EPPO Bulletin (2017) 47, 18-23

N. Mehle, P. Kogovsek, F. Constable, K. De Jonghe, M. Loiseau, F. Veratti, C. Marzachi, L. Ferretti, E. Angelini, L. Filippin, E. Sousa, E. Andrade, J. Hodgetts, M. Dickinson and M. Dermastia (2017)
Test performance study of isothermal amplification tests for the detection of Grapevine flavescence dorée phytoplasma and ' Candidatus Phytoplasma solani'
EPPO Bulletin 47 (1), 18-23
Abstract: This test performance study (TPS) was carried out on DNA samples from grapevine, clematis, fungi and bacteria to compare and validate loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) tests for detection of Grapevine flavescence dorée phytoplasma and ' Candidatus Phytoplasma solani' (Grapevine Bois noir phytoplasma). Two LAMP tests, for Grapevine flavescence dorée phytoplasma and ' Candidatus Phytoplasma solani' (as developed by Kogovšek and colleagues), with proven applicability for rapid laboratory or on-site detection were included in this study. They were performed in 10 laboratories. In addition, the commercial Qualiplante/Hyris isothermal amplification test for Grapevine flavescence dorée phytoplasma was performed in three laboratories. The accuracy of the three tests was shown to be over 98%. Moreover, the high accuracy of these tests, which used different devices across different laboratories, confirmed their reproducibility.
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Database assignments for author(s): Natasa Mehle, Jennifer Hodgetts, Elisa Angelini, Fiona E. Constable, Kris De Jonghe, Polona Kogovsek, Cristina Marzachi

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
identification/taxonomy
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Phytoplasma solani	Grapevine (Vitis)