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ArticlePlant methods2019

Dynamic biospeckle analysis, a new tool for the fast screening of plant nematicide selectivity.

Felicity E O'Callaghan, Roy Neilson, Stuart A MacFarlane, Lionel X Dupuy

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Article in Plant methods, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Felicity E O'CallaghanThe James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, D2 5DA Scotland, UK.
Roy NeilsonThe James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, D2 5DA Scotland, UK.
Stuart A MacFarlaneThe James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, D2 5DA Scotland, UK.
Lionel X DupuyThe James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, D2 5DA Scotland, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5221-9037
James Hutton Institute · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPlant feeding, free-living nematodes cause extensive damage to plant roots by direct feeding and, in the case of some trichodorid and longidorid species, through the transmission of viruses. Developing more environmentally friendly, target-specific nematicides is currently impeded by slow and laborious methods of toxicity testing. Here, we developed a bioactivity assay based on the dynamics of light 'speckle' generated by living cells and we demonstrate its application by assessing chemicals' toxicity to different nematode trophic groups.

resultsFree-living nematode populations extracted from soil were exposed to methanol and phenyl isothiocyanate (PEITC). Biospeckle analysis revealed differing behavioural responses as a function of nematode feeding groups.

conclusionsBiospeckle analysis can be used to accelerate the screening of nematode bioactivity, thereby providing a fast way of testing the specificity of potential nematicidal compounds. With nematodes' distinctive movement and activity levels being visible in the biospeckle pattern, the technique has potential to screen the behavioural responses of diverse trophic nematode communities. The method discriminates both behavioural responses, morphological traits and activity levels and hence could be used to assess the specificity of nematicidal compounds.

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Dynamic speckleIsothiocyanateNematodesSelective plane illumination microscopy (SPIM)

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