This invention provides a detection method for distinguishing between live and dead
bacteria of the watermelon fruit spot
bacterial disease fungus. [Solution] A detection method for distinguishing between live and dead
bacteria based on PMA-PCR technology, comprising: a step of collecting and suspending
bacteria in a sample to be detected, which involves suspending the sample in
physiological saline to obtain a bacterial suspension and heating it in a 100°C water bath for 10 minutes to prepare a dead bacterial suspension; a step of PMA treatment, which involves adding propidium monoazide (PMA) to the bacterial suspension; a step of
blue light crosslinking, which involves irradiating the PMA-treated bacterial suspension with
blue light to activate the PMA and covalently bind it to the dead
bacterial DNA; a step of
DNA extraction, which involves collecting bacterial cells by
centrifugation and extracting
DNA using a kit method; a PCR amplification step, which involves amplification using a specific primer pair; and a step of detecting the amplified product by
agarose gel electrophoresis, which involves determining the result, which involves a step of detecting the product by
agarose gel electrophoresis, wherein a target band appears in the live bacterial sample and no band appears in the dead bacterial sample.