Abstract
Nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA) according to the standard protocol failed to amplify cRNA of viroids, probably because of their GC-rich and intramolecular base-paired structure. However, NASBA in the presence of inosine 5'-triphosphate successfully amplified the cRNAs to viroids in total nucleic acid extracts from citrus plants. As sequence specificity of the cRNA to viroids was confirmed by northern analysis, the amplification and fidelity of cRNAs are sufficient for the sensitive and specific detection of viroids.
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