Phytoplasmas, which are bacteria that lack cell walls, are known to infect a variety of host plants and spread quickly within them including fruit plants and other types of flora causing significant agricultural losses. Phytoplasmas infect a wide variety of plants, causing irregular plant growth such as phyllody. Phyllody is a developmental transformation in plants that transforms flowers into …
The development and application of molecular diagnostic technologies has triggered a revolution in infectious disease diagnosis and surveillance over the years. The ability to deliver a quick, specific, reliable, cost-effective, and straightforward alternative is one of the advantages of using molecular diagnostics. Taq polymerase is an example of an enzyme that is required in molecular di…