Claim · model-written summary
PCR tests for leaf surface sterility were unreliable.
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Verbatim
e0“the established tests to evaluate surface sterility, polymerase chain reaction, and leaf imprints, are unreliable”
e1“leaves of a gymnosperm and an angiosperm tree”
Title
Simple methods to remove microbes from leaf surfaces
J. Paola Saldierna Guzmán; Kennedy Nguyen; Stephen C. Hart Journal of Basic Microbiology 2020. doi:10.1002/jobm.202000035
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Method / resource Leaf imprint tests for surface sterility were unreliable.
- Intervention effect Complete cuticle removal by sterilization assured loss of epiphytic microbes.
- Recommendation Different tree species may require different leaf sterilization protocols.
- Method / resource SEM was useful for evaluating surface sterilization effectiveness and leaf tissue integrity.