Polymorphism of Microsatellite Sequence within ABC Transporter Genes in Phytopathogenic Fungus, Magnaporthe Grisea.

Thirteen polyporphic microsatellite markers suitable for population genetic structure analysis and ABC transporter and signal transduction coding genes variation measurement were developed for rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe grisea. Polymorphism was evaluated by using forty-six isolates collected from diverse geographical locations and rice varieties. Preliminary results indicated that each locus resolved multiple alleles ranging from two to ten. There results showed that these SSR-containing genes are also polymorphic in the natural population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]