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

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SECTION VIOPTIMISED PROTOCOLS FOR DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF R. SOLANACEARUM

B.IDENTIFICATION TESTS

2.IF test

2.1.

Prepare a suspension of approximately 106 cells per ml in IF buffer (Appendix 4).

2.2.

Prepare a twofold dilution series of an appropriate antiserum (see website http://forum.europa.eu.int/Public/irc/sanco/Home/main).

2.3.

Apply the IF procedure (Section VI.A.5.).

2.4.

A positive IF test is achieved if the IF titre of the culture is equivalent to that of the positive control.