Zurich University
of Applied Sciences

Development of a LAMP assay for selective amplification of DNA from living cells

Wheat: Wheat seeds in grower's hand

Description

The detection of bacteria using LAMP is well established and widely applied in clinical and veterinary diagnostics, as well as for pathogen detection in food safety and agriculture.

The objective of this project is to focus on detecting viable bacterial cells in seed wash solutions. As a model organism, Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa) will be used.

Key data

Projectlead

Marilena Palmisano

Deputy Projectlead

Ramona Gloor (Syngenta Crop Protection AG)

Project team

Jana Jucker

Project partners

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

Project status

ongoing, started 03/2026

Institute/Centre

Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR)

Funding partner

Third party

Marilena Palmisano

School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
Einsiedlerstrasse 31
8820 Wädenswil

+41 (0) 58 934 56 83
marilena.palmisano@zhaw.ch

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