Virus testing by PCR and RT-PCR amplification in berry fruit

Methods Mol Biol. 2015:1302:227-48. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2620-6_17.

Abstract

Berry fruit crops are prone to infection by a wide range of viruses, with the list expanding every year, primarily because of the expansion of the crops to new geographic regions. Although some methods allow for virus detection in a nonspecific manner, the advent of cheap and effective nucleic acid sequencing technologies has allowed for the development of species-specific tests. This chapter describes methods for extraction of nucleic acids for molecular testing from a range of different berry fruit crops and lists oligonucleotide primers that have been developed for amplification of a large number of berry fruit viruses.

MeSH terms

  • Fruit / genetics
  • Fruit / microbiology*
  • Fruit / virology*
  • Plant Diseases / virology
  • Plant Viruses / classification*
  • Plant Viruses / genetics
  • Plant Viruses / isolation & purification*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
  • RNA, Viral / analysis*
  • RNA, Viral / genetics
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
  • Species Specificity

Substances

  • RNA, Viral