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Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología

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GARCIA RUIZ, Daniela; OLARTE QUINTERO, Manuel Andres; GUTIERREZ SANCHEZ, Pablo  and  MARIN MONTOYA, Mauricio. Serological and molecular detection of Potato virus X (PVX) in seed potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum L. and Solanum phureja Juz. & Bukasov) from Antioquia, Colombia. Rev. colomb. biotecnol [online]. 2016, vol.18, n.1, pp.104-111. ISSN 0123-3475.  https://doi.org/10.15446/rev.colomb.biote.v18n1.51389.

Potato virus X (PVX) is one of the most important virus affecting potato crops worldwide. The virus is only transmitted mechanically and through tuber-seeds. Control of PVX is based on the usage of certified tubers, which in turn depends on the availability of sensitive diagnostic tests that allow its direct detection on seeds. In this work, the prevalence of PVX in four different tuber tissues of Solanum tuberosum subsp. andigena var. Diacol-Capiro and S. phureja var. Criolla was evaluated using DAS-ELISA (128 subsamples) and RT-qPCR (4 subsamples per group). DAS-ELISA revealed the presence of PVX in 6.25 and 50% of Diacol-Capiro and Criolla Colombia subsamples; in contrast, RT-qPCR detected PVX in 93.75% of the samples independent of the potato variety or type of tissue. Ct values were in the 18.02 to 34.49 range with a mean value of 25.6. Melting curve analysis allowed the identification of two virus variants with Tm values of 79.5±1°C and 83.7±1°C. Sanger sequencing of the positive controls and two of the samples confirmed RT-qPCR amplicons to be PVX. These results reveal a high level of prevalence of PVX in potato tuber seeds used in Antioquia and the need to strengthen seed certification programs in Colombia through RT-qPCR detection assays.

Keywords : DAS-ELISA; Potexvirus; RT-qPCR; Solanaceae.

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