Electrophoretic patterns of soluble fungal proteins and their possible use as taxonomic criteria in the genus Fusarium

Abstract

Buffer-soluble proteins extracted from 33 isolates of various Fusarium oxysporum formae speciales and 13 other Fusarium species were separated on polyacrylamide gel disc electrophoresis. The resulting patterns were compared and their use as a taxonomic criterion assessed. The results obtained do not support the current concept that this method is useful as a taxonomic tool.