Rapid detection of Kenyan tomato leaf curl virus isolates using probe-enhanced loop-mediated isothermal amplification coupled with a modified DNA extraction method

• Abigarl Ndudzo ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: andudzo@lsu.ac.zw (AN); dean.soaes@jkuat.ac.ke (EMA)

  Affiliations Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Pan African University Institute of Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation, JKUAT, Kenya, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, Lupane State University, Zimbabwe

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2777-4623

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• Florence Ng’ong’a,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya

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• Edith K. Avedi,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Phytosanitary and Biosecurity Department, Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Services, Kenya

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• Elijah M. Ateka

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: andudzo@lsu.ac.zw (AN); dean.soaes@jkuat.ac.ke (EMA)

  Affiliation Office of the Dean, School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya

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