F1ANNEX IITEST SCHEME FOR DIAGNOSIS, DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM (SMITH) YABUUCHI ET AL.

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Appendix 4Buffers for test procedures

2.Buffers for the IF test

2.1.IF-Buffer (10 mM phosphate buffered saline (PBS), pH 7.2)

This buffer is used for dilution of antibodies

Na2HPO4.12H2O

2,7 g

NaH2PO4.2H2O

0,4 g

NaCL

8,0 g

Distilled water

1,0 l

Dissolve ingredients, check pH and sterilise by autoclaving at 121 °C for 15 minutes.

2.2.IF-buffer-Tween

This buffer is used to wash slides.

Add 0,1 % Tween 20 to the IF buffer.

2.3.Phosphate buffered glycerol, pH 7,6

This buffer is used as a mountant fluid on the windows of IF slides to enhance fluorescence.

Na2HPO4.12H2O

3,2 g

NaH2PO4.2H2O

0,15 g

Glycerol

50 ml

Distilled water

100 ml

Anti-fading mountant solutions are commercially available e.g. Vectashield® (Vector Laboratories) or Citifluor® (Leica).