Detection of Cymbidium Mosaic Virus and Odontoglosum Ringspot Virus by ELISA and RT-PCR from Cultivated Orchids in Korea

ELISA와 RT-PCR에 의한 국내재배난에서 심비디움 모자이크 바이러스와 오돈토글로섬 윤문 바이러스이 검정

This study was carried out to detect cymbidium mosaic potexvirus (CymMV) and odontoglossum ringspot tobamovirus (ORSV) in cultivated orchid plants in Korea. The standard double antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) were carried out for detection of the viruses in the collected orchid samples. ELISA was suitable for massive-scale diagnostic method for virus detection in orchids. RT-PCR was rapid, time-saving and reliable detective method, and detection limit data showed that RT-PCR was 103 times more sensitive than ELISA. Of the 321 individual orchids representing 5 orchids genera tested by the ELISA, CymMV and ORSV were detected in 15.6% and 22.4%, and mixed infection of the both viruses with 4.9%, respectively. Of the Cymbidium plants tested, cultivated plants showed 52.5% virus infection rate with either CymMV or ORSV and both viruses.