Abstract:Sensitive and accurate detection of Potato spindle tuber viroid(PSTVd) is significant for seed potato production.Recombinant DNAs containing full-length monomeric,dimeric and partial-length PSTVd cDNA were constructed,and the various sized PSTVd-cDNAs were labeled by PCR amplification.For comparing the detection sensitivity and specificity of different labeled methods and reaction substrates,the monomeric PSTVd cDNA was also labeled with α-32P-UTP by transcriptional technique.Colorimetric and chemilumine-scent reactions in detection were also compared in N+-nylon membrane and Kodark film,respectively.The results showed that PSTVd dimeric probe,labeled with DIG and using CDP-Star substrate for chemiluminescent detection,produced the best sensitivity.The detection sensitivity was approximate 0.05 pg PSTVd total RNA,which is 500-fold of the previous published data.This detection system of NASH is high sensitive,specific and feasible for diagnosis of a large number of samples.