Six ginseng pathogens were obtained from the Rural Development Administration Genebank Information Center (RDA GIC) (Suwon, Korea) and Punggi Ginseng Experimental Station (Punggi, Korea); A. panax, B. cinerea KACC (Korea Agricultural Culture Collection) 43521, C. panacicola, C. destructans KACC 44656, P. cactorum KACC 40166, and R. solani KACC 40123. Microbial cultures were maintained on potato dextrose agar (PDA) plates.