Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3407726 | Journal of Virological Methods | 2009 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
A semi-automated, immunomagnetic capture-reverse transcription PCR (IMC-RT-PCR) assay for the detection of three pineapple-infecting ampeloviruses, Pineapple mealybug wilt-associated virus-1, -2 and -3, is described. The assay was equivalent in sensitivity but more rapid than conventional immunocapture RT-PCR. The assay can be used either as a one- or two-step RT-PCR and allows detection of the viruses separately or together in a triplex assay from fresh, frozen or freeze-dried pineapple leaf tissue. This IMC-RT-PCR assay could be used for high throughput screening of pineapple planting propagules and could easily be modified for the detection of other RNA viruses in a range of plant species, provided suitable antibodies are available.
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Authors
C.F. Gambley, A.D.W. Geering, J.E. Thomas,