Research
Research of the Department of Plant Virology focuses on molecular pathogenes of plants - viruses, phytoplasmas, and bacteria.
Viruses
- Development of new molecular methods for viruses detection (real-time PCR, microarrays)
- Screening for novel viruses
- Virus transmission by mechanical inoculation, by aphids and grafting
- Immunisation and antisera preparation with natural or recombinant antigens
- Detection of viruses by nucleic acid based and ELISA methods
- Analysis and expressions of virus genomes
- Study of molecular variability and evolution of comoviruses
- Molecular and biological characterization of phages against phytopathogenic bacteria
dr. I.Koloniuk and prof. K.Petrzik are members of Hypoviridae Study Group, and Secoviridae Study Group, respectively, of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV)
prof. K.Petrzik is a section editor of Virus Genes journal (Springer)
Phytoplasmas
- Detection, identification and characterization of phytoplasmas based on PCR amplification, RFLP analysis, multilocus gene sequencing, dodder transmission to periwinkle, and transmission electron microscopy
- Development of new molecular technique for phytoplasmas detection (microarrays)
- Study of phytopathogenes occurrence and its genetic variants
- Screening and genome analysis of phytoplasma plasmids
