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Yanli Tian1, Yuqiang Zhao2, Sa Bai3
1College of Plant Protection and Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Crop Diseases and Pests, Ministry of Education, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
Abstract:
A method was developed using a padlock probe (PLP) and dot-blot hybridization for detecting Acidovorax citrulli in cucurbit seed. The PLP was designed based on the 16S-23S internal transcribed spacer ribosomal DNA sequence from A. citrulli. The detection threshold for the PLP assay was 100 fg of genomic DNA, and A. citrulli was detected in 100% of artificially infested seedlots with 0.1% infestation or greater. In addition, using the PLP assay, 4 of 8 melon seedlots collected from Xinjang province and 15 of 47 watermelon seedlots collected from Ningxia province were positive for A. citrulli. In contrast, a conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay that relied on primers WFB1 and WFB2 facilitated A. citrulli detection in 1 of 8 and 5 of 47 seedlots from Xinjiang and Ningxia provinces, respectively. These data indicate that the PLP and dot-blot hybridization technique was more effective than conventional PCR for seed health testing.
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