“…Genomic DNA samples of two-week-old rice leaves and M. oryzae mycelia were extracted using the CTAB method [ 21 ]. The functional or diagnostic markers listed in Tables S3 and S4 were used to detect the genotypes of 18 cloned blast R genes ( Pib , Pikh , Pita , Pid3 , Pid2 , Pia , Pik , Pi-zt , Pb1 , Pikm , Pi3/5/I , Pi1 , Pit , Pi25 , Pigm , Piz , Pi9 , Pi2 ) [ 17 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 ] in rice and 10 isolated avirulence genes ( Avr1-Co39 , Avri-Pita , ACE1 , Avr-Pib , PWL1 , Avr-Pia , Avr-Pi9 , Avr-Pizt , Avr-Pik , and Avr-Pii ) in M. oryzae strains [ 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 ]. PCR products were separated by electrophoresis on 4% agarose gels or 8% non-deformable polyacrylamide gels.…”