"Removing Phantom Plant Pathogens"

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A new effort could help to wipe 'phantom agents' from pathogen regulatory lists

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Phantom agents are suspected pathogens that have been reported in scientific literature going back to the early 1900s with no real evidence they exist.

Most of these phantom agents were described before modern molecular techniques, and there are no samples or genome sequences available to study them.

Despite the lack of evidence of their existence, the suspected pathogens made their way into international regulations that control the shipment of plant materials.

Clean plants are needed for the sustainable production of crops.

The ACPC maintains Generation 1 ( G1 ) materials to offer "the highest level of protection against re-infection by systemic pathogens," Tzanetakis said.

Along with HTS-based virus diagnostic tools and robotics for nucleic acid extraction, the ACPC is also staffed by a team of experts.

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