Bloch, Melody


Publications
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Development of a TaqMan Assay for the Detection of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma brasiliense’ and Assessment by High-Resolution Melt Curve Analysis

Citation
Lane et al. (2024). Plant Disease 108 (10)
Names
Ca. Phytoplasma brasiliense
Abstract
‘Candidatus Phytoplasma brasiliense’ (CPB) is a phytoplasma originally discovered in South America and is known to infect a wide variety of economically important crops. It is most prevalent in Hibiscus spp., where it causes witches broom symptoms, and papaya, where it causes bunchy top. Recently, CPB was documented for the first time in North America in a new host, globe sedge. In this study, two quantitative PCR assays are developed: one using high-resolution melt curve analysis (HRMA) based