Clarithromycin Suppresses Apple Proliferation Phytoplasma in Explant Cultures
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Phytotoxicity
2.2. Efficiency of Chemotherapy
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
- Forward: 5′-GCAGCTGCGGTAATACATGG;
- Reverse: 5′-GAATTCCACTTGCCTCTATCCAA;
- Probe: ROX-5′-AGTTCAACGCTTAACGTTGTGATGCTAT-BHQ2.
- The presence of chloroplast 16S rDNA was used as an internal control:
- Forward: 5′-CGGACGGGAAGTGGTGTTTC;
- Reverse: 5′-ACGCGAGCCCCTCCTCGG;
- Probe: 6-FAM-5′-CCGTAGGCTGAGGAGCAAAAGGAGGAATC-BHQ1.
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample * | DNA Internal Control Ct | AP Phytoplasma Ct | Relative Conc. of Phytopl. DNA |
---|---|---|---|
in vivo—mother plant | 11.09 | 15.09 | 1.9593 |
in vitro control (1) | 11.04 | 15.95 | 1.0427 |
in vitro control (2) | 10.48 | 15.79 | 0.7902 |
in vitro control (3) | 10.45 | 15.34 | 1.0573 |
in vitro control (4) | 12.04 | 16.86 | 1.1098 |
cla10 (1) | 10.39 | 19.89 | 0.0433 |
cla10 (2) | 10.26 | 21.49 | 0.0131 |
cla10 (3) | 10.59 | 19.69 | 0.0571 |
cla10 (4) | 9.57 | 20.76 | 0.0134 |
cla10 (5) | 11.97 | 20.64 | 0.0770 |
cla10 (6) | 10.54 | 18.84 | 0.0995 |
cla10 (7) | 10.45 | 20.46 | 0.0304 |
cla10 (8) | 9.71 | 19.73 | 0.0302 |
cla10 (9) | 10.55 | 19.92 | 0.0474 |
cla10 (10) | 10.60 | 19.51 | 0.0652 |
cla10 (11) | 10.74 | 19.78 | 0.0596 |
cla10 (12) | 10.29 | 22.85 | 0.0052 |
cla10 (13) | 9.89 | 25.19 | 0.0008 |
cla10 (14) | 10.41 | 18.03 | 0.1594 |
cla10 (15) | 10.39 | 19.79 | 0.0464 |
cla20 (1) | 10.74 | 20.97 | 0.0261 |
cla20 (2) | 10.41 | 33.99 | 2.5 × 10−6 |
cla20 (3) | 9.74 | 31.54 | 8.6 × 10−6 |
cla20 (4) | 10.21 | 19.85 | 0.0393 |
cla20 (5) | 9.41 | 21.50 | 0.0072 |
cla20 (6) | 10.06 | 22.61 | 0.0052 |
cla20 (7) | 9.74 | 20.53 | 0.0177 |
cla20 (8) | 9.78 | 24.70 | 0.0010 |
cla20 (9) | 9.75 | 21.37 | 0.0100 |
cla20 (10) | 10.06 | – | negative |
cla20 (11) | 9.82 | 24.25 | 0.0014 |
cla20 (12) | 9.87 | 23.27 | 0.0029 |
cla20 (13) | 9.92 | 30.81 | 1.6 × 10−5 |
cla20 (14) | 11.19 | 23.17 | 0.0078 |
cla40 (1) | 10.05 | 24.13 | 0.0018 |
cla40 (2) | 10.41 | 22.60 | 0.0067 |
cla40 (3) | 10.01 | 34.61 | 1.2 × 10−6 |
Sample | DNA Internal Control Ct | AP Phytoplasma Ct | Relative Conc. of Phytopl. DNA |
---|---|---|---|
untreated culture (1) | 13.55 | 17.01 | 2.8487 |
untreated culture (2) | 13.37 | 17.01 | 2.5146 |
untreated culture (3) | 12.76 | 16.52 | 2.3139 |
untreated culture (4) | 12.66 | 16.64 | 1.9866 |
cla20 (10) | 12.27 | – | negative |
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Semerák, M.; Sedlák, J.; Čmejla, R. Clarithromycin Suppresses Apple Proliferation Phytoplasma in Explant Cultures. Plants 2023, 12, 3820. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12223820
Semerák M, Sedlák J, Čmejla R. Clarithromycin Suppresses Apple Proliferation Phytoplasma in Explant Cultures. Plants. 2023; 12(22):3820. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12223820
Chicago/Turabian StyleSemerák, Matěj, Jiří Sedlák, and Radek Čmejla. 2023. "Clarithromycin Suppresses Apple Proliferation Phytoplasma in Explant Cultures" Plants 12, no. 22: 3820. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12223820