title: Improved microscopic identification of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus cells by combining in situ hybridization with immunofluorescence.
abstract: An oligonucleotide probe was selected from the 16S rRNA gene of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus for specific in situ hybridization. The rhodamine-labelled oligonucleotide probe was used in conjunction with an indirect immunofluorescence procedure based on a specific monoclonal antibody detected with a fluorescein-labelled conjugate. Simultaneous labelling of bacterial cells with the oligonucleotide and antibody probes allows accurate microscopic identification of single cells when isolation and other methods of confirming bacterial identity are not possible.
authors.affiliation: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Pacific Agriculture Research Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: De Boer
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Ward
mesh_terms: D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001483:Base Sequence; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes / Q000235:genetics; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D011198:Solanum tuberosum / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S