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150 uM dNTPs, 2.5 uM MgCl2, 1.25 U Taq Polymerase, 20 pmole each primer, 1 ug total nucleic acid extract

35 cycles, 92C for 1 minute, 60C for 20 seconds, 72C for 30 seconds


Degenerate Primers For Universal Amplification of Diagnostic ~576 - 579 bp Core Coat Protein Gene Fragment:
  • Virus (+) Strand Primer: prV324 5' gcc(ct)at(ga)ta(tc)ag(ag)aagcc(ac)ag3'

  • Virus (- ) Strand Primer: prC889 5' gg(ag)tt(atg)ga(ga)gcatg(tca)gtacatg3'

Electrophoresis of PCR product in 1.5% agarose gel (TAE, pH 8.0)
Option to clone and sequence, or to directly sequence the product.


Reference: Wyatt, S.D., and J.K. Brown. 1996. Phytopathology 86: 1288-1293.