Exploiting Bacterial Pigmentation for Non-Destructive Detection of Seed-Borne Pathogens by Using Photoacoustic Techniques.

ABSTRACT: Seed-borne pathogens pose a significant threat to global food security. This study focuses on Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens (Cff), a quarantine plant pathogen causing bacterial wilt of common beans. Despite its global spread and economic impact, effective control measures are limited. Existing diagnostic methods, such as PCR, are time-consuming, destructive, and challenging for large-scale screening. This study explores the potential of photoacoustic techniques as a non-destructive, rapid, and high-throughput alternative. These techniques leverage the photoacoustic effect to measure optical absorption, offering high sensitivity and accuracy. Cff colonies exhibit distinct pigmentation, suggesting their suitability for photoacoustic detection. W

SUBMITTER: Cavigli L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11644776 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature