Multiplex PCR-based strategy to detect contamination with mycotoxigenic Fusarium species in rice and fingermillet collected from southern India.

Background: The genus Fusarium comprises a diverse group of fungi including several species that produce mycotoxins in food commodities. In the present study, a multiplex PCR was standardised for the group-specific detection of fumonisin-producing and trichothecene-producing strains of Fusarium species. Primers for genus-level recognition of Fusarium spp.