Patent ID: 7291465

Claim:
A method for detecting the presence of Stachybotyrs chartarum in a sample, comprising: releasing DNA from any fungi present in the sample; subjecting the released DNA directly to amplification by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) without purifying the DNA, wherein the PCR amplification of any released DNA is performed using at least one pair of primers specific for Stachybotyrs chartarum ; and detecting the presence of Stachybotyrs chartarum by visualizing any PCR amplification product to determine whether or not the PCR amplification product corresponds to an expected product from amplification of the DNA of Stachybotyrs chartarum with said at least one pair of primers, wherein said at least one pair of primers comprises a pair of primers which comprises the nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NOs:3 and 4.