"Shining a LAMP" (Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification) on the Molecular Detection of Phytopathogens spp. and in Strawberry Fields.

Phytopathogenic microorganisms belonging to the genus have been recognized many times as causal agents of diseases that lower the yield of many plants important for agriculture. Meanwhile, causes crown rot and leather rot of berry fruits, mainly strawberries. However, widely-applied culture-based methods used for the detection of pathogens are time-consuming and often inaccurate.