小麦蓝矮病植原体转运蛋白secY基因片段序列分析

 Wheat blue dwarf(WBD) is a disease caused by phytoplasma and only reported from China. A fragment about 1.3 kb in protein translocation gene, secY was amplified by PCR from the total DNA of di-seased wheat sample with primer pair secYF/secYR, which was designed based on secY gene sequence of known 16SrI group members. Nucleotide acid sequence analysis of amplified fragment indicated that the length was 1 240 bp. A phylogenetic tree based on secY gene sequences was constructed and showed that wheat blue dwarf phytoplasma was clustered into the Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris, subgroup 16SrI-C. Wheat blue dwarf phytoplasma showed high homology with clover phyllody phytoplasma strains based on sequence comparison and phylogenetic analysis.     

海南长春花黄化病植原体的16S rDNA序列分析研究

 Periwinkle(Catharanthus roseus) yellows is a common disease in Hainan. Periwinkle's leaf tissue with symptoms was assayed for phytoplasma infection by using PCR assay employing phytoplasma universal 16S rRNA gene primers (Rl6mF2/Rl6mR1). A PCR product (about 1.4 kb) was amplified from periwinkle showed yellows. Nucleotide sequencing and phylogenetic tree analysis showed that the amplified 16S rDNA contained 1 432 nucleotides, the most homology was 98.1% with the members of elm yellows group (16S r Ⅴ) and clustered in the same clade, while it was under 96.1% with other phytoplasma groups. Our results suggested that the phytoplasma sample belonged to 16S rⅤgroup and was tentatively named as Hainan periwinkle yellows phytoplasma (PY-Hn). This is the first report of existence of 16S r Ⅴ group phytoplasma in naturally infected periwinkle.     

蝴蝶兰软腐病中一种新致病菌的分离与鉴定

 Soft rot disease often affects Phalaenopsis amabilis during the growing season. However, the pathogen of the disease is remaining poorly studied. In this study, bacterial strain R1 was isolated from soft rot tissues in Wuhan. The pathogenic, morphological, physiological, biochemical tests and 16S rDNA sequence analysis were carried out. The homology of 16S rDNA sequence between strain R1 and Pseudomonas grimontii was 99.72%, and its physiological and biochemical properties were also similar to those of Pseudomonas grimontiis. All these evidences indicated that strain R1 could be identified as a novel strain of Pseudomonas grimontii. The pathogenicity of the novel isolate was proved according to the Koch's postulates. This is the first report that Pseudomonas grimontii can cause soft rot disease of Phalaenopsis amabilis.     

云南甘蔗宿根矮化病调查及种茎温水处理脱菌效果检测

 Based on the specific primer from the nucleotide sequences between 16S-23S rDNA, Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) approach for detecting Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli (Lxx) was established. The approach was applied to detect Lxx from 30 cultivars collected from two main sugar cane producing areas in Yunnan and 10 hot-water treatment samples. The results showed that 80% of the cultivars were infected by Lxx and hot-water treatment was proved to be an efficient measure to control but not completely eliminate Lxx in sugar cane tissues. The PCR products amplified from six infected cultivars were cloned and sequenced, six sequences were acquired and analyzed. It indicated that the six sequences were identical and showed 100% similarity with the isolates from Brazil, Australia and Fujian, and 99.54% with the isolate from Louisiana.     

甘蔗花叶病毒福建分离物外壳蛋白基因的克隆及序列分析

 A fujian isolate of Sugarcane mosaic virus named SCMV-FJ was isolated from infected sugarcane. Cloning and sequence analysis of the coat protein gene of this isolate was carried out. A pair of primers was designed and synthesized based on the nucleotide sequences of coat protein genes of sugarcane mosaic viruses reported. The coat protein gene of SCMV-FJ was amplified from the extracted total RNA of the infected sugarcane by using RT-PCR, and cloned into the pMD18-T vector. The sequencing result indicated that the cloned segment included a 1137 bp open reading frame(ORF) and a 228 bp 3' untranslated region, in which the ORF comprised the whole coat protein and part of the nuclear inclusion b. The nucleotide and the deduced amino acid sequences of the coat protein gene were compared with those of the other isolates or strains of SCMV subgroup reported in GenBank. The result showed that it shares 56.8%-97.1% and 55.3%-99.4% homology in nucleotide and the putative amino acid sequences, respectively, with the highest amino acid homology of 99.4% with SCMV-D. Thus it was identified as a SCMV-D. This experiment provided a rapid, sensitive and relatively inexpensive method for RT-PCR detection of SCMV. At the same time, the cloning of SCMV-FJ coat protein gene provided the foundation for plant gene engineering against SCMV.     

地高辛标记cDNA探针检测苹果茎痘病毒

 Partial sequence(314 bp) of ASPV was cloned and used as a probe labelled with digoxigenin-11dUTP. The total RNA extracted from samples with Apple stem pitting virus and a series of dilutions of plasmid with ASPV-cDNA were detected by dot blot hybridization. The results showed that the probe was sensitive and specific. The probe couldn't hybridize with total RNA of Apple stem grooving virus, Apple mosaic virus and Apple chlorotic leaf spot virus samples as well as negative control, only hybridized with that extracted from dormant shoot infected with ASPV. The sensitivity for detection of plasmid contained ASPV-cDNA was 1.64 μg.     

基于Ypt1基因为靶标的木香疫病病组织及病田土壤分子检测技术

A species-specific PCR assay was established for rapid and accurate detection of the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora tentaculata in diseased plant tissues and infected soil.A pair of species-specific primers Pt1/Pt2 were designed on the basis of Ras-related protein(Ypt1) gene sequences of the Phytophthora species.PCR amplification with the Pt primers resulted in a 386 bp product only from isolates of P.tentaculata.The detection threshold with Pt primers was 100 pg of genomic DNA.A nested PCR procedure was developed using Ypt1F/Ypt1R as the first-round amplification primers and Pt1/Pt2 as the second-round primers,which increased the detection sensitivity 100-fold to 1 pg.PCR using these Pt primers can also be used to detect P.tentaculata in naturally infected plant tissues and soil.The PCR-based method developed in this study provides a rapid and sensitive tool for detection of P.tentaculata.     

南方水稻黑条矮缩病毒一步双重RT-PCR 检测技术及其应用

 An one-step dual RT-PCR method was developed for Southern rice black-streaked dwarf virus (SRBSDV) detection from host plants and insect vector white-backed planthopper (Sogatella furcifera Horvath,Hemiptera: Delphacidae), from which two cDNA fragments of the viral genome S5 and S10 were amplified
simultaneously. Two primer pairs, S5-F1 / S5-R2 (5′-ttacaactggagaagcattaacacg-3′ / 5′-atgaggtattgcgtaactgagcc -3′) and S10-oF / S10-oR(5cgcgtcatctcaaactacag -3′ / 5′-tttgtcagcatctaaagcgc -3′), were selectedfrom 40 primer pairs based on SRBSDV genome sequences, and amplified viral S5 ORF1 fragment (819 bp) and cp gene fragment ( 682 bp), respectively. Using total RNA extracts from infected plant leaf tissue or individual planthopper adult as templates, one step RT-PCR reaction in the conditions of annealing temperature of 53℃ with the final concentrations of 240 nmol / L S5-F1 / S5-R2 and 120 nmol / L S10-oF / S10-oR generated a similar yield of two amplicons in argrose electrophoresis analysis. Sequence analysis confirmed the correct
result of the amplification. Additionally, several commercal RNA extraction kits was proven to be fit for the template preparation, and the protocol for total RNA extraction from plant leaf tissue and individual planthopper was simplified by sample grinding direct in eppendorf tube. This method can be used for SRBSDV detection of dried or 70% alcochol soaked planthopper samples stored over one month in room temprature. Key words: Southern rice black-streaked dwarf virus; Sogatella furcifera Horvath     

桑树黄化型萎缩病植原体延伸因子基因的克隆及序列分析

利用已报道的引物对fTuf Ay/rTuf Ay,采用PCR技术对桑树黄化型萎缩病植原体延伸因子(EF-Tu)tuf基因片段进行了扩增、测序及序列分析。结果表明,从表现黄化型萎缩病症状的桑树样品中扩增得到预期大小的目的片段。经核苷酸序列测定,扩增得到的延伸因子基因片段为946 bp(GenBank登录号为:GQ268317)。对桑树黄化型萎缩病植原体及16Sr I组中的各亚组代表植原体的延伸因子tuf基因的相似性比较结果表明,桑树黄化型萎缩病植原体与16Sr I组中的MD、PRIVA亲缘关系最近,核苷酸的相似性为99.9%。该序列与已知的16Sr-I各亚组代表植原体构建的进化树表明,桑黄化型萎缩病植原体与tufI-B亚组聚类为一个亚组,归为翠菊黄化植原体组(Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris),即16Sr I组tufI-B亚组,该结果从亚组水平上进一步确定了桑树黄化型萎缩病植原体的分类地位。     

小麦蓝矮病植原体16S rDNA基因片段的比较分析

 小麦蓝矮病是陕西乃至西北冬麦麦区的一个重要病害,由介体条沙叶蝉专化性传播。对小麦蓝矮病株叶片和带毒条沙叶蝉进行超薄切片及电镜观察,在叶片韧皮部和叶蝉后肠中均观察到大量典型植原体。利用植原体16S rDNA基因保守序列通用引物对Rm16F2/Rm16R1,应用PCR技术从小麦蓝矮病株叶片中扩增到1.4 kb的特异片段。通过对16S rDNA基因片段序列同源性比较,结果表明小麦蓝矮病病原与三叶草绿变、翠菊黄化、绣球花绿变、草莓矮化和番茄巨芽植原体亲缘关系较近,其同源率为99.2%~99.9%。据此可以判定小麦蓝矮病植原体是属于植原体16SrⅠ组,确定了其分类地位。     

Detection and identification of the maize bushy stunt phytoplasma in corn plants in Brazil using PCR and RFLP

Plants of corn (Zea mays L.) exhibiting symptoms of stunting and leaf reddening were assayed for the presence of phytoplasma gene sequences through the use of phytoplasma rRNA and ribosomal protein gene and maize bushy stunt (MBS) phytoplasma-specific oligonucleotide primers in polymerase chain reactions (PCR). Polymorphisms in 16S rDNA amplified from diseased plants were those characteristic of phytoplasmas classified in the16S rRNA gene group 16SrI, subgroup IB, of which MBS phytoplasma is a member. Amplification of ribosomal protein (rp) gene sequences in PCR primed by phytoplasma-specific primers confirmed presence of a phytoplasma in the diseased plants. Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) patterns of the amplified phytoplasma rp gene sequences were similar or identical to those observed for a known strain of MBS phytoplasma. In separate PCR, an MBS-specific oligonucleotide pair primed amplification of a MBS-characteristic DNA from templates derived from the diseased corn. Our data provide the first firm evidence for the presence of maize bushy stunt phytoplasma in corn in Brazil.     

小麦蓝矮植原体寄主范围的鉴定及RFLP分析

 小麦蓝矮是我国首次报道的小麦植原体病害。采用介体接种植物,症状观察和应用植原体16S rDNA基因通用引物对R16mF2/R16mR1进行PCR扩增,在接种小麦和传毒介体中均扩增出1.4kb的特异片段,鉴定出小麦蓝矮植原体新寄主7种。用巢式PCR方法对小麦蓝矮病田自然发病杂草进行分子检测,从表现症状的10种杂草中均扩增出1.2kb的特异片段。利用6种植原体特异性限制性内切酶对10种杂草的扩增片段进行RFLP(restriction fragment length polymor-phism)分析表明:扩增片段的RFLP图谱与目前已知的16Sr I组翠菊黄化植原体的RFLP图谱相近。鉴定出小麦蓝矮植原体田间自然新寄主10种。     

Latent infection of asymptomatic Hawaiian sugarcane cultivars with 16SrI and 16SrXI phytoplasmas

Leaves from sugarcane were collected at the Hawaiian sugarcane breeding station and from recent and previous Hawaiian plantation fields and tested for phytoplasma by nested PCR, quantitative PCR and partly by the 16S/23S internal spacer sequence. Phytoplasmas were found in samples of 10 of the 11 tested cultivars from the station and identified as strains 16SrI phytoplasma (aster yellows phytoplasma) and 16SrXI phytoplasma (rice yellow dwarf phytoplasma). Hot water treatment could partially eliminate the phytoplasmas, but sugarcane plants in the Hawaiian plantations, which routinely use hot-water-treated seed cane cuttings, were nevertheless infected by 16SrXI phytoplasma. Samples from abandoned sugarcane plantations contained 16SrI phytoplasma or 16SrXI phytoplasma. The titre of phytoplasma was very low in all cases, i.e., at or below the detection threshold of quantitative PCR, and no difference in phytoplasma infection was observed between healthy-looking, green plants and plants that had YLS symptoms. Apparently the Hawaiian sugarcane cultivars have some kind of phytoplasma resistance under the growth conditions in Hawaii. The latent presence of phytoplasma strains calls for awareness and rigorous treatment of sugarcane setts even in cases, where YLS was so far exclusively related to the presence of Sugarcane yellow leaf virus.     

杏褪绿卷叶植原体新疆分离物16S rDNA基因克隆与序列分析

利用植原体16S rDNA基因通用引物对新疆轮台县疑似杏褪绿卷叶病植株总DNA进行巢氏PCR检测,扩增出大小约1.2 kb的特异性条带。对扩增产物克隆和测序,确定特异片段大小为1248 bp。序列同源性比较和系统进化分析表明,新疆杏褪绿卷叶植原体不同分离株16S rDNA基因序列同源性极高,达到99.8%~100%。与16SrⅤ组成员的同源性达到98.2%以上,其中与16SrⅤ-B亚组的枣疯病植原体山东宝山分离株,甜樱桃绿化植原体山东分离株同源性最高,达到99.4%~99.6%。进一步虚拟RFLP分析,结果表明该植原体属于榆树黄化组(16SrⅤ)的一个新的亚组,与其相似性最高的是16SrⅤ-B亚组,相似系数为0.94。本研究首次报道了新疆杏褪绿卷叶植原体16S rDNA的序列,确定了其分类地位,为杏褪绿卷叶病的早期诊断和检测提供了基础。     

金莲花绿变植原体的分子鉴定

本研究对河北省大面积发生的金莲花绿变病的病原进行检测和鉴定。以金莲花叶片的总DNA为模板,使用植原体16S rDNA和核糖体蛋白(ribosomal protein)基因rp的特异性引物进行PCR扩增,在感病金莲花样品中扩增到植原体的16S rDNA(1 432 bp)片段和rp基因(1 240 bp)片段。序列分析发现,获得的16S rDNA和rp基因片段与洋葱黄化植原体Onion yellows phytoplasma(GenBank登录号:AP006628)的相似度最高,分别为99.9%和99.3%,确定金莲花绿变病的病原为植原体,暂命名为金莲花绿变植原体Trollius chinensis virescence phytoplasma。对金莲花绿变植原体的16S rDNA进行虚拟RFLP分析,发现其酶切图谱与16SrⅠ-B亚组的洋葱黄化植原体的参照图谱完全一致,相似系数1.00。16S rDNA和rp基因的系统发育进化树显示,金莲花绿变植原体与16SrⅠ-B亚组的植原体聚为一支,属于植原体16S rⅠ-B亚组。     

竹丛枝植原体16SrDNA片段克隆与序列分析

利用植原体16SrRNA基因序列设计合成的引物,对表现丛枝的竹子植株总DNA进行直接PCR及巢式PCR扩增,得到长1.2kb的目的片段。将此片段与pGEMTEasy载体连接并转化到大肠杆菌DH5α感受态细胞中。通过酶切、PCR鉴定,对筛选得到的重组阳性克隆进行核酸序列测定及同源性比较分析,结果表明其与植原体16SrⅠ组中的西方翠菊黄化植原体(SAY)同源率为99%。依据16SrDNA序列建立了竹子丛枝病植原体株系的系统进化树。对云南竹子丛枝病植原体株系分类鉴定与已报道的结果相似。     

Detection and characterization of a phytoplasma associated with annual blue grass (Poa annua) white leaf disease in southern Italy

A phytoplasma was detected in annual blue grass (Poa annua L. Fienardo), exhibiting white leaf symptoms, that was grown in the fields near Caserta in southern Italy. Based on restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of PCR-amplified 16S rDNA sequences, the phytoplasma associated with annual blue grass white leaf disease was identified as a new member of phytoplasma 16S rRNA group XI (16SrXI) (type strain, rice yellow dwarf phytoplasma). The annual blue grass white leaf phytoplasma is most closely related to Bermuda grass white leaf phytoplasma found in Asia. Annul blue grass white leaf and Bermuda grass white leaf phytoplasmas were designated as the third subgroup (16SrXI-C) of group XI. This is the first report that a plant pathogenic phytoplasma belonging to group 16SrXI is present on the European continent.