Optical brighteners do not influence covert baculovirus infection of Spodoptera frugiperda.
Covert infection with Spodoptera frugiperda multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus, detected by reverse transcription-PCR of virus gene transcripts (ie-0 and polh), was not significantly affected by the presence of an optical brightener (Tinopal UNPA-GX), indicating no change in virus virulence. Detection of the covert infection was dependent on insect life stage and the viral mRNA used for diagnosis.
Martínez
Ana-Mabel
AM
Departamento de Producción Agraria, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Williams
Trevor
T
López-Ferber
Miguel
M
Caballero
Primitivo
P
D000818:Animals; D001557:Benzenesulfonates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003902:Detergents / Q000494:pharmacology; D017344:Genes, Insect; D005814:Genes, Viral; D017924:Nucleopolyhedroviruses / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D018411:Spodoptera / Q000254:growth & development / Q000821:virology*; D014774:Virulence / Q000187:drug effects
D001557:Benzenesulfonates; D004279:DNA, Viral; D003902:Detergents; C011556:Tinopal