Development and evaluation of a technique for screening watercress (Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum) for resistance to watercress yellow spot virus and crook-root fungus (Spongospora subterranea f. sp. nasturtii)

A technique was developed for screening large numbers of watercress plants for resistance to watercress yellow spot virus (WYSV) and the crook-root fungus. Plants were raised in modules containing sand in the glasshouse, transported and placed in experimental watercress beds, recovered after 5 or 6 weeks, examined visually for crook-root infection and tested by ELISA for infection by WYSV. High incidences of crook root (98.8%) and virus (88.9%) were obtained in a watercress line known to be susceptible to both pathogens. Evaluation of the technique using 10 different watercress lines showed that it was capable of revealing a range of responses from very susceptible to very resistant, with UK lines being most susceptible to both diseases. When grown on, the very resistant line was different morphologically from UK watercress and was identified as early winter-cress (Barbarea verna). Results showed an association between crook root scores and ELISA values, providing further circumstantial evidence for the close relationship between the two pathogens. The implications of the results for watercress resistance screening are discussed.     

Distribution,host range and some properties of a virus disease of sunflower in Kenya

Abstract

Apparently similar viruses were associated with two different disease symptoms in sunflower (Helianthus annuus) in Kenya, one a yellow blotch and the other a leaf crinkle. The virus occurred in all sunflower‐growing regions but the crinkle disease was confined to areas east of the rift valley. Disease incidence varied with locality and season. Mechanical transmission of virus from plants with either disease was possible, but the yellow blotch virus was also transmissible from an important alternate field host, Tridax procumbens by Aphis gossypii to 23 species in three families. Partially purified preparations of virus made from mechanically inoculated seedlings affected with either symptom type contained 26 nm virus particles which, in ISEM tests, reacted with antisera prepared against six members of the luteovirus group.     

Antibody production and identity of MLOs associated with sugar-cane whiteleaf disease and bermuda-grass whiteleaf disease from Thailand

Cuttings from sugar-cane plants with symptoms of whiteleaf disease and bermuda-grass plants also showing whiteleaf symptoms were collected in Thailand and transferred to a glasshouse at East Mailing. Using these plants as source material, procedures were devised for the partial purification of MLO-associated immunogens. Antisera were raised separately to the sugar-cane whiteleaf and bermuda-grass whiteleaf immunogens. These antisera exhibited specificity for their homologous MLO antigens in F(ab')₂ indirect enzyme immunosorbent assays (ELISA). Detection of MLO infection was possible in crude tissue extracts diluted several hundredfold. No cross-reactions were observed in reciprocal tests between these two MLO sources and their antisera, nor were there reactions between either antiserum and extracts of other graminaceous hosts showing symptoms of natural whiteleaf infection. No cross-reactions were obtained in reciprocal tests with Spiroplasma citri or aster yellows MLO and their homologous antibodies.     

New potyvirus isolated from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Cryptotaenia japonica</Emphasis>

 A potyvirus, for which the name Japanese hornwort mosaic virus (JHMV) is proposed, was isolated from Japanese hornwort plants (Cryptotaenia japonica) with mosaic disease symptoms. The virus was used to inoculate mechanically 34 plants belonging to 33 species of 10 families. Of these species seven from two families were infected. Faint chlorotic spots appeared on the inoculated leaves of Chenopodium quinoa and C. amaranticolor, but no systemic infection occurred in these plants. JHMV systemically infected only Umbelliferae plants; they did not infect 26 other species in eight families. JHMV was transmitted in a nonpersistent manner by aphids (Myzus persicae). The virus was a flexuous rod-shaped particle about 750 nm in length. Sequencing the nucleotides in the 3′ terminal region of JHMV revealed that the coat protein contains 280 amino acids with a molecular mass of 32.2 kDa. The nucleotide sequence of the coat protein of JHMV had the highest similarity with that of Zantedeschia mosaic virus (83.3%) compared to those of other potyviruses (57.0%–64.9%). An antiserum against JHMV reacted strongly with JHMV and weakly with Potato virus Y. These results indicate that JHMV is a new potyvirus. Received: September 9, 2002 / Accepted: November 7, 2002 RID="*" ID="*" The nucleotide sequence determined in this work appears in the DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank nucleotide sequence databases with the accession number AB081518     

免疫电镜法测定3种Potyvirus组病毒的研究

 对大豆花叶病毒(SMA),花生斑驳病毒(PMV)和豇豆蚜传花叶病毒(CAMV)3种Potyvirus病毒进行了免疫电镜(ISEM)的测定。ISEM法同样证实了这3种病毒在血清学关系上的不同。3种病毒抗血清对同源抗原都具有"捕获"大量病毒粒体的能力,"捕获"数量是异源关系或正常血清的20~50倍.ISEM方法的灵敏度和专化性受到包被抗血清的稀释度和在抗原上处理时间等因素的影响."捕获"病毒粒体最适的抗血清稀释度是10-3或10-4;抗原处理时间,在一定范围内随处理时间的延长而增加"捕获"病毒粒体的数量,处理时间超过10-20小时即不再增加"捕获"粒体数量.同源抗体抗-抗原反应对病毒粒体上有"装饰"作用,而异源关系没有"装饰"作用。"装饰"的免疫电镜法是鉴别同源病毒的重要标准。     

南京地区豇豆蚜传花叶病毒的鉴定

 1982年5月,从南京郊区豇豆花叶病植株上分离到1株病毒分离物C-1,接种试验的结果证明,它可以侵染12种豆科和藜科植物。它在豇豆上引起系统花叶、叶片卷曲、明脉和畸形等症状。它在苋色藜、昆诺藜和蚕豆上表现为局部病斑。体外抗性测定,失毒温度55~60℃,稀释限点10^-3~10^-4,体外存活期1~2天。病毒极易摩擦接种传病。桃蚜、棉蚜和豆蚜都能传染这种病毒。人工接种的豇豆病株,在花器的各个部分、幼嫩的豆荚组织和末成熟的种子内都带有病毒。病株上采收的种子传毒率可达8.1%。病毒存在于种子的胚和子叶内,种皮内没有测到病毒。病毒粒体线条状,长700~750纤米。病株叶片表皮细胞内有纺锤状的内含体。免疫电镜和SDS~双扩散法测定,病毒分离物C-1与豇豆蚜传花叶病毒(CAMV)的抗血清呈阳性反应。根据以上这些性状,病毒分离物C-1可鉴定为属于马铃薯Y病毒组中的豇豆蚜传花叶病毒。用微量沉淀法测定,病毒粗提纯液制备的抗血清的效价为1:512。SDS-双扩散法测定,南京地区严重发生的豇豆花叶病中,85~86%是由豇豆蚜传花叶病毒引起的。从福建、山东、辽宁等省采集的样本中,也证实这种病毒在豇豆上普遍发生。     

Biological and genetic characterization of carrot red leaf virus and its associated virus/RNA isolated from carrots in Hokkaido,Japan

Carrot motley dwarf (CMD) is caused by mixed infection of carrot red leaf virus (CtRLV) with either carrot mottle virus (CMoV) or carrot mottle mimic virus, and additional infection with CtRLV-associated RNA (CtRLVaRNA). Here, the author investigated the viruses or virus-like RNA isolated from carrots with reddening symptoms in Hokkaido, the northern island of Japan. Three types of infections were mainly detected: single infection with CtRLV, which was most prevalent; double infection with CtRLV and CMoV; and triple infection with CtRLV, CMoV, and CtRLVaRNA. Fields with the three agents were severely affected, with diseased plants showing mottling, whereas in fields where disease incidence was low and sporadic, CtRLV was often found alone in plants with mild symptoms. Inoculation tests using carrot plants showed that CMoV enhanced disease severity, and the RNA accumulation of CtRLV. However, in the presence of CtRLVaRNA (+ CMoV), distinct symptoms such as systemic mottling and stunting developed, while the enhancement of CtRLV accumulation was abolished. These results imply that CtRLVaRNA (+ CMoV) antagonizes CtRLV despite its dependence on CtRLV for aphid transmission, and that mixed infection with CtRLVaRNA is involved in the development of the conspicuous mottling. All agents detected in Hokkaido were very similar to European and American isolates in terms of their genomic sequences and host range. This represents the first report of CMD in Japan, and provides further information on the genetic and biological properties of CMD-associated agents, as well as the aetiology of the disease.     

Soybean mosaic virus Helper Component-Protease Alters Leaf Morphology and Reduces Seed Production in Transgenic Soybean Plants

ABSTRACT Transgenic soybean (Glycine max) plants expressing Soybean mosaic virus (SMV) helper component-protease (HC-Pro) showed altered vegetative and reproductive phenotypes and responses to SMV infection. When inoculated with SMV, transgenic plants expressing the lowest level of HC-Pro mRNA and those transformed with the vector alone initially showed mild SMV symptoms. Plants that accumulated the highest level of SMV HC-Pro mRNA showed very severe SMV symptoms initially, but after 2 weeks symptoms disappeared, and SMV titers were greatly reduced. Analysis of SMV RNA abundance over time with region-specific probes showed that the HC-Pro region of the SMV genome was degraded before the coat protein region. Transgenic soybean plants that expressed SMV HC-Pro showed dose-dependent alterations in unifoliate leaf morphologies and seed production where plants expressing the highest levels of HC-Pro had the most deformed leaves and the lowest seed production. Accumulation of microRNAs (miRNAs) and mRNAs putatively targeted by miRNAs was analyzed in leaves and flowers of healthy, HC-Pro-transgenic, and SMV-infected plants. Neither expression of SMV HC-Pro nor SMV infection produced greater than twofold changes in accumulation of six miRNAs. In contrast, SMV infection was associated with twofold or greater increases in the accumulation of four of seven miRNA-targeted mRNAs tested.     

Suppression of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Papaya ringspot virus</Emphasis> infection in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Carica papaya</Emphasis> with CAP-34, a systemic antiviral resistance inducing protein from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Clerodendrum aculeatum</Emphasis>

CAP-34, a protein from Clerodendrum aculeatum inducing systemic antiviral resistance was evaluated for control of Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) infection in Carica papaya. In control plants (treated with CAP-34 extraction buffer) systemic mosaic became visible around 20 days that intensified up to 30 days in 56% plants. During this period, CAP-34-treated papaya did not show any symptoms. Between 30 and 60 days, 95% control plants exhibited symptoms ranging from mosaic to filiformy. In the treated set during the same period, symptoms appeared in only 10% plants, but were restricted to mild mosaic. Presence of PRSV was determined in induced-resistant papaya at the respective observation times by bioassay, plate ELISA, immunoblot and RT-PCR. Back-inoculation with sap from inoculated resistant plants onto Chenopodium quinoa did not show presence of virus. The difference between control and treated sets was also evident in plate-ELISA and immunoblot using antiserum raised against PRSV. PRSV RNA was not detectable in treated plants that did not show symptoms by RT-PCR. Control plants at the same time showed a high intensity band similar to the positive control. We therefore suggest that the absence/delayed appearance of symptoms in treated plants could be due to suppressed virus replication.     

Production of plants of Nicotiana benthamiana and Prunus domestica transgenic for plum pox potyvirus coat protein,and demonstration of PPV resistance in transformed N. benthamiana1

Leaf discs of Nicotiana benthamiana plants were transformed with Agrobacterium tumefaciens and transgenic plants expressing plum pox potyvirus (PPV) coat protein (CP) were generated. Homozygous R₂ progeny from these plants were inoculated with PPV. Plants were scored for the appearance of symptoms and tested for infection by DAS-ELISA. Various levels of resistance were obtained after an initial stage in which PPV was able to multiply in all the transgenic plants. Within 2–3 weeks after inoculation, the transgenic resistant plants fully recovered from virus infection. Conversely, control and susceptible transgenic lines developed severe symptoms and high virus titres. Prunus domestica (plum) was transformed by inoculating hypocotyl slices with A. tumefaciens containing a binary plasmid which included the NPTII, GUS, and PPV CP genes within its T-DNA region. Transgenic shoots were rooted and established in the glasshouse. Analysis of selected transformants by PCR showed that the engineered foreign genes had been integrated, including that for PPV CP. Histological assays on young leaves of these putative transformants gave a positive reaction. This suggests that all genes transferred are expressed in these transformed plums.     

黄瓜绿斑驳花叶病毒基因组全序列分析及病害的田间调查

为明确近年来在浙江省葫芦科作物上发生的黄瓜绿斑驳花叶病毒(Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus,CGMMV)基因组特征及其发生分布情况,从浙江省及上海地区的甜瓜、西瓜和瓠瓜上采集疑似样品进行RT-PCR鉴定,通过分段扩增测序的方法拼接获得基因组全序列并进行系统进化分析,利用特异性引物扩增获得CGMMV外壳蛋白(coat protein,CP)基因序列,制备CGMMV CP抗血清进行Western-blot和Dot-ELISA检测。结果显示,来自甜瓜、西瓜和瓠瓜的3个CGMMV分离物基因组全序列均具有烟草花叶病毒属典型基因组结构特征,全部由6 423 nt构成;3个全序列间的核苷酸同源性高达99.11%~99.67%,编码的CP氨基酸同源性为100%。系统进化分析发现,CGMMV不同分离物形成2个进化相关群体,3个浙江的CGMMV分离物均位于第I组内,与已报道的中国CGMMV分离物和韩国CGMMV分离物亲缘性较高。Western-blot检测表明CGMMV CP抗血清可以与感病植株中的病毒发生特异性反应,可用于CGMMV鉴定;Dot-ELISA检测发现CGMMV在浙江省和上海市的葫芦科作物上普遍存在。     

Incidence of potato viruses and characterisation of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Potato virus Y</Emphasis> variability in late season planted potato crops in Northern Tunisia

Surveys were conducted of symptomatic potato plants in late season crops, from the major potato production regions in Northern Tunisia, for infection with six common potato viruses. The presence of Potato leafroll virus (PLRV), Potato virus Y (PVY), Potato virus X (PVX), Potato virus A (PVA), Potato virus S (PVS) and Potato virus M (PVM) was confirmed serologically with virus infection levels up to 5.4, 90.2, 4.3, 3.8, 7.1 and 4.8%, respectively. As PVY was prevalent in all seven surveyed regions, further biological, serological and molecular typing of 32 PVY isolates was undertaken. Only one isolate was shown to induce PVY^O-type symptoms following transmission to tobacco and to react only against anti-PVY^O-C antibodies. Typical vein necrosis symptoms were obtained from 31 samples, six of which reacted against both anti-PVY^N and anti-PVY^O-C antibodies showing they contained mixed isolates, while 25 of them reacted only with anti-PVY^N antibodies. An immunocapture RT-PCR molecular test using a PVY^NTN specific primer pair set in the 5’NTR/P1 genomic region and examination of recombinant points in three genomic regions (HC-Pro/P3, CI/NIa and CP/3’NTR) showed that all 25 serotype-N PVY isolates were PVY^NTN variants with similar recombinations to the standard PVYNTN-H isolate. This is the first report of the occurrence of the PVY^NTN variant and its high incidence in late season potatoes in Tunisia.     

Pathogenetic roles of beet necrotic yellow vein virus RNA5 in the exacerbation of symptoms and yield reduction,development of scab-like symptoms,and Rz1-resistance breaking in sugar beet

Beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV) generally has a four-segmented positive-sense RNA genome (RNAs 1–4), but some European and most Asian strains have an additional segment, RNA5. This study examined the effect of RNA5 and RNA3 on different sugar beet cultivars using a Polymyxa-mediated inoculation system under field and laboratory conditions. In field tests, the degree of sugar yield served as an index for assessing the virulence of BNYVV strains. Japanese A-II type isolates without RNA5 caused mostly 15%–90% sugar yield reductions, depending on the susceptibility of sugar beet cultivars, whereas the isolates with RNA5 induced more than 90% yield losses in the seven susceptible cultivars, but small yield losses in one Rz1-resistant and Rizor cultivars. However, a laboratory-produced isolate containing RNA5 but lacking RNA3 caused higher yield losses in Rizor than in susceptible plants, and induced scab-like symptoms on the root surface of both susceptible and resistant plants. In laboratory tests, A-II type isolates without RNA5 had low viral RNA accumulation levels in roots of Rizor and Rz1-resistant plants at early stages of infection, but in the presence of RNA5, viral RNA3 accumulation levels increased remarkably. This increased RNA3 accumulation was not observed in roots of the WB42 accession with the Rz2 gene. In contrast, the presence of RNA3 did not affect RNA5 accumulation levels. Collectively, this study demonstrated that RNA5 is involved in the development of scab-like symptoms and the enhancement of RNA3 accumulation, and suggests these characteristics of RNA5 are associated with Rz1-resistance breaking.     

Tomato spotted wilt virus in peanut tissue types and physiological effects related to disease incidence and severity*

Three peanut cultivars, Georgia Green, NC-V11, and ANorden, were grown using production practices that encouraged the development of Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV). The progression of TSWV infection was examined through the season using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) tests on different tissue types [roots, leaves, pegs (pod attachment stem structures) and pods] and the effect of TSWV infection on physiological functions was examined at three harvest dates. Plants were classed into three severity categories: (i) no TSWV symptoms or previous positive ELISA tests; (ii) less than 50% of leaf tissue exhibiting TSWV symptoms; and (iii) greater than 50% of leaf tissue affected. TSWV showed a slow rate of infection at the beginning of the season and a greater percentage of infection of the roots than in the leaves. Photosynthesis was reduced in virus-affected infected plants by an average of 30% at the mid-season harvest and 51% at the late season harvest compared with virus-free plants across all three cultivars. Leaf tissue with symptoms had lower photosynthetic rates than healthy leaves. There were small differences among cultivars, with cv. ANorden maintaining higher average photosynthetic levels than cv. Georgia Green and higher transpirational levels than cv. NC-V11. The ability to maintain high assimilation physiology in the presence of the virus may help cultivars withstand TSWV infection and maintain final yields.     

Characterization of a new potyvirus isolated from peanut (Arachis hypogaea)

During a survey of viruses of peanuts in South Africa a mechanically transmissible virus was isolated from a plant exhibiting chlorotic ringspots and blotches on the leaves. Typical potyvirus-like flexuous particles were detected by electron microscope examination. Pinwheel-shaped and laminated inclusions in ultrathin sections, reaction with a monoclonal antibody directed to a potyvirus common epitope, a single 33 kDa coat protein and aphid transmission using Myzus persicae all confirmed that the virus was a subdivision II member of the Potyviridae. Host range studies suggested that the virus was none of the previously reported potyviruses of peanuts or of subdivision II potyviruses. The serological relationships of the virus were studied using a range of 17 antisera to potyviruses in ELISA and immunosorbent electron microscopy (ISEM). The isolate reacted weakly with antisera to plum pox virus and bean yellow mosaic virus in ISEM only. Nucleotide sequence of a 624 bp DNA product was obtained following immuno-capture with a potyvirus common epitope antiserum, cDNA synthesis and PCR amplification with potyvirus specific primers which amplify the 3' untranslated region and a part of the coat protein gene. The sequence was only distantly related to a number of potyviruses, whether amino acid or nucleotide sequences were used for comparisons. It is proposed that the virus be named peanut chlorotic blotch virus and be accepted as a new member of the genus Potyvirus in the family Potyviridae.     

Effect of temperature on primary infection by Plasmodiophora brassicae and initiation of clubroot symptoms

A study was conducted to assess the effect of temperature on infection and development of Plasmodiophora brassicae in root hairs of Shanghai pak choi (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis) and on initiation of clubroot symptoms. Ten‐day‐old seedlings were grown in liquid‐sand culture, inoculated with resting spores and maintained in growth cabinets at 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30°C. Seedlings were harvested at 2‐day intervals, starting 2 days after inoculation (DAI) and continuing until swelling of the tap root was observed (maximum 28 days). Roots were assessed for root hair infection (RHI), stage of development of infection (primary plasmodia, zoosporangia, release of zoospores, secondary plasmodia), symptom development, and for clubroot severity at 24 DAI. Temperature affected every stage of clubroot development; RHI was highest and visual symptoms initiated earliest at 25°C, intermediate at 20 and 30°C, and lowest and latest at 15 and 10°C. Root hair infection was observed at every temperature, but clubroot symptoms developed only above 15°C. A substantial delay in the development of the pathogen was observed at 10 and 15°C. No symptoms were observed at 28 DAI in plants grown at 10°C. Swelling of the tap root was visible at 28 DAI in plants at 15°C, 14 DAI at 20 and 30°C, and 10 DAI at 25°C. These results support and explain the observation in companion studies that cool temperatures result in slower development of clubroot symptoms in brassica crops.     

北京地区一种侵染菊花的线条病毒

 从北京地区菊花病毒病株上分离到一种线条状病毒CA分离物。经寄主范围,传播方式、汁液体外抗性,外壳旧白分子量、粒体大小和在细胞中产生的内含体研究结果分析,此病毒为Potyvirus成员,沉淀反应,免疫双扩散反应和免疫电镜技术检测证明CA分离物与PVY在清学相关性。CA分离物已制备抗血清和提纯IgG,并应用于品种菊组培苗脱毒检测工作。     

水稻锯齿叶矮缩病毒抗血清的制备及其应用

 采用人工接种发病的水稻锯齿叶矮缩病株茎叶的榨出液,以低速离心(4000rpm)结合聚乙二醇(PEG)的方法所得部分提纯的病毒,进行家兔免疫注射制备抗血清,结果以注射后3~4周的效价最高,可达1:4096,α-最适比值为1:13。应用这种方法制备成的水稻锯齿叶矮缩病毒(RRSV)的抗血清,进行了水稻矮缩病毒(RDV)病株与RRSV病株的鉴别诊断和RRSV毒源寄主的检测。结果证明,具卷叶、缺刻的RDV病株确非RRSV复合感染所致。毒源寄主测定表明,在供试的7种田间常见杂草中,有5种表现为阳性反应;经生物学回接证实,5种中有蟋蟀草、水蜈蚣和游草3种能成功地将RRSV传给水稻而引起发病。     

Tomato leaf curl Guangxi virus is a distinct monopartite begomovirus species

Three begomovirus isolates were obtained from tomato plants showing leaf curl symptoms in Guangxi province of China. Typical begomovirus DNA components representing the three isolates (GX-1, GX-2 and GX-3) were cloned and their full-length sequences were determined to be 2752 nucleotides. Nucleotide identities among the three viral sequences were 98.9–99.7%, but all shared <86.7% nucleotide sequence identity with other reported begomoviruses. The sequence data indicated that GX-1, GX-2 and GX-3 are isolates of a distinct begomovirus species for which the name Tomato leaf curl Guangxi virus (ToLCGXV) is proposed. Further analysis indicated that ToLCGXV probably originated through recombination among viruses related to Ageratum yellow vein virus, Tomato leaf curl China virus and Euphorbia leaf curl virus. PCR and Southern blot analyses demonstrated that isolates GX-1 and GX-2 were associated with DNAβ components, but not isolate GX-3. Sequence comparisons revealed that GX-1 and GX-2 DNAβ components shared the highest sequence identity (86.2%) with that of Tomato yellow leaf curl China virus (TYLCCNV). An infectious construct of ToLCGXV isolate GX-1 (ToLCGXV-GX) was produced and determined to be highly infectious in Nicotiana benthamiana, N. glutinosa, tobacco cvs. Samsun and Xanthi, tomato and Petunia hybrida plants inducing leaf curl and stunting symptoms. Co-inoculation of tomato plants with ToLCGXV-GX and TYLCCNV DNAβ resulted in disease symptoms similar to that caused by ToLCGXV-GX alone or that observed in infected field tomato plants.