Sinorhizobium meliloti is a nitrogen-fixing alpha-proteobacterium present in soil and symbiotically associated with root nodules of leguminous plants. To date, estimation of bacterial titres in soil is achieved by most-probable-number assays based on the number of nodules on the roots of test plants. Here, we report the development of two real-time PCR (qPCR) assays to detect the presence of S. meliloti in soil and plant tissues by targeting, in a species-specific fashion, the chromosomal gene rpoE1 and the pSymA gene nodC.
Development of real-time PCR assay for detection and quantification of Sinorhizobium meliloti in soil and plant tissue
Pini, F;
2009-01-01
Abstract
Sinorhizobium meliloti is a nitrogen-fixing alpha-proteobacterium present in soil and symbiotically associated with root nodules of leguminous plants. To date, estimation of bacterial titres in soil is achieved by most-probable-number assays based on the number of nodules on the roots of test plants. Here, we report the development of two real-time PCR (qPCR) assays to detect the presence of S. meliloti in soil and plant tissues by targeting, in a species-specific fashion, the chromosomal gene rpoE1 and the pSymA gene nodC.File in questo prodotto:
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