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Clavibacter  is an agriculturally important genus comprising a single species,  Clavibacter michiganensis , and multiple subspecies, including,  C .  michiganensis  subsp.  nebraskensis  which causes Goss's wilt/blight of corn, accounts for high yield losses and is listed among the five most significant diseases of corn in the United States of America. Our research objective was to develop a robust and rapid multiplex TaqMan real-time PCR (qPCR) to detect  C .  michiganensis  in general and  C .  michiganensis  subsp.  nebraskensis  with enhanced reliability and accuracy by adding non-complementary AT sequences to the 5’ end of the forward and reverse primers. Comparative genomic analyses were performed to identify unique and conserved gene regions for primer and probe design. The unique genomic regions, ABC transporter ATP-binding protein CDS/ABC-transporter permease and MFS transporter were determined for specific detection of  C .  michiganensis  and  C .  m . subsp.  nebraskensis , respectively. The AT-rich sequences at the 5’ position of the primers enhanced the reaction efficiency and sensitivity of rapid qPCR cycling; the reliability, accuracy and high efficiency of the developed assay was confirmed after testing with 59 strains from inclusivity and exclusivity panels–no false positives or false negatives were detected. The assays were also validated through naturally and artificially infected corn plant samples; all samples were detected for  C .  michiganensis  and  C .  m . subsp.  nebraskensis  with 100% accuracy. The assay with 5’ AT-rich sequences detected up to 10- and 100-fg of  C .  michiganensis  and  C .  michiganensis  subsp.  nebraskensis  genome targets, respectively. No adverse effect was observed when sensitivity assays were spiked with host genomic DNA. Addition of 5’ AT-rich sequences enhanced the qPCR reaction efficiency from 0.82 (M = -3.83) and 0.91 (M = -3.54) to 1.04 (with optimum slope value; M = -3.23) for both  C .  michiganensis  and  C .  michiganensis  subsp.  nebraskensis , respectively; an increase of 10-fold sensitivity was also obtained with  C .  michiganensis  primer set. The methodology proposed here can be used to optimize reaction efficiency and to harmonize diagnostic protocols which have prodigious applications in routine diagnostics, biosecurity and microbial forensics.

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Synergetic effect of non-complementary 5’ AT-rich sequences on the development of a multiplex TaqMan real-time PCR for specific and robust detection of Clavibacter michiganensis and C. michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis