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Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) can be used for the simultaneous detection of plant viruses. Multiple primer pairs or polyvalent primer pairs can be used to detect and identify several viruses in a single PCR.
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Pallas, V., Sanchez-Navarro, J., Varga, A., Aparicio, F., James, D. (2009). Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and Real-time Multiplex PCR for the Simultaneous Detection of Plant Viruses. In: Burns, R. (eds) Plant Pathology. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 508. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-062-1_16
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