The aim of the database is to provide information on the current diagnostic expertise in the EPPO region for regulated pests (or pests which might be of phytosanitary concern) and finally to identify who can provide an appropriate diagnostic for them.
The levels of expertise included in the database are given by:
• species (when the expert can diagnose a specific species)
• genus (when the expert can diagnose most species within a genus)
• family (when the expert can diagnose most species within a family)
• order (when the expert can diagnose most species within an order)

Morphological (including for viruses electron microscopy)

Serological (IF, ELISA ...)

Molecular (DNA or RNA based assay including FISH)

Bioassay (including sap inoculation, grafting and vector transmission, baiting, pathogenicity tests)

Biochemical methods (enzyme electrophoresis, protein profiling)

Fatty acid profiling

Classical microbiology (culturing on different media ...)