Ravindran, Aravind


Publications
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Characterization of the Serralysin-Like Gene of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ Associated with Potato Zebra Chip Disease

Citation
Ravindran et al. (2018). Phytopathology® 108 (3)
Names
“Liberibacter solanacearum”
Abstract
The nonculturable bacterium ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ is the causative agent of zebra chip disease in potato. Computational analysis of the ‘Ca. L. solanacearum’ genome revealed a serralysin-like gene based on conserved domains characteristic of genes encoding metalloprotease enzymes similar to serralysin. Serralysin and other serralysin family metalloprotease are typically characterized as virulence factors and are secreted by the type I secretion system (T1SS). The ‘Ca. L. solana

Development of a Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Procedure as a Sensitive and Rapid Method for Detection of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ in Potatoes and Psyllids

Citation
Ravindran et al. (2012). Phytopathology® 102 (9)
Names
“Liberibacter solanacearum”
Abstract
This study reports the development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification procedure (LAMP) for polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based detection of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’, the bacterial causal agent of potato zebra chip (ZC) disease. The 16S rDNA gene of ‘Ca. Liberibacter solanacearum’ was used to design a set of six primers for LAMP PCR detection of the bacterial pathogen in potato plants and the psyllid vector. The advantage of the LAMP method is that it does not require a