title: Development of molecular tests for the detection of ILAR and latent viruses in fruit trees.
abstract: The detection throughout the year of latent and ILAR viruses in fruit tress by classical serological tests appear to be unreliable. We have developed RT-PCR tests for a reliable detection of latent and ILAR viruses in fruit trees. These assays were then simplified to allow the direct use of crude plant extracts instead of total RNA preparations, and the analyses of pooled samples. In this way, such RT-PCR protocols are suitable for a routine diagnosis of latent and ILAR viruses in fruit tree certification.
authors.affiliation: University of Agricultural Sciences of Gembloux Passage des Déportés 2, B-5030 Gembloux, Belgium.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roussel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kummert
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dutrecq
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lepoivre
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Jijakli
mesh_terms: D005638:Fruit / Q000821:virology*; D019179:Ilarvirus / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000821:virology; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014197:Trees / Q000821:virology; D017735:Virus Latency
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral