고추에서 Colletotrichum scovillei를 검출하고 계수하기 위한 반선택배지가 개발되었다. 기본배지로서 Potatodextrose- agar (PDA)가 사용되었다. 반선택배지의 최종 조성은 부생성곰팡이와 세균을 저해하고, C. scovillei의 생장에 양호할 수 있도록 확립되었다. 반선택배지는 pyribencarb 와 pydiflumetofen 각각 40 μg mL-1와 세균을 방지하기 위한 streptomycin 100 μg mL-1를 포함한다. 배지의 pH는 85% lactic acid로 4.8로 조절했다. 반선택배지에 배양할 때 C. scovillei의 균사생육 저해율은 Fusarium속과 다른 부생균보 다 뚜렷이 낮았다. 반선택배지에 과실과 줄기조직 현탁액 을 평판배양하여 탄저병균이 자연 감염된 식물체로부터 C. scovillei가 검출되었고, 신뢰할 수 있고 정량할 수 있었다. 이것은 자연 감염된 고추조직에서 C. scovillei의 존재를 검출하기 위한 반선택성배지에 대한 처음 보고이다.
A semi-selective agar medium was developed for detecting and enumerating Colletotrichum scovillei in chili (Capsicum annum) plant material. Potato-dextroseagar (PDA) was used as the basic medium. The composition of the semi-selective agar medium was established after several attempts to favor the development of C. scovillei and inhibit the growth of other fungi and bacteria. The semi-selective agar medium contained PDA amended with pyribencarb and pydiflumetofen at 40 μg mL-1 each and streptomycin at 100 μg mL-1 for preventing bacterial growth. The pH was adjusted to 4.8 with 85% lactic acid. The inhibition of the mycelial growth of C. scovillei was significantly less than that of most other fungi including Fusarium species when grown on the semiselective medium. C. scovillei was detected from naturally infected chili plants by plating fruit and stem tissue suspensions on the semi-selective medium, which was found to be reliable and quantifiable. This was the first report of a semi-selective agar medium to detect the presence of C. scovillei in naturally infected chili tissue.