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2014 ASHS Annual Conference

20015:
Estimation of Relative Abundance of 16S rDNA of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus by Comparison to Host Cytochrome Oxidase DNA in Orange Juice

Monday, July 28, 2014: 2:10 PM
Salon 8 (Rosen Plaza Hotel)
Jinhe Bai, USDA-ARS, USHRL, Fort Pierce, FL
Elizabeth Baldwin, USDA, ARS, USHRL, Fort Pierce, FL
Wei Zhao, USDA, ARS, USHRL, Ft. Pierce, FL
Audio File Recorded Presentation
A protocol was developed to isolate DNA from orange juice and detect titer of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), the presumed pathogen associated with citrus Huanglongbing (HLB) disease by real-time PCR. To obtain quality DNA, new methods were used to remove pectin and unidentified inhibitors.

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