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。     

宁夏马铃薯僵顶植原体的分子鉴定

通过透射电子显微镜,在从宁夏回族自治区固原市彭阳县红河镇采集的表现叶片上卷、红叶、气生薯症状的马铃薯样品叶脉韧皮部筛管细胞内观察到大量直径为500~700 nm的球形植原体粒子。以提取的感病和健康马铃薯叶片总DNA为模板,应用植原体16S rRNA基因和rp基因通用引物进行PCR扩增,从感病样品中扩增得到了长度均约为1.2 kb的片段。对获得基因核酸一致性比较分析表明,马铃薯僵顶植原体宁夏株系16S rRNA基因与‘Candidatus Phytoplasma fragariae’槭树株系(MK501642)16S rRNA基因核酸一致性最高,为99.7%,rp基因与‘Ca.P.fragariae’云南马铃薯YN-2G株系(KJ144889)rp基因核酸一致性最高,为100%;基于16S rRNA基因和rp基因构建系统进化树发现,马铃薯僵顶植原体宁夏株系与16SrⅫ-E亚组成员聚在一起。基于透射电镜观察和基因序列比较分析,证明宁夏发生的马铃薯僵顶病与植原体侵染相关,该植原体在分类地位上属于植原体16SrⅫ-E亚组。     

紫花苜蓿丛枝病植原体的分子检测及鉴定

 利用植原体16S rRNA基因通用引物对云南昆明发生的苜蓿丛枝病感病植株总DNA进行巢式PCR扩增,得到1.2kb的特异片段,从分子水平证实了苜蓿丛枝病的病原是植原体。从PCR产物的RFLP酶切图谱可看出,该植原体株系的酶切图谱与马里兰翠菊黄化植原体(AY1)相同。对扩增片段进行克隆及序列测定后,利用最小进化法做Bootstrap验证的系统进化树,表明苜蓿丛枝病植原体为Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris成员之一,与植原体16SrI-B亚组成员关系密切。     

赛葵花变叶植原体的鉴定及其16S rDNA序列特征分析

在海南的赛葵上发现了类似植原体感染的病症,症状表现为花变叶和叶片变小。本研究通过植原体16S r DNA通用引物P1/P7对表现症状的赛葵植株进行了PCR检测,并对检测到的植原体病原16S r DNA进行了克隆测序、序列比对、虚拟RFLP分析和系统进化树构建分析。结果表明,该植原体为翠菊黄化植原体候选种相关株系,属于翠菊黄化植原体组(16SrI)的B亚组(相似系数为1.00)。     

云南泡桐丛枝病植原体核糖体蛋白基因片段序列分析

 应用植原体核糖体蛋白基因通用引物对rpF1/rpR1,对采自云南省曲靖市的泡桐丛枝病植原体DNA (PaWB-QJ)进行PCR扩增,得到1.3 kb的特异片段,证明此病株中存在植原体。将此片段与pGEM-T Easy载体连接并转化大肠杆菌JM109感受态细胞,进行PCR鉴定、核糖体蛋白基因部分核苷酸序列测定及分析。结果表明,该株系(PaWB-QJ)核糖体蛋白基因片段长1 244 bp,包含rps19、rpl22和rps3基因。对PaWB-QJ株系的核糖体蛋白基因序列的同源性比较结果显示与16S rI-B亚组的翠菊黄化(Aster yellows,AY)、长春花黄化(Periwinkle yellows,PY)和泡桐丛枝德国株系(Paulownia witches'-broom,PaWB-German)的亲缘关系最近,达到99.0%以上,而与其它组中的株系明显低于97.0%,所以认为该植原体株系属于翠菊黄化组B亚组(16SrI-B)。     

黄槐丛枝病植原体的检测及鉴定

 应用植原体16S rRNA基因通用引物,对自然表现丛枝的黄槐植株进行巢式PCR检测,得到约1.2 kb的特异片段,证明此植株中存在植原体.将此特异片段与pGEM-T Easy载体连接并转化到大肠杆菌JM109感受态细胞中,通过PCR鉴定、序列测定及同源性比较分析,结果表明此植原体株系(STWB)16S rDNA片段G+C含量为45.8%,与榆树黄化植原体组(Elm yellows group,16SrV group)中的各株系最高同源率可达99.4%,而与其它组中的株系明显低于97.0%,故认为该植原体株系为榆树黄化植原体组中的成员之一.     

云南芝麻丛枝和花变叶植原体16S rRNA和rp基因序列分析

 本研究通过对表现出丛枝和花变叶症状的芝麻感病植株总DNA进行植原体16S rRNA和rp基因的PCR扩增、克隆、测序及序列分析,明确了两种病株的病原均为植原体,并将其命名为云南元谋芝麻丛枝植原体(SEWB-YNym)和云南元谋芝麻花变叶植原体(SEP-YNym)。两个株系的16S rRNA基因片段长度均为1 248 bp,并且碱基序列完全一致。通过与其他地区报道的芝麻植原体株系16S rRNA基因序列比对后发现这两个株系与来自缅甸的株系不存在位点差异,而与泰国、中国台湾、印度的株系分别存在3~6个位点差异。同时,还从两个株系中获得了长度均为1 171 bp并且碱基序列也完全一致的SEWB-YNym和SEP-YNym的rp基因序列。此rp基因序列包括全部rpl22基因(nt90-476)和部分rps3基因(nt550-1170),分别编码128和206个氨基酸。通过对16S rRNA和rp基因的序列进行同源性比对、构建系统进化树等分析,表明两个株系与候选种‘Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia'相关,为16SrII-A亚组成员,并归属于植原体rp-iii亚进化支。     

广东番茄巨芽病植原体的分子鉴定

2022年, 对在广东省湛江市廉江市田间发现的疑似番茄巨芽病病株, 利用分子生物学方法对其相关植原体进行了鉴定。以番茄病株叶片总DNA为模板, 利用植原体16S rRNA基因通用引物R16mF2/R16mR1进行PCR扩增, 获得了广东番茄巨芽病植原体(TBB-GD-2022)16S rRNA基因片段(1 430 bp, GenBank登录号为ON102780)。16S rRNA基因序列相似性分析显示, TBB-GD-2022与16SrⅡ组植原体菌株的相似性较高, 为96.82%~100%, 其中与隶属于16SrⅡ-V亚组的6个植原体株系相似性为100%。系统进化分析显示, TBB-GD-2022与16SrⅡ组各植原体株系聚类在一个大分支, 并与16SrⅡ-V亚组成员聚类在一个小分支, 亲缘关系较近。16S rRNA 基因相似系数分析表明, TBB-GD-2022与16SrⅡ-V亚组的参照株系‘Praxelis clematidea’ phyllody phytoplasma (GenBank登录号:KY568717) 的相似系数为1.00。上述研究结果表明, 广东番茄巨芽病植原体隶属16SrⅡ-V亚组成员。本文首次报道在广东发现番茄巨芽病, 通过其16S rRNA序列分析进一步确定了其相关植原体的分类地位, 为该病害的防控提供了科学依据。     

广东花生丛枝病植原体的分子鉴定

2020年在广东省湛江市遂溪县田间发现表现明显丛枝?小叶, 类似植原体感染症状的花生病株?本研究利用分子生物学技术对其病原进行鉴定?以花生病叶的总DNA为模板, 利用植原体16S rRNA和SecY基因通用引物进行PCR扩增, 获得广东花生丛枝病植原体(PnWB-GDSX-2020)16S rRNA基因片段(1 430 bp, GenBank登录号为MZ427281)和SecY基因片段(1 709 bp, GenBank登录号为MZ437794)?序列一致性和系统进化分析显示, PnWB-GDSX-2020的16S rRNA序列与16SrⅡ-A?16SrⅡ-D和16SrⅡ-V亚组植原体一致性最高, 亲缘关系最近; 进一步利用iPhyClassifier对16S rRNA序列进行在线虚拟RFLP分析, 结果显示, PnWB-GDSX-2020的虚拟RFLP 图谱与16SrⅡ-V亚组的参照株系‘Praxelis clematidea’ phyllody phytoplasma (GenBank登录号:KY568717) 酶切图谱一致, 相似系数为1.00?因此, PnWB-GDSX-2020属于16SrⅡ-V亚组成员?所获得的PnWB-GDSX-2020 Sec Y基因序列与花生丛枝植原体的一致性最高, 亲缘关系最近?本文确定了广东花生丛枝病相关植原体的分类地位, 为当地病害诊断?检测以及防控提供科学依据?     

云南花生丛枝植原体16S rRNA和核糖体蛋白基因序列分析

 利用植原体16S rRNA基因及核糖体蛋白基因(ribosomal protein, rp)通用引物对发生在云南元谋的花生丛枝病病株DNA进行PCR扩增,并对扩增片段进行序列测定。扩增获得的云南元谋花生丛枝植原体(PnWB-YNym)16S rDNA、16S-23S rDNA和23S DNA片段总长1 806 bp,rp基因扩增片段长1 171 bp。云南株系与来源于台湾和海南的花生丛枝植原体均有较高同源性。比较16S rDNA片段,发现云南株系在5个位点上与来自台湾或海南的株系存在碱基差异,其中有1个位点的差异是云南元谋株系特异的;再分别比较核糖体蛋白rplV-rpsC 2个基因所编码的氨基酸序列,发现云南株系rpsC编码的第194位氨基酸与台湾和海南的株系存在差异。经16S rDNA片段系统进化及iPhyClassifier在线分析,表明PnWB-YNym在分类上属于16SrII-A亚组成员,与候选种‘Candidatus Phytoplasma australasiae’相关;基于rp基因构建的系统进化树表明,PnWB-YNym与16SrII-A亚组各成员聚为同一亚进化支(iii)。     

Ecological implications from a molecular analysis of phytoplasmas involved in an aster yellows epidemic in various crops in Texas

ABSTRACT In the spring of 2000, an aster yellows (AY) epidemic occurred in carrot crops in the Winter Garden region of southwestern Texas. A survey revealed that vegetable crops, including cabbage, onion, parsley, and dill, and some weeds also were infected by AY phytoplasmas. Nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of PCR-amplified phytoplasma 16S rDNA were employed for the detection and identification of phytoplasmas associated with these crops and weeds. Phytoplasmas belonging to two subgroups, 16SrI-A and 16SrI-B, in the AY group (16SrI), were predominantly detected in infected plants. Carrot, parsley, and dill were infected with both subgroups. Onion and three species of weeds (prickly lettuce, lazy daisy, and false ragweed) were predominantly or exclusively infected by subgroup 16SrI-A phytoplasma strains, while cabbage was infected by subgroup 16SrI-B phytoplasmas. Both types of phytoplasmas were detected in three leafhopper species, Macrosteles fascifrons, Scaphytopius irroratus, and Ceratagallia abrupta, commonly present in this region during the period of the epidemic. Mixed infections were very common in individual carrot, parsley, and dill plants and in individual leafhoppers. Sequence and phylogenetic analyses of 16S rDNA and ribosomal protein (rp) gene sequences indicated that phytoplasma strains within subgroup 16SrI-A or subgroup 16SrI-B, detected in various plant species and putative insect vectors, were highly homogeneous. However, based on rp sequences, two rpI subgroups were identified within the subgroup 16SrI-A strain cluster. The majority of subgroup 16SrI-A phytoplasma strains were classified as rp subgroup rpI-A, but phytoplasma strains detected in one onion sample and two leafhoppers (M. fascifrons and C. abrupta) were different and classified as a new rp subgroup, rpI-N. The degree of genetic homogeneity of the phytoplasmas involved in the epidemic suggested that the phytoplasmas came from the same pool and that all three leafhopper species may have been involved in the epidemic. The different phytoplasma population profiles present in various crops may be attributed to the ecological constraints as a result of the vector-phytoplasma-plant three-way interaction.     

Reclassification of aster yellows group phytoplasmas in Korea

Aster yellows group phytoplasmas were reclassified by analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence, their phylogeny and the presence of interoperon heterogeneity. Nine phytoplasmas were classified into subgroups 16SrI-B and 16SrI-D using the 16S rRNA gene sequence. Then, based on the presence of interoperon heterogeneity, subgroup 16SrI-B phytoplasmas were differentiated into three subunits as 16SrI-B(a): mulberry dwarf, sumac witches’ broom and porcelain vine witches’ broom; 16SrI-B(b): angustata ash witches’ broom and Japanese spurge yellows; and 16SrI-B(c): onion yellow dwarf, water dropwort witches’ broom and hare’s ear yellow dwarf phytoplasma.     

棣棠丛枝病相关植原体的分子鉴定

 植原体（Candidatus Phytoplasma）是一种没有细胞壁的原核微生物,主要由取食韧皮部的昆虫（叶蝉、飞虱等）传播, 也可由菟丝子寄生和嫁接等途径传播,常常引起植株黄化、丛枝、花器变态、萎缩等症状。迄今为止,世界上报道的植物植原体病害有1 000余种,仅我国就有100多种,造成巨大损失。     

Molecular and symptom analyses of phytoplasma strains from lettuce reveal a diverse population

ABSTRACT Epidemics of aster yellows in lettuce in Ohio are caused by at least seven distinct phytoplasma strains in the aster yellows (AY) group. Five of the strains are newly reported: AY-BW, AY-WB, AY-BD3, AY-SS, and AY-SG. All seven strains were characterized based on symptoms in aster and lettuce, and by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Strain AY-BD2 (formerly 'Bolt') causes yellowing and leaf distortion in lettuce and bolting in aster, whereas strain AY-S (formerly 'Severe') causes stunting, leaf clustering, and phyllody. Strain AY-WB causes yellowing and wilting in lettuce and witches'-broom in aster. Strain AY-SG induces horizontal growth in lettuce and aster plants. Strain AY-BW causes chlorosis of emerging leaves and abnormally upright growth of leaf petioles. AY-SS causes symptoms similar to those caused by AY-S but has a different PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) banding pattern. Strains AY-BD2 and AY-BD-3 cause mild leaf and stem distortion in lettuce but are differentiated by PCR-RFLP. All phytoplasma strains collected from lettuce in Ohio belong to the 16SrI group. AY-WB belongs to the 16SrI-A subgroup and the other six belong to the 16SrI-B subgroup. Five of the seven strains were distinguished from each other by primer typing. The results of phylogenetic analyses of sequences of the 16S rRNA genes were basically consistent with the classification based on PCR-RFLP, in which AY-WB clustered with phytoplasmas of the 16rIA subgroup and the other Ohio lettuce strains clustered with phytoplasmas in the 16SrI-B subgroup.     

Genetic variation in Candidatus Phytoplasma australiense

This study examined whether genes that are less conserved than the 16S rRNA gene can distinguish Candidatus Phytoplasma australiense strains that are identical based on their 16S rRNA genes, with a view to providing insight into their origins and distribution, and any patterns of association with particular plant hosts. Sequence analysis of the tuf gene and rp operon showed that Ca . P. australiense strains could be differentiated into four subgroups, named 16SrXII-B ( tuf -Australia I; rp -A), 16SrXII-B ( tuf -New Zealand I; rp -B), 16SrXII-B ( tuf -New Zealand II) and 16SrXII-B ( rp -C). Strawberry lethal yellows 1, strawberry green petal, Australian grapevine yellows, pumpkin yellow leaf curl and cottonbush witches' broom phytoplasmas were designated members of the 16SrXII-B ( tuf -Australia I; rp -A) subgroup. The strawberry lethal yellows 2 and cottonbush reduced yellow leaves phytoplasmas were assigned to the 16SrXII ( tuf -New Zealand II; rp -B) subgroup. No relationship was observed between these phytoplasma subgroups and collection date, location or host plant. However, the study revealed evolutionary divergence in the 16SrXII group.     

Use of heteroduplex mobility assay for identification and differentiation of phytoplasmas in the aster yellows group and the clover proliferation group

ABSTRACT This paper describes the identification and differentiation of phytoplasmas by a highly sensitive diagnostic technique, DNA heteroduplex mobility assay (HMA). Closely related phytoplasma isolates of clover proliferation (CP), potato witches'-broom (PWB), and alfalfa witches'-broom (AWB) were collected from the field from 1990 to 1999. The entire 16S rRNA gene and 16/23S spacer region were amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from the field samples and standard CP, PWB, and AWB phytoplasmas and were subjected to restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis and HMA. Two subgroups (I and II) of phytoplasmas in the CP group were identified by HMA but not by RFLP analysis. The results were confirmed by 16/23S spacer region sequence data analysis. After HMA analyses of the PCR-amplified 16/23S spacer region, 14 phytoplasma isolates from field samples were classified into two aster yellows subgroups: subgroup I, phytoplasma isolates from China aster (Callistephus chinensis) yellows, French marigold (Tagetes patula) yellows, cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus cv. Dazzler) yellows, clarkia (Clarkia unguiculata) yellows, California poppy (Eschscholzia californica cv. Tai Silk) yellows, monarda (Monarda fistulosa) yellows, and strawflower (Helichrysum bracteatum) yellows; and subgroup II, phytoplasma isolates from zinnia (Zinnia elegans cv. Dahlia Flower) yellows, Queen-Annes-Lace (Daucus carota) yellows, scabiosa (Scabiosa atropurpurea cv. Giant Imperial) yellows, Swan River daisy (Brachycombe multifida cv. Misty Pink) yellows, pot marigold (Calendula officinalis) yellows, purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) yellows, and feverfew (Chrysanthemum parthenium) yellows. The results indicate that HMA is a simple, rapid, highly sensitive and accurate method not only for identifying and classifying phytoplasmas but also for studying the molecular epidemiology of phytoplasmas.     

樱桃花变绿病植原体的分子鉴定

 植原体(phytoplasma)是一类没有细胞壁,不能人工培养,存在于植物筛管细胞中的类似植物病原细菌的原核生物。迄今为止,世界各地报道的1 000余种植物病害与植原体有关,引起的症状主要包括丛枝、黄化、花变绿、花变叶、花器退化等。