Use of a Biotinylated Dna Probe for Detection of the Aster Yellows Mycoplasmalike Organism in Dalbulus maidis and Macrosteles fascifrons (Homoptera: Cicadellidae)

Authors

  • Fernando E. Vega
  • Robert E. Davis
  • Ellen L. Dally
  • Pedro Barbosa
  • Alexander H. Purcell
  • Ing-Ming Lee

Abstract

A DNA probe was used to detect aster yellows mycoplasmalike organism acquisition by the corn leafhopper, Dalbulus maidis (DeLong & Wolcott), an insect that does not transmit aster yellows mycoplasmalike organism, as well as by Macrosteles fascifrons (Stœl), a vector insect. Results show the effectiveness of the probe for pathogen detection in both the non-vector and the vector insect.

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1994-09-01

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Literature Review Articles