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Loop-mediated isothermal amplification based identification of entomopathogenic nematodes Heterorhabditis spp. and Steinernema spp. from soil DNA

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Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) of the genera Heterorhabditis and Steinernema kill insects with the help of their symbiotic bacteria. They are widely used as biocontrol agents to manage insect pests of crops. The infective juveniles (IJ) of EPNs are isolated from soil by insect baiting technique, which is labour-intensive, time-consuming, wasteful, and inefficient. Here, we present loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays for rapid detection of Heterorhabditis spp. (Het-LAMP) and Steinernema spp. (Ste-LAMP) from total soil DNA. The primers for Het-LAMP and Ste-LAMP were designed using ITS and 18S rDNA regions of genomic DNA. The LAMP reactions could be completed in 60 min, at 66 °C and 68 °C, respectively, followed by termination at 85 °C for 5 min. The assays were highly sensitive and could detect up to 0.02 picograms of Heterorhabditis DNA and 96 picograms of Steinernema DNA in a 25 μl reaction. Both the assays were specific for the target nematode species and detected the presence of a single IJ in the total DNA extracted from 250 mg of soil. The assays developed in this study would be of immense utility for the efficient detection and identification of native EPNs in large-scale surveys. These assays are amenable to automation and could be used to develop convenient detection kits for point-of-service diagnosis of EPNs in the field without the need for a trained and experienced personnel.

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Title: Loop-mediated isothermal amplification based identification of entomopathogenic nematodes Heterorhabditis spp. and Steinernema spp. from soil DNA
Publication date: 07-08-2021
Published in: BioControl / Issue 5/2021
Print ISSN: 1386-6141
Electronic ISSN: 1573-8248
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-021-10103-9

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