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A sensitive one-step real-time RT-PCR method for detecting Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 2 variants in grapevine.

Monique Beuve·Lauriane Sempé·Olivier Lemaire
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Grapevine leafroll syndrome is caused by a complex of up to nine different Grapevine leafroll-associated viruses (GLRaV-1-9) with GLRaV-2 being reported as one of the most variable species of this group. Many methods, including indexing, serological and molecular procedures, have been developed for the detection of GLRaV-2. However, due to the low concentration of the virus in plants and the high variability of GLRaV-2, a method with improved sensitivity and with the capacity to detect of all known variants is required. Such improvement is essential for grapevine rootstocks, as these are suspected to harbour frequent GLRaV-2 infections difficult to detect, thus contributing to the spread of the leafroll disease. The development of new universal primers is described using a target sequence located in the 3' end of the virus genome. These primers were combined with a one-step SYBR Green real-time RT-PCR assay to achieve quantitative detection. All 43 GLRaV-2 isolates tested in this study were identified readily and reproducibly, regardless of their geographical origin or variety of grapevine. Using the procedure developed in this study, the sensitivity was increased 125 times compared to a conventional single-tube RT-PCR. This real-time method opens new perspectives for the sanitary selection of grapevine and in leafroll 2 disease monitoring.

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3' Flanking RegionBase SequenceClosteroviridaeDNA PrimersFluorescent DyesGenome, ViralMolecular Sequence DataPlant DiseasesPlant LeavesPlantsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSensitivity and SpecificitySequence AlignmentVitisJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Monique Beuve, Lauriane Sempé, Olivier Lemaire. 2007-01-16. A sensitive one-step real-time RT-PCR method for detecting Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 2 variants in grapevine.. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jviromet.2006.11.042

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