利用28S rDNA D1/D2区和ITS rDNA序列鉴定甜瓜白粉病病原菌

为了明确宁夏干旱带压砂甜瓜白粉病病原菌,从病原菌分生孢子中提取DNA,PCR扩增ITSrDNA和28S rDNA D1/D2区段,测序后进行BLAST比对.结果表明,病原菌的ITS rDNA和28SrDNA D1/D2序列与菜豆叉丝单囊壳白粉菌Podosphaera phaseoli、凤仙花又丝单囊壳白粉菌P.bal-saminae、菊科叉丝单囊壳白粉菌P.fwca、苍耳单囊壳白粉菌P.xanthii、瓜类单囊壳白粉菌P.fuligi-nea等叉丝单囊壳属Podosphaera的多个种的ITS rDNA和28S rDNA D1/D2序列之间相似度均大于99%,鉴定甜瓜白粉病病原菌为叉丝单囊壳属Podosphaera.     

PCR assays for the sugarcane rust pathogens Puccinia kuehnii and P. melanocephala and detection of a SNP associated with geographical distribution in P. kuehnii

Puccinia kuehnii and P. melanocephala cause orange and brown rust of sugarcane, respectively. Puccinia kuehnii has been confirmed in Asia, Australia and recently, the Caribbean basin, whereas P. melanocephala is distributed among the majority of sugarcane growing regions. Differentiating these two economically significant pathogens visually is problematic and limited to material exhibiting mature disease symptoms or spores. Partial ITS1, ITS2 and complete 5·8S sequences were generated from P. kuehnii and P. melanocephala isolates from around the world. PCR primers and dual labelled hydrolysis probes were designed for each pathogen for use in real‐time PCR and optimized using locked nucleic acids (LNA). The primers amplified DNA from their target pathogens and not from other species of Puccinia or fungal species isolated from sugarcane leaves. Optimized real‐time PCR conditions allowed the detection of 0·19 pg of P. kuehnii or P. melanocephala genomic DNA and differentiated the pathogens on sugarcane leaves prior to observing typical symptoms in the field. Primer‐introduced restriction analysis‐PCR (PIRA‐PCR) was used to detect a single nucleotide polymorphism (Pk ITS1 183A>G) in ITS1 of P. kuehnii. Allele 183A was observed in all samples, whereas 183G was detected in 52% of samples from Asia and Australia yet absent from all Caribbean basin samples. Long distance spore dispersal, dispersal through an intermediate location or improper movement of contaminated material could explain the introduction of P. kuehnii to the Western hemisphere. However, the current proliferation of the pathogen in the Americas is limited to isolates which contain only the 183A allele.     

甘肃小麦禾谷孢囊线虫rDNA-ITS和28S rDNA-D2/D3区序列特征及ITS-RFLP分析

禾谷孢囊线虫是危害禾谷类作物的重要病原,严重威胁我国小麦主产区的小麦产量和品质。利用通用引物对甘肃、河南、安徽禾谷孢囊线虫群体28SrDNA-D2/D3区和rDNA-ITS区进行PCR扩增和序列测定,利用UPG-MA方法分析了甘肃省7个种群、河南1个种群、安徽1个种群的禾谷孢囊线虫群体D2/D3区和ITS区的系统发育关系;用9种限制性内切酶对7个甘肃禾谷孢囊线虫群体的rDNA-ITS区进行了RFLP分析。结果表明:中国甘肃的禾谷孢囊线虫rDNA-D2/D3区片段长度约为780bp,rDNA-ITS片段长度约为1040bp。7个甘肃禾谷孢囊线虫群体、1个河南安阳群体、1个安徽蚌埠群体的D2/D3区和新西兰的H.aucklandica群体亲缘关系很近;其ITS区同澳大利亚的H.australis、北京通州的H.avenae(AY148382)的亲缘关系很接近。RFLP分析表明,9种限制性内切酶酶切禾谷孢囊线虫群体的rDNA-ITS共产生了22个酶切片段,不同酶切的RFLP分布型在7个种群间没有差异。甘肃省禾谷孢囊线虫群体的rDNA-ITS区具有高度的保守性,与中国的C型群体相近,但不同于欧洲的A型群体和印度的B型群体。这是首次报道甘肃CCN种群分子特征。     

Pathogenic and molecular comparison of Puccinia kuehnii isolates and reactions of sugarcane varieties to orange rust

Sugarcane orange rust, a disease caused by Puccinia kuehnii, was first reported in Brazil in 2009. There are no studies comparing the Brazilian P. kuehnii collections and the reaction of important sugarcane varieties under controlled conditions. This work compared the reaction of seven sugarcane varieties inoculated with six different P. kuehnii isolates from Brazilian sugarcane areas and verified the pathogenic and genetic variability of these isolates. The incubation (I) and latency (L) disease periods, disease severity (SEV), total number of lesions (TNL), total number of sporulating lesions (TNSL), and percentage of sporulating lesions (%SL) were evaluated. Furthermore, ITS1 and IGS ribosomal sequences of all P. kuehnii isolates used in this study were compared with pathogen sequences from 13 different countries. The disease incubation ranged from 7 to 10 days and the latency ranged from 10 to 21 days. SEV and TNL showed large variations and few significant differences between the reaction of the varieties to P. kuehnii, in contrast with the variables TNSL and %SL. The P. kuehnii isolates did not compose different virulent races, but the isolate from one site (Araras) was a more aggressive race. The ITS1 and IGS ribosomal sequences of six P. kuehnii isolates were identical with each other and to most P. kuehnii American sequences deposited at GenBank. The studied sequences of P. kuehnii isolates differed from the sequences from Asia, Tahiti and Oceania.     

DNA sequence analysis of ribosomal ITS region 1 of Phytophthora vignae f. sp. adzukicola, the pathogen that causes stem rot of adzuki bean

Sequences of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region 1 were used to examine the phylogenetic relationships among races of 19 isolates of Phytophthora vignae f. sp. adzukicola and between this forma specialis and three isolates of the closely related P. vignae f. sp. vignae. The ITS 1 sequences were highly conserved (> 98.7% similarity) among representatives of both formae speciales groups. The results of this study indicate that P. vignae is a monophyletic group. The nucleotide sequence data reported are available in the DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank databases under the accession nos. AB120062–AB120080 and AB120122     

Molecular variability and phylogenetic relationships among different species and populations of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Pratylenchus</Emphasis> (Nematoda: Pratylenchidae) as inferred from the analysis of the ITS rDNA

Sequence comparisons and molecular phylogenetic analyses were used to describe the nucleotide variability of the ITS containing regions of eighteen Pratylenchus species and several populations. Comparative analysis of nucleotide sequences of the rDNA internal transcribed spacers (ITS1 and ITS2) among Pratylenchus species used in the present study demonstrates that ITS sequences can widely vary in primary sequence and length. Alignment of eighty-seven Pratylenchus sequences and one outgroup taxon reveals the presence of ambiguous regions that have the greatest effect on phylogeny reconstruction. Phylogenetic analyses using Bayesian Inference, Neighbour Joining-LogDet, Maximum Likelihood and Maximum Parsimony, distinguished twelve highly or moderately supported major clades within Pratylenchus. Our results support the taxonomic usefulness of the ITS region to identify root-lesion nematode species of the genus Pratylenchus but the high nucleotide variability, sometimes, can preclude its use to resolve relationships among all members of the genus. In addition, the phylogenetic groupings are not congruent with those defined by characters derived by lip patterns and numbers of lip annuli.     

Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of Ribosomal DNA Internal Transcribed Spacer Regions and Comparison of Fertility in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Phomopsis </Emphasis>Isolates from Fruit Trees

Sequences of the ribosomal DNA (rDNA) internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions were examined to infer a molecular phylogeny of small-spored Phomopsis isolates, designated W-type (mainly white colony, weakly virulent, bearing both alpha and beta conidia at 25°C on PDA) and G-type (mainly gray colony, highly virulent, bearing only alpha conidia at 25°C on PDA), and P. amygdali from fruit trees. Phomopsis G-type and P. amygdali were a monophyletic group distinct from the W-type. The W-type isolates were divided into two monophyletic groups. Diaporthe citri, D. tanakae, P. asparagi, P. viticola, P. vitimegaspora and D. nomurai, which are morphologically distinguishable from W- and G-types, differed from the W- and G-types in molecular phylogenetic analyses. PCR-RFLP analysis of rDNA ITS regions was useful to distinguish each of the Phomopsis species and groups using three restriction enzymes. In mating tests, W-type isolates from fruit trees were heterothallic and inter-fertile even between isolates belonging to the different monophyletic groups. Isolates of the G-type and P. amygdali collected in Japan were cross-fertile. Some isolates from Lunaria annua, Ulmus glabra and Juglans regia belonged to one of the two monophyletic groups of the W-type and were cross-fertile with W-type isolates from Rosaceous fruit trees. Received 27 September 1999/ Accepted in revised form 27 January 2000     

Characterisation of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Phoma tracheiphila</Emphasis> by RAPD-PCR,microsatellite-primed PCR and ITS rDNA sequencing and development of specific primers for <Emphasis Type="Italic">in planta</Emphasis> PCR detection

Thirty six isolates of Phoma tracheiphila from Italy, the causal agent of the mal secco disease on Citrus species, were characterised by different molecular tools in comparison with representative isolates of other phytopathogenic Phoma species. These included analysis of the distribution of RAPD and microsatellite markers and sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the nuclear rRNA genes. The results obtained with 12 RAPD primers (92 markers) and 7 microsatellite primers (56 markers) suggest that Italian isolates of P. tracheiphila are genetically homogeneous, leading to identical patterns upon amplification with all the tested primers. Accordingly, ITSI-5.8S-ITS2 sequences were highly conserved (98–100% identity along a 544-characters alignment) among all the isolates of P. tracheiphila. A neighbor-joining analysis of ITS sequences of P. tracheiphila in comparison with those of other Phoma species, as well as with alignable sequences from anamorphic and teleomorphic taxa retrieved in BLAST searches, revealed a close relationship between P. tracheiphila and Leptosphaeria congesta. A pair of P. tracheiphila-specific primers was designed on the consensus sequence (555 residues) obtained from the alignment of the newly generated P. tracheiphila ITS sequences. A PCR-based specific assay coupled to electrophoretic separation of amplicons made it possible to detect P. tracheiphila in naturally infected Citrus wood tissue collected from both symptomatic and symptomless plants. The limit of detection was 10 pg of genomic DNA and 5 fg of the ITS target sequence.     

Grouping of Colletotrichum Species in Japan Based on rDNA Sequences

Internal transcribed spacers (ITS) of the ribosomal RNA gene (rDNA) were sequenced for 236 isolates covering 25 Colletotrichum species collected in Japan. The Japanese isolates could be grouped into 20 ribosomal groups (RGs) based on the sequences of ITS1, correlating the species identified by the morphology. Colletotrichum gloeosporioides sensu lato separated into three RGs that were morphologically different. Colletotrichum destructivum, C. linicola and C. higginsianum were possibly conspecific. Colletotrichum dematium sensu lato including C. capsici and other species that produce falcate conidia except for graminicolous ones were separated into three RGs that were difficult to distinguish morphologically. In the phylogenetic study using ITS2 and the 28S rDNA domain 2 region, topologies compiled by neighbor-joining and maximum-parsimony methods were almost the same, reflecting the conidial morphology. The phylogenetic group 1 (PG1) produced conidia with acute ends, e.g., C. acutatum, C. destructivum and C. graminicola; PG2 produced those with obtuse ends, e.g., C. gloeosporioides, and C. orbiculare. Colletotrichum theae-sinensis, which produced the smallest conidia, was grouped as PG3, far from other species, indicating it should not belong to Colletotrichum. Grouping and phylogenetic analysis using ribosomal DNA was an effective tool to classify and identify Colletotrichum species without using morphology. Received 15 July 2002/ Accepted in revised form 12 November 2002     

Intraspecific Variation in Phytophthora citrophthora from Citrus Trees in Eastern Corsica

Isolates of Phytophthora pathogenic to citrus crops on Eastern Corsica and associated with gummosis were identified by PCR-RFLP of internal transcribed spacers (ITS) sequences and characterized by the random amplified microsatellites (RAMS) technique. A sample of 114 isolates collected from diseased trunks and fruits, and from soil, were overwhelmingly Phytophthora citrophthora. Further analysis indicated that the P. citrophthora population was not homogeneous in citrus groves. There were two groups, with a few (4%) atypical isolates in two marginal groups. The major groups have been re-examined in the light of mating behaviour, RFLPs of mitochondrial DNA and sequence comparisons of ITS regions of rDNA. They were found distinct with all these criteria and perhaps constitute distinct taxa. The results indicate that important modifications occurred in the population structure of P. citrophthora over time in Corsican groves. These changes may have impact on the recent outbreaks of gummosis.     

Two novel and potentially endemic species of Phytophthora associated with episodic dieback of Kwongan vegetation in the south‐west of Western Australia

Two novel homothallic species of Phytophthora causing dieback of Kwongan vegetation in south‐west Western Australia are described here as Phytophthora arenaria sp. nov. and Phytophthora constricta sp. nov. DNA sequencing of the ITS rDNA and cox1 gene confirmed that P. arenaria and P. constricta are unique species residing in ITS clades 4 and 9, respectively. Phytophthora arenaria has been isolated from vegetation occurring on the northern sandplains which are warmer and drier than the southern sandplains from which P. constricta has been predominantly isolated, and both species appear morphologically and physiologically well adapted to the ecosystems in which they occur. Both species have been associated mainly with dead and dying Banksia species and the pathogenicity of both P. arenaria and P. constricta to Banksia attenuata was confirmed in this study. The combination of unique DNA sequences, including considerable variation in cox1 sequence data, thick oospore walls and physiological characteristics that appear to be adaptations favouring survival in the harsh Kwongan ecosystem suggest that these species may be endemic to Western Australia.     

Comparison of rDNA-ITS Sequences between Potato and Tobacco Strains in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Rhizoctonia solani</Emphasis> AG-3

Genetic diversity among 51 isolates of Rhizoctonia solani AG-3, representing potato and tobacco populations, was inferred from the sequences of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and 5.8S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene. The 5.8S rDNA sequence was completely conserved not only in AG-3, but across all the AG isolates examined, whereas the rDNA-ITS sequence was found to be variable among the isolates. The nucleotide sequence similarity in the ITS 1 region was high (96-100%) for isolates within each of the two populations, but was 91-92% for isolates from different populations. The AG-3 isolates had 56 to 91% sequence similarities in the ITS 1 region with R. solani isolates of the other AGs. Phylogenetic analysis based on the ITS-5.8S rDNA sequence data indicated that the different populations in AG-3 are distantly related to each other. Genetic divergence between the two populations was also supported by the results of DNA-DNA hybridization studies. This study suggests that AG-3 consists of two genetically isolated groups corresponding to separate subgroups: AG-3 PT (potato type) and AG-3 TB (tobacco type). Specific primer sets for the detection of the two AG-3 subgroups were developed from the aligned rDNA-ITS sequences. Received 22 April 1999/ Accepted in revised form 2 July 1999     

Characterization of fungal pathogens (Diaporthe angelicae and D. eres) responsible for umbel browning and stem necrosis on carrot in France

A collection of 102 Diaporthe isolates was compiled from lesions on carrot, parsley and wild Apiaceae species in France from 2010 to 2014. Molecular typing based on ITS rDNA sequences resulted in the identification of 85 D. angelicae and 17 D. eres isolates. Based on sequences of the 3′ part of the IGS rDNA, intraspecific variability was analysed for 17 D. angelicae and 13 D. eres isolates from diverse plant species, locations in France, and plant tissues. The genetic diversity was greater for D. angelicae isolates than D. eres isolates. In vitro sensitivity of five D. angelicae and four D. eres isolates to each of nine fungicides was similar for isolates of both species, with a marked variation in fungicide sensitivity depending on the active ingredient. To assess the pathogenicity of D. angelicae and D. eres isolates on carrot, one isolate of each species was inoculated onto umbels in a controlled environment. Typical lesions were observed for both isolates. Carrot crop debris collected from a seed production field in France and placed in controlled conditions produced perithecia and ascospores typical of Diaporthe, that were further characterized molecularly as belonging to D. angelicae. Detection of Diaporthe species on seed lots from three carrot production fields in France was investigated. Both species were detected on seeds by conventional PCR assay, with a greater frequency for D. angelicae than D. eres (67% vs 33%, respectively). Overall, the results highlighted that umbel browning in carrot seed crops in France was mainly caused by D. angelicae.     

A new stem nematode associated with peanut pod rot in China: morphological and molecular characterization of Ditylenchus arachis n. sp. (Nematoda: Anguinidae)

Surveys conducted in peanut production areas of China revealed peanut pod rot in several fields in Shandong and Hebei Provinces, China. A large quantity of an unknown stem nematode was isolated from the hulls and seeds of peanuts, herein described as Ditylenchus arachis n. sp. The new species is characterized by a combination of the following features: lateral lip sectors distinctly projected, stylet delicate, 8·4–10 μm in length, six lines in the lateral field, tail elongate–conoid, bursa covering about 68–86% of tail length. Pathogenicity tests showed that D. arachis n. sp. could infect peanut (Arachis hypogaea), but not sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) or potato (Solanum tuberosum). Morphologically, D. arachis n. sp. appears closest to D. africanus, D. myceliophagus and D. destructor, but can be differentiated based upon a combination of morphological characteristics, host preference and molecular sequence data. The results of the phylogenetic analysis, based on 18S rDNA, the D2–D3 expansion region of 28S rDNA, and the ITS1–5·8S–ITS2 region, confirmed its status as a new species. A sister relationship with D. destructor was appointed, rather than with its ecologically very similar congener D. africanus.     

Genetic structure of Italian populations of Pyrenochaeta lycopersici,the causal agent of corky root rot of tomato

Pyrenochaeta lycopersici is the causal agent of corky root rot, which is a serious disease worldwide that attacks the roots of tomato. A total of 139 isolates were sampled from eight locations in Italy and Israel and assigned to two molecular types (type 1 and type 2) based on internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences. These isolates were genotyped using amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLPs) to decipher the population structure. Based on this population structure analysis, three groups of P. lycopersici were identified. One group correlated to ITS type 1, while the other two correlated to ITS type 2. amova indicated high genetic divergence (F_ST = 0·40) between the Italian types 1 and 2. These data support the view that the two ITS types represent significant evolutionary entities, although there might be incomplete lineage sorting present. Some isolates of different ITS type were observed to have very similar multilocus AFLP profiles, and some genotypes were intermediate between the two ITS types. This suggests that parasexual hybridization between the two types has had a significant role in shaping the population structure of P. lycopersici. Finally, the average divergence among the populations within the ITS types was very high (F_SC = 0·710, P < 10^?5), probably due to strong genetic drift and founder effects combined with restricted migration.     

甘肃省甘谷县小麦条锈菌群体遗传结构分析

为明确我国小麦条锈菌Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici主要越夏地区的群体遗传结构及演变情况,利用SSR荧光检测技术,对甘肃省甘谷县2013—2015年期间连续5个小麦生长季采集的141株小麦条锈菌单孢系基因组DNA进行分子标记分析,对小麦条锈菌季节亚群的遗传多样性进行分析。结果表明,甘谷地区小麦条锈菌的遗传多样性丰富,有效等位基因数为1.71,Shannon信息指数为0.66,2014年秋季(2014A)亚群体的基因型多样性低于其余亚群体。分子变异方差分析结果显示,小麦条锈菌季节亚群体间变异仅占21%,变异主要出现在亚群体内部,表明甘谷地区各季节亚群体间遗传分化水平差异较小,小麦条锈菌群体在一个小范围内基本能维持稳定状态。主坐标分析(PCoA)、遗传分化、基因流以及共享基因型分析均表明2014年秋季(2014A)亚群体的遗传结构与相邻季节亚群体存在一定差异,表明越夏过程对甘谷地区个别年份小麦条锈菌群体周年稳定性造成较大的影响,越冬过程对小麦条锈菌群体的影响相对较小,春季受外来菌源干扰的可能性较低。     

Ditylenchus gigas n. sp. parasitizing broad bean: a new stem nematode singled out from the Ditylenchus dipsaci species complex using a polyphasic approach with molecular phylogeny

Morphologial, biochemical, molecular and karyological analyses of different populations and races of the stem and bulb nematode Ditylenchus dipsaci have suggested that it represents a species complex, of which only D. dipsaci sensu stricto and its morphologically larger variant, known as the giant race of the stem and bulb nematode, are plant parasites of economic importance. The present study singles out the giant race from this complex, herein described as a new species named Ditylenchus gigas n. sp., on the basis of morphological and molecular data obtained from several populations collected from broad beans in southern Italy, southern Spain and Lebanon. The new species epithet, which refers to the large body size of the nematode with respect to the normal races, must be considered to be conspecific with the D. dipsaci‘giant race’ from Fabaceae in recent literature. Morphologically, the new species is characterized by a body size 1·5–2 times longer than the ‘normal race’, stylet delicate (11·5–13·0 μm long) with knobs distinctly sloping backwards, and long post‐vulval uterine sac (81–150 μm long). Results of molecular analysis of rDNA sequences including the ITS1‐5.8S‐ITS2 region, the D2–D3 fragment of the 28S gene, the small 18S subunit, the partial mitochondrial gene for cytochrome c oxidase I (mtCOI), and hsp90 gene sequences, support the new taxonomic species status for the former D. dipsaci giant race from Vicia faba, and clearly distinguish D. gigas n. sp. from D. dipsaci sensu stricto.     

Morphological and molecular characterization of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Oidium</Emphasis> subgenus <Emphasis Type="Italic">Reticuloidium</Emphasis> (powdery mildew) newly occurred on cucumber in Japan

In 2002, a powdery mildew with catenate conidia lacking fibrosin bodies was found on cucumber in a greenhouse in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Morphological observation revealed that the fungus belongs to Oidium subgenus Reticuloidium, anamorph of the genus Golovinomyces. Molecular phylogenetic analyses of the nucleotide sequences of the rDNA ITS regions and D1/D2 domains of the 28S rDNA indicated that the fungus belongs to the clade of G. orontii with other Golovinomyces fungi from a wide range of host plants, suggesting that the fungus was newly transported from abroad. Because there has been no prior report of cucumber powdery mildew caused by Reticuloidium, further research on the physiology, epidemiology, control and resistant cucumber varieties is required.     

基于ITS序列的曼陀罗属植物的分类学研究

根据曼陀罗属核糖体基因转录间隔区(ITS)序列设计通用引物,得到33个不同来源的曼陀罗属植物的ITS序列,并以小天仙子(Hyoscyamus bohemicus)为外群,应用遗传距离与系统树分析法对曼陀罗属植物之间的分类进行了初步探讨。结果表明:在供试样品中,紫花曼陀罗(Datura tatula)和曼陀罗(Daturastramonium)的ITS序列完全相同;多刺曼陀罗(Datura ferox)、栎叶曼陀罗(Datura quercifolia)和曼陀罗(Datura stramonium)之间的亲缘关系很近;紫花曼陀曼(Datura tatula)、曼陀罗(Datura stramonium)、无刺曼陀罗(Datura inermis)和光滑曼陀罗(Datura laevis)4个种间不存在遗传距离;传统分类中曼陀罗属的Dutra亚属内除光曼陀罗(Datura leichhardtii)和异色曼陀罗(Datura discolor)在ITS序列表现为比较独立的2个种外,其他各种间的亲缘关系也较近;在ITS序列上湿地曼陀罗(Datura ceratocaula)与曼陀罗(Daturastramonium...