Development of rapid in-field loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays for phytoplasmas

Bulletin of Insectology

Volumn 64, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Hodgetts, Jennifer ^a   Tomlinson, Jenny ^a   Boonham, Neil ^a   González Martín, Irene ^b   Nikolić, Petra ^c   Swarbrick, Philip ^d   Yankey, Egya N ^d   Dickinson, Matthew ^d  

^a FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b Centre de Recerca i Investigació de Catalunya S A   (Spain)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Slovenia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA extraction; Field detection; LAMP assays; Phytoplasmas

Indexed keywords

CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA;

EID: 80054850289     PISSN: 17218861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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