Fe3O4 Nanozyme-Labeled Lateral Flow Immunochromatography Strips for Rapid Detection of PVX and PVY

Potato virus X (PVX) and potato virus Y (PVY) are major pathogens that threaten seed potato quality and yield. To improve the efficiency of field screening, we developed monovalent PVX, monovalent PVY, and bivalent PVX/PVY nanozyme strips using Fe₃O₄ nanozymes as labels in a double-antibody sandwich lateral flow immunochromatographic assay. Western blot analysis demonstrated that four monoclonal antibodies (PVX 2, PVX 6, PVY 2, and PVY 5) specifically recognized their corresponding viral coat proteins. Specificity testing showed that the nanozyme strips reacted only with the target viruses and did not cross-react with other common potato viruses, including Potato virus A (PVA), Potato virus M (PVM), Potato virus S (PVS), and Potato leafroll virus (PLRV). The PVX nanozyme strip detected PVX-positive extracts diluted up to 10³-fold, the PVY nanozyme strip up to 10⁴-fold, and the bivalent strip detected PVX/PVY co-infected samples diluted up to 10³-fold. In addition, detection results by strips from 12 samples of plantlets in vitro were fully consistent with RT-PCR. These nanozyme strips provide rapid, simple, specific, and sensitive methods that can be stored at ambient temperature, enabling field surveys, warehouse screening, and on-site testing and supporting early detection of potato virus diseases.