Asymmetric PCR ELISA: increased sensitivity and reduced costs for the detection of plant viruses

Nolasco, Gustavo; Sequeira, Z.; Soares, C.; Mansinho, A.; Bailey, A. M.; Niblett, C. l.

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PCR ELISA is the immunodetection of the products of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR). It is effective for detecting and differentiating plant viral nucleic acids, but as currently performed, it is laborious and expensive. The procedure has been modified and simplified by using asymmetric PCR. This eliminated the need to denature and neutralize samples prior to hybridization. It also increased the relative concentration of the target DNA species, making PCR ELISA more sensitive than TaqMan(TM), a fluorescence-based detection method. Reducing the reaction volumes to half and the concentration of the dNTPs and the digoxigenin label by tenfold significantly reduced the costs of PCR ELISA without reducing its sensitivity. The usefulness of these modifications was demonstrated for the detection of Citrus tristeza virus and Rupestris stem pitting-associated virus. We expect that with only minor modifications asymmetric PCR ELISA could be used effectively for the detection of most nucleic acid molecules of interest.