American Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology2150-42102150-4253Academic Journals Inc.10.3923/ajbmb.2017.53.64Alternaria brassicicola and Alternaria brassicae: A Comparative Overview]]>MishraSanjay SinghRuchi KumarShailesh KumarSudheer 2201772Among different Brassica, Indian mustard (Brassica juncea), an important and predominant rabi oilseed crop of rapeseed mustard group in India, occupies 90% area of the total hectarage. Mustard encounters number of foliar diseases, among them Alternaria blight is the most devastating, causing yield loss up to 35-38%. Chemical properties as well as fatty acid profile govern oil superiority. Besides, the disease undesirably distresses seed quality by reducing seed size, seed discoloration and decline in oil content. In relevance, recently microsatellite locus ABS28 has been identified and characterized in terms of cross-transferability to other related and unrelated taxa. Data compiled authenticate that this monomorphic microsatellite marker is greatly particular for A. brassicicola, as no magnification signal has been observed from other closely related Alternaria species. No false positive or false negative analyses were witnessed with the assays showed the stringency of specific primer set ABS28F and ABS28R, consequently letting precise and sensitive revealing of A. brassicicola from cultures and specific plant samples. The assay was noticed to be sensitive, consistently detecting 0.01 ng of genomic DNA per PCR of the target fungi. Thus, marker allows assessing fungal growth from the initial phases of infection, providing a rapid and applied alternative to existing defined markers to differentiate and identify A. brassicicola from synchronously occurring fungus, A. brassicae and other fungi related to rapeseed mustard. 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