A high sensitivity RT-PCR assay for the diagnosis of grapevine viroids in field and tissue culture samples

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 63, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 57-69

  Wah, Yan F Wan Chow ^a   Symons, Robert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

grapevine viroids; meristem culture; RNA extraction; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; NONHUMAN; PLANT VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA VIRUS; VIROID; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WINE;

FRUIT; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT VIRUSES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIROIDS;

GRAPEVINE VIROID; RNA VIRUSES; VIROIDS; VITIS; VITIS SP.;

EID: 0343852752     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(96)02115-5     Document Type: Article

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