Figures & data
Figure 1. Morphological examination of different spores/teliospores of wheat fungal pathogens at 40× magnification. (A) Tilletia indica; (B) Tilletia foetida; (C) Puccinia recondita; (D) Puccinia striiformis; (E) H. sativum; (F) Fusarium spp.; (G) Aspergillus niger; (H) Ustilago nudo tritici.
![Figure 1. Morphological examination of different spores/teliospores of wheat fungal pathogens at 40× magnification. (A) Tilletia indica; (B) Tilletia foetida; (C) Puccinia recondita; (D) Puccinia striiformis; (E) H. sativum; (F) Fusarium spp.; (G) Aspergillus niger; (H) Ustilago nudo tritici.](/cms/asset/7e76513c-158d-4ba3-8d8d-21ca17257d8d/cfai_a_381249_o_f0001g.jpg)
Figure 2. Determination of optimum number of teliospores by indirect ELISA using anti-teliospore antibodies.
![Figure 2. Determination of optimum number of teliospores by indirect ELISA using anti-teliospore antibodies.](/cms/asset/0715b529-f7a8-4bc3-b159-14f421530648/cfai_a_381249_o_f0002g.jpg)
Figure 3. Determination of optimum antibody dilution by indirect ELISA using anti-teliospore antibodies.
![Figure 3. Determination of optimum antibody dilution by indirect ELISA using anti-teliospore antibodies.](/cms/asset/0b470194-5c0a-4c46-807a-c4449ecf553a/cfai_a_381249_o_f0003g.jpg)
Table 1. Cross-reactivity of anti-teliospore antibodies of Karnal bunt with other fungal spores.
Table 2. Effect of various treatments on immunoreactivity of teliospores and the spores of different fungal pathogens using anti-teliospore antibodies of T. indica.
Figure 4. (A). Protein profile analysis of spores/teliospores walls of different fungal pathogens of wheat by SDS-PAGE (12%). (B). Identification of shared immunoreactive epitopes in spores/teliospores walls of common fungal pathogens of wheat by western blotting. M – Marker, Lane 1 – Fusarium spp.; Lane 2 – Helminthosporium sativum; Lane 3 – Tilletia indica; Lane 4 – Tilletia foetida; Lane 5 – Puccinia recondita; Lane 6 – Puccinia striiformis; Lane 7 – Aspergillus niger; Lane 8 – Ustilago nuda tritici.
![Figure 4. (A). Protein profile analysis of spores/teliospores walls of different fungal pathogens of wheat by SDS-PAGE (12%). (B). Identification of shared immunoreactive epitopes in spores/teliospores walls of common fungal pathogens of wheat by western blotting. M – Marker, Lane 1 – Fusarium spp.; Lane 2 – Helminthosporium sativum; Lane 3 – Tilletia indica; Lane 4 – Tilletia foetida; Lane 5 – Puccinia recondita; Lane 6 – Puccinia striiformis; Lane 7 – Aspergillus niger; Lane 8 – Ustilago nuda tritici.](/cms/asset/d5210cb5-e7ea-4226-940a-f809ac8766d5/cfai_a_381249_o_f0004g.jpg)