F-DNA; lanes 3–4, 1 ng TM-DNA/99 ng F-DNA; lanes 5–6, 0.1 ng TM-DNA/99.9 ng F-DNA; lanes 7–8, 0.01 ng TM-DNA/99.99 ng F-DNA.Back to article page