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In order to reduce the effects of inhibitors present in DNA extracts from lignified apple tissues, a magnetic capture-hybridisation PCR (MCH-PCR) technique was developed forNectria galligena using the ITS 1 region of the rRNA gene repeats as target. The trapping reagent used to coat the magnetic beads was an 81 bp single-stranded DNA oligonucleotide biotin-labelled on the 5é-terminal and designed to be complementary to part of the rRNA gene ITS 1 region ofN. galligena. For specificity, the probe was located from 14 bp downstream from the 3é-terminal nucleotide of theN. galligena forward primer Ch1 to the last ITS 1 nucleotide immediately upstream of the 5.8S rRNA gene. Following hybridisation in a total DNA extract of woody tissue, magnetic recovery of the bead-oligomer-template conjugate separated target template from other DNA species and inhibitory compounds. Magnetic capture-hybridisation was followed by PCR amplification with the previously designed species-specific primers, Ch1 and Ch2. Application of the MCH-PCR technique resulted in increased levels of sensitivity and reliability when compared to PCR without MCH when used on total DNA extracts from lignified tissues.
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Langrell, S.R.H., Barbara, D.J. Magnetic capture hybridisation for improved PCR detection ofNectria galligena from lignified apple extracts. Plant Mol Biol Rep 19, 5–11 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02824073
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