Advancing the automation of plant nucleic acid extraction for rapid diagnosis of plant diseases in space.

ABSTRACT: Human space exploration missions will continue the development of sustainable plant cultivation in what are obviously novel habitat settings. Effective pathology mitigation strategies are needed to cope with plant disease outbreaks in any space-based plant growth system. However, few technologies currently exist for space-based diagnosis of plant pathogens. Therefore, we developed a method of extracting plant nucleic acid that will facilitate the rapid diagnosis of plant diseases for future spaceflight applications. The microHomogenizer^™ from Claremont BioSolutions, originally designed for bacterial and animal tissue samples, was evaluated for plant-microbial nucleic acid extractions. The microHomogenizer^™ is an appealing device in that it provides automation and cont

SUBMITTER: Haveman NJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10304293 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature