Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) DNA sequences from the ribosomal RNA gene region are described for different species and strains of Helminthosporium carbonum, Helminthosporium turcicum, Helminthosporium maydis, Cercospora zeae-maydis, Kabatiella zeae and Puccinia sorghi. Specific primers from ...http://www.google.com/patents/US5800997?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5800997 - Detection of maize fungal pathogens using the polymerase chain reaction