Recently advances in biotechnology and molecular
biology have played a significant role in development of serological and
molecular assays for detection of plant viruses. However, specificity and
sensitivity of them may show variation according to pathogens and hosts. In
this study, Grapevine fanleaf nepovirus
(GFLV) which was the most prevalent viral agent in Aegean viticulture
production areas was used to compare conventional RT-PCR and real-time RT-PCR.
For this purpose, 8 infected and 5 healthy, totally 13 symptomatic grapevine samples
which have been detected by DAS-ELISA were used. After the conventional RT-PCR
and real-time PCR assays, results were evaluated agarose gel electrophoresis
and melting analysis respectively. The conventional RT-PCR results showed that
10 out of 13 samples were infected with GFLV, whereas 11 out of 13 samples were
found infected with real-time RT-PCR. At the end of this study, the real-time
RT-PCR assays were found more sensitive, reliable and rapid than conventional
RT-PCR.
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Publication Date | December 30, 2016 |
Published in Issue | Year 2016 Volume: 45 Issue: 2-3 |