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Real-time PCR for detection and quantification of Erwinia amylovora, the causal agent of fireblight
Authors:H Salm  K Geider†
Institution:Max-Planck-Institut für Zellbiologie, c/o Biologische Bundesanstalt, Schwabenheimer Str. 101, 69221 Dossenheim, Germany
Abstract:Real-time PCR was used for quantitative detection of Erwinia amylovora , the causative agent of fireblight. Specific primers were created from a DNA fragment of the common plasmid pEA29, successfully used for standard PCR identification of the pathogen. The primers amplified DNA from various E. amylovora strains, but not from other plant-associated bacteria. DNA of E. amylovora was also amplified from field samples and from inoculated apple leaves or flowers. Neither the presence of other bacteria nor low amounts of tissue extracts from bark or leaves changed the signal threshold. Assays with SYBR Green I instead of the Taqman probe showed a similar sensitivity, detecting 50 cells per assay. Real-time PCR could be especially useful for mass screening of commercial products and for resistance studies of transgenic host plants, in breeding experiments and after treatments to control fireblight.
Keywords:apple flowers  field assays  fireblight  plasmid pEA29  Taqman
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