Abstract
Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) is the largest known plant RNA virus (ca. 20 Kb), with a plethora of isolates conventionally categorized into six main genotypic groups (T36, VT, T3, RB, T68, T30). Each group includes many isolates with different phenotype profiles. Several techniques and protocols, mostly based on RT-PCR analysis of different regions of specific genes, have been developed for managing the diseases caused by CTV. However, more accurate genomic information would help to plan a correct strategy. This chapter describes a pilot protocol based on a sequential multiplex RT-PCR reaction and microarray hybridization in a miniaturized silicon lab-on-chip (LoC) device. The system comprises a set of 12 primers and 44 probes (× 2 replicates), designed on variable genomic regions of 6 genes: 5'UTR, ORF1a, ORF1b (RdRp), p33, p20, and p23. The system can rapidly analyze any genotype diversity associated with field isolates and distinguish the endemic from the non-endemic isolates. The identification of CTV strains is based on a number of probe hybridizations, which varies according to the genotypes present in the isolates and the differences among the genotypes.
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