Table 3. A comparison of mRNA recovered and number of recombinant colonies obtained from Xylem tissue of Zinfandel (PD-Susceptible) and Blanc du Bois (PD-Tolerant) infected with Pierces Disease (PD) between original and modified protocol through subtractive hybridization.


Protocol

Xylem Tissue

Zinfandel (Bunch type)

Blanc du Bois (Florida hybrid)

mRNA
(μg/100 μg of total RNA)

No. of recombinant colonies obtained

mRNA
(μg/100 μg of total RNA)

No. of recombinant colonies obtained

Modified method

3.6

180

3.2

140

Salzman method

1.4

40

1.0

35


Supported by UNESCO / MIRCEN network