Latex-Test에 의한 식물 바이러스의 검정

Serological Detection of Plant Viruses with latex-test

低濃度의 바이러스 조건하에서도 반응의 민감도가 높은 바이러스病의 血淸學的 診斷法을 개발하고자 담배모자이크 바이러스(Tobacco mosaic virus), 보리줄무늬 모자이크 바이러스( Barleys-tripe mosaic virus) 및 大豆모자이크 바이러스(Soybean mosaic virus)의 抗血淸으로부터 電氣泳動에 의해 추출된 Immunoglobulin을 Latex(0.8l$\mu$, Difco)粒子에 흡착시켜 梢子毛細管(1 $\times$ 100mm)내에서 各 罹病組織의 汁液과 반응시킨 결과 寒天沈降法이나 微量沈降法보다 민감도가 매우 높았다. 이 방법은 작업과정이 간편하고 빠른 시간내에 다량의 시료를 檢定할 수 있으며 陽性反應과 陰性反應을 쉽게 구별할 수 있었다.

A simple test using latex-agglutination was developed to detect serologically tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), soybean mosaic virus (SoyMV), and barley stripe mosaic virus (BSMV) from infected Plants. Latex spheres ( 0.81 $\mu$, Difco) were adsorbed with immuno globulin purified by electrophoresis from crude antiserum against viruses. The antibody- sensitized latex suspension was mixed with sap from virus -infected leaves in a glass capillary tube (inner diam. 1mm $\times$ 100 mm length) The mixture, after agitation, was observed under a stereo microscope at low magnification (X20 - X4O), to examine the reaction between antigen (Virus) and its antibody. Flocculation occurred when the reaction was positive.