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Rapid and sensitive detection of “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” by cycleave isothermal and chimeric primer-initiated amplification of nucleic acids

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We developed a detection method for “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus”, causal agent of citrus huanglongbing, using isothermal and chimeric primer-initiated amplification of nucleic acids combined with cycling probe technology (Cycleave ICAN). With Cycleave ICAN, the reaction was done in one tube in 1 h without the need for electrophoresis, and false positives were not generated. In addition, Cycleave ICAN method was more sensitive than the conventional PCR method. Cycleave ICAN helps shorten the time for the large-scale detection needed to manage huanglongbing.

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Acknowledgments

We thank Mr. Tsukasa Uehara, Mr. Masaya Maeda, Ms. Eriko Kawatake and Ms. Yuko Murayama for their technical support. We especially thank Mr. Tuyoshi Ooishi for providing citrus psyllids. This research (No.1666) was supported by a grant from Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council.

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  1. Okinawa Prefectural Agricultural Research Center, 820, Makabe, Itoman, Okinawa, 901-0336, Japan

    Naoya Urasaki & Shinji Kawano

  2. Products Development Center, TAKARA BIO INC., Kusatsu, Japan

    Hiroyuki Mukai, Takashi Uemori & Osamu Takeda

  3. Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Japan

    Teruo Sano

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Urasaki, N., Kawano, S., Mukai, H. et al. Rapid and sensitive detection of “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” by cycleave isothermal and chimeric primer-initiated amplification of nucleic acids. J Gen Plant Pathol 74, 151–155 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10327-008-0083-7

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