When
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- Dates offered: March 14-15, 2023
- Maximum course enrollment: 8
- Length of time: 2 days - in-person
The Phytoplasmas Molecular Detection Workshop is a 2-day workshop that has lectures and hands-on components. The lectures include an introduction to phytoplasmas, their taxonomy and the disease symptoms associated with some of these bacterial pathogens of interest to APHIS PPQ. The hands-on portion of the training will focus on available phytoplasmas infected samples (e.g., Poinsettia and Pine) and cover sample preparation, DNA extraction/purification, conventional and real-time PCR procedures, and interpretation of results.
*Note: ALL times listed for NPDN events shall be listed as Eastern Time.