MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
A sensitive bioassay for detecting Plasmodiophora brassicae in canola field soils
Will Feindel, Kher Zahr, Ronald Nyandoro…·Jie Feng
The paper describes a bioassay for detecting viable Plasmodiophora brassicae in soil samples, showing it can detect as few as 1 resting spore per gram of soil, outperforming qPCR in sensitivity.
DOI 10.64898/2026.07.21.739946