Recent Developments in Disease Diagnosis of Agricultural Crops and Food Microbes Through LAMP Assays

Aradhana Dohroo

Abstract: Loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay is an accurate and rapid method to diagnose fungal, bacterial and viral pathogens infecting agricultural crops. It has also been proved useful for the diagnosis of gastroenteritis pathogens, Mycobacterium, Listeria, Staphylococcus, Salmonella in food samples. This technique is very useful to screen viral and bacterial strain mutations, analysis of micro - RNAs, plant pathogens and their vectors identification, single nucleotide polymorphisms and detection of genetically modified organisms.

Keywords: Loop mediated isothermal amplification, LAMP, assay, agricultural crops, Food microbes