protocols for diagnosis of Xylella

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protocols for diagnosis of Xylella
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DETECTION OF XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA
INTERLABORATORY VALIDATION OF MOLECULAR AND SEROLOGICAL
METHODS
DIAGNOSTIC PROTOCOLS
19-26 Maggio 2015
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CONTENT
1. DETECTION OF XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA
2. OBJECTIVE
3. INTERLABORATORY VALIDATION
3.1 Laboratories involved
3.2 Methods and procedures to be evaluated and compared
3.3 Plant Samples
3.4 Tissue Preparation
4. LIST OF THE SAMPLES PROVIDED
5. FORMAT FOR RESULT REPORTING
ANNEX I: Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA)
ANNEX II: Direct tissue blot immunoassay for detection of Xylella fastidiosa in olive trees
(KIT AGRITEST)
ANNEX III: Direct tissue blot immunoassay for detection of Xylella fastidiosa in olive trees
(Enbiotech XylPrint Kit)
ANNEX IV: CTAB-based total nucleic acid extraction
ANNEX V: Protocol for conventional PCR
ANNEX VI -VII: Protocols for quantitative real-time PCR
ANNEX VIII-IX: Protocols for LAMP PCR
REFERENCES
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1. DETECTION OF XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA
Xylella fastidiosa is a regulated plant pathogen in many parts of the world. Traditional detection of
X. fastidiosa relies on symptom observations, isolation and culturing on selective media
although approaches relying on serological and molecular assays have been recently developed
and proved to be more suitable for screening large number of samples. Inspections of crops
suspected to be infected by X. fastidiosa are fundamental to point out early symptoms of
infection.
Disease symptoms. Development of symptoms induced by X. fastidiosa vary according to the
susceptible hosts, with leaf scorching (LS) being the most common syndrome associate to the
bacterial infections in almond, coffee, elm, oak, oleander pear, and sycamore. Indeed, strains of
this bacterium are the causal agent of Pierce's disease (PD) of grapes, citrus variegated
chlorosis (CVC), phony peach disease, plum leaf scald. Leaf scorch symptoms appear in late
summer to early fall and can be distinguished from scorch-like symptoms caused by other
factors (drought, salt injury, wilt diseases, etc.) by the presence of a yellow halo between the
area of marginal leaf necrosis and green leaf tissue. Infected, symptomatic trees will drop
leaves prematurely, and can develop dieback and irreversible decline. PD in grapevine,
consists in a sudden drying of large parts of the green leaves, evolving in brown and necrotic
and the surrounding tissues become yellow to red. The necrosis is often present at the leaf
margins. Scorched (burnt-like) leaves usually drop from the distal and not from the usual basal
end of the petiole, leaving bare petioles attached to canes, often well after normal leaf fall. PD
can be confused with other disorders such as salt toxicity, boron, copper or phosphorus
deficiency.
Unlike the majority of the X. fastidiosa diseases, CVC symptoms do not include scorched
leaves, but typical irregular chlorosis in mature leaves recognized by interveinal yellowing on
the upper side of the leaf and corresponding brownish gumlike material over the side.
Indeed, there are several hosts that may carry the pathogen with, but more often without
showing symptoms, such as grasses, sedges and trees.
In recent years (2009-2011), X. fastidiosa was detected in olive trees in California exhibiting
leaf scorch and branch dieback (Krugner et al., 2014). Indeed, in 2013 the bacterium has been
consistently associated with a novel olive disease reported in southern Italy (Nigro et al., 2013;
Saponari et al., 2013). The disease denoted “olive quick decline syndrome” is characterized by
the presence of leaf scorch and scattered desiccation of twigs and small branches, which as
time passes, become increasingly severe and extend to the rest of the crown, which acquires a
burned look and desiccates in a short while. Besides olives, in the same outbreak area, cherry
and almond trees were also found infected by the same strain of X. fastidiosa, identified as X.
fastidiosa subsp. pauca strain CoDiRO. Symptoms in both hosts appeared only during summer
and consisted of typical leaf scorch alterations. In addition, several ornamental species proved
to be susceptible hosts of the CoDiRO strain, with infections causing typical leaf scorching
(e.g. in oleander, myrtle-leaf milkwort, myrtle, rosemary) and/or dieback (e.g. Westringia
fructicosa, Spartium junceum and Acacia saligna).
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Isolation. Isolation by pathogen cultivation in vitro is the most definitive and direct for pathogen
detection and identification because whole bacterial cells and their biochemical and
physiological properties are observed. However, cultivation of X. fastidiosa in the laboratory is
time consuming, ranging from 3 to 20 days, and labor intensive, particularly when a large
number of samples are involved.
Serology. Serological methods target the unique properties of bacterial cell surface; tests include
ELISA (Sherald and Lei, 1991), dot immunobinding assay (DIBA), western blotting and
immunofluorescence. Among them, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is
commonly used and has a high throughput capacity because of the simplicity in sample
preparation and the use of the 96-well plate format. In addition, Tissue Blot Immunoassay
(DTBIA) can represent a useful diagnostic tool for field based detection (Djelouah et al., 2014).
Molecular tests. Molecular techniques include PCR and PCR derivatives including RFLP and
RAPD analysis, as well are real-time PCR and loop-mediated isothermal amplification
(LAMP). Extraction of X. fastidiosa DNA from culture and host species for PCR and related
molecular analyses has been achieved from tissue by both standard commercial column kits and
by basic CTAB or, in the case of cultures, Tris-EDTA-Sarkoysl techniques. The available
whole genome sequences of X. fastidiosa strains make it feasible to design PCR primers at
various levels of specificity. Several specific PCR primer sets are currently available for X.
fastidiosa detection including the most thoroughly tested RST31/33 primer set, derived from the
RNA polymerase genomic locus, those derived from16S rRNA gene and gyrase genes (gyrB),
and those genomic-specific targeting the conserved hypothetical HL protein.
The use of LAMP assay for X. fastidiosa has been reported by Harper et al. (2010) and
D’Onghia et al. (2014), proved to be highly specific and with a level of sensitivity acceptable
for first-instance screening (greater than conventional PCR but lower than real-time PCR).
Indeed, the LAMP assay also is rapid, being able to detect X. fastidiosa extracted from infected
tissue in approximately one hour.
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2. OBJECTIVE
The current ring test aims to evaluate the suitability of novel diagnostic tools for the
identification of the CoDiRO strain in olives and other susceptible hosts.
Specifically, new serological reagents (antisera against the CoDiRO strain is now
commercially available) will be tested and novel approaches will be compared with currently
adopted protocols:
- ELISA will be performed with 2 commercial kits;
- DTBIA assays will be evaluated for the identification of X. fastidiosa in olives;
- LAMP PCR will be assessed for the identification of X. fastidiosa in olives and oleander
plants.
The protocols herein reported refer to procedures described in a peer reviewed journals, either
included in the EPPO Diagnostic protocols for regulated pests (PM 7/24(1)) or referring to the
most recently developed techniques.
It is important to remark the general requirements for accredited diagnostic laboratories:
- they shall use only validated procedures for confirming that the examination procedures are
suitable for intended use;
- the validation shall be as extensive as are necessary to meet the needs in the given application or
field of application;
- procedures need to be periodically revalidated in view if changing conditions and technical
advances (in the light of scientific progress).
The present inter-laboratory validation reviewed current procedures for detection of Xylella
fastidiosa strain CoDiRO in plant tissues. Molecular and serological tools are evaluated in interlaboratory (collaborative) studies in order to obtain a reliable estimation of the performance
characteristics of each method.
This work follows two earlier inter-laboratory validations completed in November 2013 and
September 2014 (Loconsole et al., 2014a, 2014b). The previous validations included ELISA,
conventional and quantitative real-time PCR as means for bacterial detection in infected olive
tissues and other susceptible host plants (oleander, almond, cherry and some ornamentals).
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3. INTERLABORATORY VALIDATION
3.1 Laboratories involved
Validation of the molecular and serological assays is carried out by the Laboratories listed below,
under the supervision of the reference laboratory CNR-UNIBA.
 CNR-UNIBA: Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante CNR, UOS Bari e
Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi
Aldo Moro, Bari (Italy) (UNIBA);
 CRSFA: Centro di Ricerca, Sperimentazione e Formazione in Agricoltura Basile Caramia,
Locorotondo (BA);
 IAMB: Istituto Agronomico Mediterraneo, Valenzano (BA).
 Dipartimento di Scienze Agroambientali, Chimica e Difesa Vegetale - Università degli
Studi di Foggia.
3.2 Methods and procedures to be evaluated and compared
The following procedures will be tested on a panel of blind samples (see next paragraph):
SEROLOGICAL ASSAYS
Technique
ELISA (KIT ELISA (KIT
DTBIA (KIT AGRITEST)
DTBIA (KIT
AGRITEST) LOEWE)
ENBIOTECH)
Protocol
ANNEX I
ANNEX I
ANNEX II
ANNEX III
Samples/Tissues
TABLE 1
Technique
PCR
TABLE 1
TABLE 2
MOLECULAR ASSAYS
Real-time Real-time
PCR
PCR KIT
(Harper
QUALIPLANTE
et al.,
2010)
Template
Protocol
Plant extracts (Annex IV)
ANNEX
ANNEX VII
VI
TABLE 3
TABLE3
TABLE3
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LAMP - KIT
ENBIOTECH
LAMP - KIT
QUALIPLANTE
ANNEX VIII
ANNEX VIII
Plant extracts
(Annex IV)
ANNEX IX
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3.3 Plant Samples
Samples must be received by the diagnostic labs in good conditions, with the bags properly sealed,
clearly labeled and accompanied by the proper documents.
During the registration of the samples, the bag (especially those harboring weed samples) must be
inspected for the presence of any winged insects and bags contaminated with bugs should be
annotated, kept separately from the other sample bags and managed carefully. All sample bags
must be stored at 4°C for at least 3h prior processing the plant tissues. Bags annotated as
containing bugs should be opened in a dark room under a light trap.
3.4 Tissue Preparation
Leaf peduncles and midribs excised from mature leaves are the most suitable tissues for X.
fastidiosa detection in perennial crops. For annual herbaceous plants stem and leaf peduncles and
veins from basal leaves should be used.
For each sample, at least 0,5-0,8 gr of tissue are recovered from 5-10 leaves (according to the leaf
size and consistency) and used for DNA extraction or ELISA sap preparation. Samples should be
inspected for symptoms and if present symptomatic leaves (showing leaf scorching and necrosis),
selected and processed, removing the necrotic and dead tissue.
Alternatively, i.e. for DTBIA and/or LAMP (Annexes II, III, VIII) young cuttings are used to
prepare the printed membranes or to recover small pieces to be subjected directly to DNA
extraction for LAMP assays.
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4. LIST OF THE SAMPLES PROVIDED
The panel of blind samples includes plant tissues from naturally infected olives and oleander
plants.
In addition, the panel of sample includes extracts (PBS-extracts lyophilized for ELISA, and
total nucleic acids for PCR and qPCR tests) of grapes, oak and citrus artificially spiked with
inactivated bacterial suspension.
Specifically, the inactivated suspension (adjusted to final concentration of 107 CFU/ml) was
added to the PBS-extracts obtained from healthy grapes, oak and citrus; and to the CTABextracts obtained from healthy grapes, oak and citrus for conventional and real-time PCR.
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Table 1: SAMPLES TO BE TESTED IN ELISA
ID SAMPLES
X1
X2
X3
X4
X5
X6
X7
X8
X9
X10
X11
X12
MND1
MND2
MND3
MND4
MND5
LEC1
LEC2
LEC3
LEC4
LEC5
VIT1
VIT2
VIT3
VIT4
VIT5
AGR1
AGR2
AGR3
AGR4
AGR5
X33
X34
X35
X36
Host species
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Almond
Almond
Almond
Almond
Almond
Oak
Oak
Oak
Oak
Oak
Grape
Grape
Grape
Grape
Grape
Citrus
Citrus
Citrus
Citrus
Citrus
Oleander
Oleander
Oleander
Oleander
Material provided
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Lyophilized prep
Lyophilized prep
Lyophilized prep
Lyophilized prep
Leaves
Lyophilized prep
Lyophilized prep
Lyophilized prep
Lyophilized prep
Leaves
Lyophilized prep
Lyophilized prep
Lyophilized prep
Lyophilized prep
Leaves
Lyophilized prep
Lyophilized prep
Lyophilized prep
Lyophilized prep
Leaves
Leaves
Leaves
Leaves
Leaves
Notes
Use 8-10 petioles
Use 8-10 petioles
Use 8-10 petioles
Use 8-10 petioles
Use 8-10 petioles
Use 8-10 petioles
Use 8-10 petioles
Use 8-10 petioles
Use 8-10 petioles
Use 8-10 petioles
Use 8-10 petioles
Use 8-10 petioles
Add 4ml of distilled water
Add 4ml of distilled water
Add 4ml of distilled water
Add 4ml of distilled water
Use 8-10 petioles
Add 6ml of distilled water
Add 6ml of distilled water
Add 6ml of distilled water
Add 6ml of distilled water
Use 8-10 petioles
Add 6ml of distilled water
Add 6ml of distilled water
Add 6ml of distilled water
Add 6ml of distilled water
Use 5-6 petioles
Add 6ml of distilled water
Add 6ml of distilled water
Add 6ml of distilled water
Add 6ml of distilled water
Use 8-10 petioles
Use 5-6 petioles
Use 5-6 petioles
Use 5-6 petioles
Use 5-6 petioles
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X37
X38
PC
HC (Olive)
Oleander
Oleander
Olive
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Leaves
Leaves
Cuttings
Cuttings
Use 5-6 petioles
Use 5-6 petioles
Use 8-10 petioles
Use 8-10 petioles
TABLE 2: SAMPLES TO BE TESTED BY DTBIA
ID SAMPLES
X1
X2
X3
X4
X5
X6
X7
X8
X9
X10
X11
X12
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Material
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Kit Agritest
Kit BIONAT
2spots/cutting, use tongs to
squeeze the cuttings
2spots/cutting
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TABLE 3: SAMPLES TO BE TESTED BY PCR, qPCR and LAMP (kit Qualiplante)
ID SAMPLES
X1
X2
X3
X4
X5
X6
X7
X8
X9
X10
X11
X12
MND2
MND3
MND4
LEC3
LEC4
LEC5
VIT1
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Almond
Almond
Almond
Oak
Oak
Oak
Grape
Material
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
CTAB-extract
CTAB-extract
Leaves
CTAB-extract
CTAB-extract
Leaves
CTAB-extract
VIT2
Grape
CTAB-extract
VIT5
AGR1
AGR2
AGR5
X33
X34
X35
X36
X37
X38
PC
HC (Olive)
Grape
Citrus
Citrus
Citrus
Oleander
Oleander
Oleander
Oleander
Oleander
Oleander
Olive
Olive
Leaves
CTAB-extract
CTAB-extract
Leaves
Leaves
Leaves
Leaves
Leaves
Leaves
Leaves
Cuttings
Cuttings
Notes
Use 8-10 petioles
Use 8-10 petioles
Use 8-10 petioles
Use 8-10 petioles
Use 8-10 petioles
Use 8-10 petioles
Use 8-10 petioles
Use 8-10 petioles
Use 8-10 petioles
Use 8-10 petioles
Use 8-10 petioles
Use 8-10 petioles
Use directly the total nucleic acid
Use directly the total nucleic acid
Use 8-10 petioles
Use directly the total nucleic acid
Use directly the total nucleic acid
Use 8-10 petioles
Use directly the total nucleic acid
provided
Use directly the total nucleic acid
provided
Use 5-6 petioles
Use directly the total nucleic acid
Use directly the total nucleic acid
Use 8-10 petioles
Use 5-6 petioles
Use 5-6 petioles
Use 5-6 petioles
Use 5-6 petioles
Use 5-6 petioles
Use 5-6 petioles
Use 8-10 petioles
Use 8-10 petioles
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TABLE 4: SAMPLES TO BE TESTED BY LAMP (KIT ENBIOTECH)
ID SAMPLES
X1
X2
X3
X4
X5
X6
X7
X8
X9
X10
X11
X12
X33
X34
X35
X36
X37
X38
PC
HC (Olive)
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Olive
Oleander
Oleander
Oleander
Oleander
Oleander
Oleander
Olive
Olive
Material
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Cuttings
Leaves
Leaves
Leaves
Leaves
Leaves
Leaves
Cuttings
Cuttings
Notes
See annex VIII
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5. FORMAT FOR RESULT REPORTING
5.1 ELISA TEST KIT LOEWE
 Date
SAMPLES
OD405
60 min
OD405
120 min
OD405
180 min
STATUS
Positive/negative*
X1
X2
X3
X4
X5
X6
X7
X8
X9
X10
X11
X12
MND1
MND2
MND3
MND4
MND5
LEC1
LEC2
LEC3
LEC4
LEC5
VIT1
VIT2
VIT3
VIT4
VIT5
AGR1
AGR2
AGR3
AGR4
AGR5
X33
X34
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X35
X36
X37
X38
HC
PC
*Positive sample= the OD absorbance value is at least four times higher than the OD
value of the NC negative control and >0.4 OD.
5.2 ELISA TEST KIT AGRITEST
 Date
SAMPLES
OD405
60 min
OD405
120 min
OD405
180 min
STATUS
Positive/negative*
X1
X2
X3
X4
X5
X6
X7
X8
X9
X10
X11
X12
MND1
MND2
MND3
MND4
MND5
LEC1
LEC2
LEC3
LEC4
LEC5
VIT1
VIT2
VIT3
VIT4
VIT5
AGR1
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AGR2
AGR3
AGR4
AGR5
X33
X34
X35
X36
X37
X38
HC
PC
*Positive sample= the OD absorbance value is at least three times higher than the OD
value of the NC negative control.
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5.3 DTBIA
 Date
ID SAMPLES
KIT AGRITEST
Positive*/negative
KIT ENBIOTECH
Positive*/negative
X1
X2
X3
X4
X5
X6
X7
X8
X9
X10
X11
X12
* If positive, indicate the number of positive spots for each sample.
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5.4 PCR TESTS
 Date
SAMPLES
RST31/33
(723bp)
Positive/
negative
qPCR Harper et al.
(2010)
Cq values Positive/negative
qPCR (Kit
Qualiplante)
Cq values Positive/negative
LAMP (Kit
Qualiplante)
Cq values Positive/negative
X1
X2
X3
X4
X5
X6
X7
X8
X9
X10
X11
X12
MND2
MND3
MND4
LEC3
LEC4
LEC5
VIT1
VIT2
VIT5
AGR1
AGR2
AGR5
X33
X34
X35
X36
X37
X38
PC
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HC (Olive)
NTC (non
template control)
5.5 LAMP TEST (KIT ENBIOTECH)
 Date
SAMPLES
LAMP (Kit Enbiotech)
Cq values - Positive/negative
X1
X2
X3
X4
X5
X6
X7
X8
X9
X10
X11
X12
X33
X34
X35
X36
X37
X38
PC
HC (Olive)
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ANNEX I
Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA)
FOR EACH KIT SEE THE TECHNICAL SHEET FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The procedure hereafter described refers to the ELISA test performed with two commercially
available kits, from Agritest and Loewe, to be used for X.f. detection in infected tissues from
olive, oleander, almond, cherry, etc.
The following steps must be followed:
1. Coat the plate
Dilute the IgG (anti -Xf.-IgG) 1:200 (Loewe)/1:500 (Agritest) in coating buffer, and load 100 or
200 µl to each well of the microtiter plate. Cover the plate tightly and place it in a humid box.
Incubate the plate at 37°C for 4 h.
2. Washing step
Remove the sap from the wells and wash 4 times the plates using the washing buffer, remove any
liquid by blotting the plate on paper towels.
3. Plant sap preparation and Antigen incubation
Homogenize the samples in extraction buffer 1:10 (w/V): weigh at least 0,5 g of leaf petioles
and basal portion of the leaves, cut in small pieces using a razor blade (while processing the
samples, sterilize the blade between samples). Transfer the plant tissue into the extraction bags
and add 5 ml of extraction buffer; crush with a hammer and grind by a semi-automated
homogenizer (i.e. Homex). Transfer 1 ml of sap into a microcentrifuge tube that store at 4°C
until use, allowing plant debris precipitation. Load 100 or 200 µl of plant extract to each well of
the microtiter plate. Cover the plate and incubate at 4°C overnight in a humid box.
4. Washing step
Repeat step 2.
5. Add the detection antibody
Dilute enzyme-conjugated antibodies (anti-Xf.-APconjugate) 1:200 (Loewe)/1:500 (Agritest) in
conjugate buffer. Add 100 or 200 µl to each well of the microtiter plate. Cover the plate and
incubate at 37°C for 4h in a humid box.
6. Washing step
Repeat step 2.
7. Add Substrate
Dissolve the p-nitrophenylphosphate (0.6-1 mg/ml) in substrate buffer and add 100 or 200 µl per
well. Incubate at room temperature (18-25°C) till the yellow color reaction start to develop and
read the plate at 60-120-180 min (if necessary, prolong the reaction over-night) using a plate
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reader at λ =405 nm. The enzymatic reactions can be stopped by adding 25 µl 3 M NaOH
(Sodium Hydroxide) to each well.
BUFFERS REQUIRED for ELISA
PBS ( pH 7,4)
NaCl
8g
KH2 PO4 anhydrous 0,2 g
Na2HPO4 anhydrous 1,15 g
KCl
0,2
NaN3 (optional)
0,2 g
Bring final volume to 1 L with distilled water
Washing buffer (PBST)
PBS
1 L
Tween-20
0,5 ml
Store at room temperature
Coating buffer (1 L; pH 9,6)
Na2CO3 anhydrous 1,59 g
NaHCO3
2,93 g
NaN3 (optional)
0,2 g
Store at 4°C
Extraction buffer/Conjugate buffer (1L; pH 7,4)
PBST
1L
Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP-25) 20 g
Bovin serum albumin (BSA)
2g
Store at 4°C
Substrate buffer (1 L; pH 9,8)
Diethanolamine
97 ml
MgCl2 x 6H2O
0,2 g
NaN3 (optional)
0,2 g
Adjust pH with HCl and bring to final volume of 1 L with distilled water
Store at 4°C
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ANNEX II
(KIT AGRITEST – SEE THE TECHNICAL SHEET FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION)
Direct tissue blot immunoassay for detection of Xylella fastidiosa in olive trees
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1. Preparation of the imprints
Use the membrane of nitrocellulose (0.45µm) with the premarked grid for positioning the
individual sample.
Select four mature twigs from each sample; make a fresh clean cut with a shears across
each twig, then after positioning the tongs just above the end of the twig, squeeze and press
gently the surface on the membrane. Prepare 2 spots for each twig, a total of eight spots
should be done for each sample. Sterilize the shears between samples using a 10% bleach
solution.
Dry the membrane for at least 30 min at room temperature.
2. Blocking
Prepare the blocking solution 1% non-fat milk in PBS.
Place the membrane in a box of the appropriate size and cover with the blocking solution.
Incubate 2 hours at room temperature (alternatively overnight at 4°C)
3. Washing
Discard the blocking solution
Wash the membrane with an appropriate volume of washing buffer, for 3 minutes at room
temperature, on a shaker (optional)
Repeat the washing step three times
4. Incubation
Dilute the Xf-specific antibodies 1:250 in conjugate buffer and incubate the membrane
with an appropriate volume (covering the membrane) for 2 hours at room temperature
5. Washing
Repeat step 3.
6. Substrate development
Dissolve 1 tablet of BCIP-NBT (Sigma Fast) in 10ml of distilled water.
Cover the membrane with this solution and incubate at room temperature until the
appearance of purple-violet colour in the positive samples (about 5 to 10 min.)
Stop the reaction by washing the membrane with distilled water
7. Results recording
Dry the membrane and observe the imprints using a low power magnification (x10-x20)
The presence of purple-violet precipitates in the imprints indicates the presence of the
pathogen.
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PREPARATION OF THE MEMBRANE
DTBIA RESULTS INTERPRETATION:
Example of membrane after development
Purple coloration indicates positive reactions
The absence of purple coloration in the spot(s) indicates negative reactions
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BUFFERS REQUIRED for DTBIA
PBS (pH 7,4)
NaCl
8g
KH2 PO4 anhydrous 0,2 g
Na2HPO4 anhydrous 1,15 g
KCl
0,2
NaN3 (optional)
0,2 g
Bring final volume to 1 L with distilled water
Washing buffer (PBST)
PBS
1 L
Tween-20
0,5 ml
Store at room temperature
Conjugate buffer ( 1 L; pH 7,4)
PBST
1L
PVP-25
20 g
BSA
2g
Store at 4°C
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ANNEX III
(Enbiotech XylPrint Kit)
Direct tissue blot immunoassay for detection of Xylella fastidiosa in olive trees
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ANNEX IV
CTAB-based total nucleic acid extraction
1. Weigh out 0,5-0,8 g of fresh small pieces of midribs and petioles (1/4 if lyophilized) and put
into Bioreba extraction bags and add 2ml of CTAB. Crush with a hammer and homogenize
in Homex. The rest of the midrib pieces can be stored at -20ºC for use in the future.
2. In each bag add additional 3ml of CTAB;
3. Transfer 1ml of sap into a 2ml microcentrifuge tube.
4. Heat samples at 65°C for 30 minutes.
5.
Centrifuge samples at 10,000 rpm for 5 minutes and transfer 1ml to a new 2ml microcentrifuge tube, being careful not to transfer any of the plant tissue debris. Add 1ml of
Chloroform:Isoamyl Alcohol 24:1 and mix well by shaking.
6.
Centrifuge sample at 13,000 rpm for 10 minutes. Transfer 750ml to a 1.5ml microcentrifuge
tube and add 450ml (approximately 0.6V) of cold 2-Propanol. Mix by inverting 2 times.
Incubate at 4°C or -20°C for 20 minutes.
7.
Centrifuge the samples at 13.000 rpm for 20 minutes and decant the supernatant.
8. Wash pellet with 1ml of 70% ethanol.
9.
Centrifuge sample at 13,000 rpm for 10 minutes and decant 70% ethanol.
10. Air dry the samples or use the vacuum.
11. Re-suspend the pellet in 100µl of TE or RNAse- and DNase-free water.
12. Extracts of total nucleic acid can be stored at 4º C for immediate use or at -20ºC for use in the
future.
13. Determine the concentration at the spectrophotometer (Nanodrop 1000 or similar). Read the
absorption (A) at 260nm and at 280 nm. Optimal A260/280 ratio should be close to 2 for
high quality nucleic acid.
14. Adjust the concentration to 50-100ng/l, and use 2l (in a final volume of 25l) to set up the
conventional and real time PCR assays for X. fastidiosa detection.
BUFFER REQUIRED for the extraction:
CTAB BUFFER
2% CTAB (Hexadecyl trimethyl-ammonium bromide) (any vendor)
Autoclaved 0.1M TrisHCl PH 8 (any vendor)
Autoclaved 20mM EDTA (any vendor)
Autoclaved 1.4M NaCl (any vendor)
Adjust PH to 8.0
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ANNEX V
Protocol for conventional PCR
-Primers RST31 and RST33 (desalt purification), which generate a PCR product of 733 base pairs,
(Minsavage et al ., 1994).
RST31 (forward): 5′-GCGTTAATTTTCGAAGTGATTCGATTGC-3′
RST33 (reverse): 5’-CACCATTCGTATCCCGGTG-3
Two different PCR mix (A and B) can be used. Preliminary tests demonstrated that the GoTaq
DNA polymerase (Promega) is the most efficient enzymes for the amplification of the targets in
different plant extracts. The use of a layer of mineral oil over the PCR reactions proved to be
useful to effectively prevent carryover contamination, especially when a large number of samples
have to be processed routinely.
REACTION MIX (OPTION A):
Reagent
Total genomic DNA
5X Green GoTaq Buffer (Promega)
10 µM Forward Primer
10 µM Reverse Primer
10 mM dNTPs (any vendor)
GoTaq G2 DNA Polymerase (Promega, cod. M7845)
Molecular grade water
Total
Volume
2 µl
5 µl
0.5 µl
0.5 µl
0.4 µl
0.2 µl
16.4 µl
25 µl
REACTION MIX (OPTION B):
Reagent
Total genomic DNA
2X GoTaq Green Master Mix
(Promega, cod. M7122)
10 µM Forward Primer
10 µM Reverse Primer
Molecular grade water
Total
Volume
2 µl
12.5 µl
0.5 µl
0.5 µl
9.5 µl
25 µl
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PCR conditions
Primers RST31/RST33
94°C 5 min
94°C 30 sec
55°C 30 sec
72°C 45 sec
72°C 7 min
1 cycle
35 cycles
1 cycle
Gel-electrophoresis
Load 8-10 µl of PCR products on 1.2% Agarose gel in TAE 1X (STOCK 1lt 50X: Tris 242g,
Acetic Acid 57 ml, EDTA 0,5 M-ph8 100ml) previously added of “GelRed Nucleic Acis Stain”
(1µl/100ml of gel) (BIOTIUM, cod. 410003-0.5ml).
RESULTS INTERPRETATION:
Negative samples: No DNA band of the expected size is present.
Positive samples: Clear DNA band of the expected size in the corresponding well.
Samples which produce a faint bands should betested again in real-time PCR to confirm the first
run results.
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Protocol for quantitative real-time PCR
Primers and probe for quantitative real-time PCR (Harper et al., 2010)
XF-F(forward) 5’-CAC GGC TGG TAA CGG AAG A-3’
XF-R (reverse) 5’-GGG TTG CGT GGT GAA ATC AAG-3’
XF-P (probe) 5’ 6FAM -TCG CAT CCC GTG GCT CAG TCC-BHQ-1- 3’
Reagent
Total genomic DNA
2X master mix for probes (compatible with the
instrument)
10 µM Forward Primer
10 µM Reverse Primer
10 µM TaqMan probe (FAM)
Molecular grade water
Total
Volume
2 µl
12.5 µl
0.6 µl
0.6 µl
0.2 µl
9.1 µl
25 µl
Quantitative real-time PCR amplification conditions
50°C 2 min
95°C 10 min
94°C 10 sec
62°C 40 sec
1 cycle
1 cycle
39 cycles
RESULTS INTERPRETATION:
Negative samples: If a sample produces a FAM Cq =0.00 or >35.00 then it is determined to be
negative for X. fastidiosa.
Positive samples: If a sample produces a FAM Cq value in the range of 0.00< FAM Cq <35.00 the
sample is determined to be positive for Xylella fastidiosa
Samples which produce a Fam Cq value in the range of 32.01>FAM Cq >34.99 need to be tested
again in real-time PCR to confirm the first run results.
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