Abstract
Two modifications of ELISA and DIA were compared in relation to sensitivity of detection of two plant viruses and suitability for large-scale routine testing. DIA is a solid phase immuno assay like ELISA, in which the enzyme conjugate is replaced by a dye sol conjugate and substrate incubation is replaced by immediate dissolving of the dye molecules from the conjugate with an organic solvent. Sample and conjugate were incubated separately (ELISA 1, DIA 1) or simultaneously (ELISA 2, DIA 2). The seed-borne viruses viz. lettuce mosaic virus (LMV) and pea early-browning virus (PEBV) were subjected to the assays. DIA detected LMV in a purified extract ofNicotiana benthamiana. However, compounds present in crude virus-free and virus-containing plant extracts strongly interfered with DIA, necessitating adaptation of DIA to plant viruses in crude extracts.
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