Diversity of Plum pox virus isolates in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sixteen Plum pox virus (PPV) isolates from several stone fruit cultivars, host species, orchards and geographical areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina were selected for typing, using serotype-specific monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) and PCR–RFLP, targeting the 3' terminal region of the coat protein (CP) and P3-6K₁ with restriction enzymes Rsa I and Dde I. Four PPV isolates were identified as PPV-M by serology and PCR; eight isolates were identified as PPV-D based on PCR–RFLP on both genomic regions, but were not recognized by the D-specific MAb4DG5. Four isolates from plum were identified as natural D/M recombinants (PPV-Rec), based on conflicting results of CP and P3-6K₁ typing. To investigate the genetic diversity of Bosnian PPV isolates in more detail, five isolates (three PPV-Rec, one PPV-M and one PPV-D) were partially sequenced in the region spanning the 3' terminal part of the NIb gene and the 5'-terminal part of the CP gene, corresponding to nucleotides 8056–8884. Nucleotide sequence alignment of recombinant isolates showed that they were closely related at the molecular level to previously characterized recombinants from other European countries, and shared the same recombination break point in the 3' terminal part of the NIb gene. This is the first report of naturally infected Prunus trees with PPV-M, PPV-D and PPV-Rec in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The high variability of the Bosnian PPV isolates fits with the presence of this virus in the country over a long period.     

Genetic analysis suggests a long and largely isolated evolutionary history of plum pox virus strain D in Turkey

Plum pox virus (PPV) strain D is globally distributed and causes serious losses in stone fruits in over 40 countries. Here, full-length genomic sequences were analysed for 44 PPV-D isolates from all regions of Turkey, together with partial sequences for a larger number of isolates. PPV-D isolates from Turkey are similar to other PPV-D isolates in all major genomic features. However, the majority of Turkish PPV-D isolates form separate phylogenetic clusters from all other isolates and show a geographical clustering tendency, suggestive of limited movement between regions. In particular, PPV-D isolates from Thrace and Central Anatolia formed a monophyletic sister cluster to the cluster that includes all previously known PPV-D isolates. Two isolates with strong evidence of recombination with the PPV-T strain were identified, together with two isolates with weaker evidence for intra-D strain recombination. The genetic diversity of PPV-D was found to be particularly high in Turkey (0.017 ± 0.001%), close to that observed for PPV-D world diversity once the over-represented isolates from Japan, the USA and Canada have been excluded (0.020 ± 0.001%). Taken together, these results suggest a long and largely isolated evolutionary history of PPV-D in Turkey and further extend knowledge of the diversity of this highly successful strain. The high diversity of PPV-D in Turkey, together with the basal phylogenetic position of Turkish isolates, are compatible with a hypothesis making Turkey the centre of origin of the D strain.     

Resistance to Plum pox virus in plants expressing cytosolic and nuclear single‐chain antibodies against the viral RNA NIb replicase

The expression of engineered single‐chain variable fragments specific to the NIb RNA replicase of Plum pox virus (PPV) (scFv2A) in transgenic plants was successfully used as a strategy to interfere with viral infection. Different scFv2A fusion proteins were constructed to target those subcellular compartments, such as the cytosol, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane structures and the nucleus, where NIb protein presumably accumulates. Several transgenic lines of Nicotiana benthamiana plants expressing the scFv2A targeted to the cytosol (2A lines), ER (6K2 lines) and nucleus (NLS lines) were obtained. The protective effect of scFv expression was determined by mechanical virus inoculation in five 2A, three 6K2 and four NLS transgenic lines. The strongest resistance was afforded with the 2A‐3 (six non‐infected plants out of 10), 6K2‐1 (17 out of 33) and NLS‐11 (16 out of 19) transgenic lines. The success of this interference with PPV infection opens new possibilities for the control of this RNA virus and could be exploited not only to confer resistance in transgenic plants, but also to elucidate the role of the non‐structural NIb protein in different cell compartments during viral infection.     

Occurrence and molecular characterization of Turkish isolates of Turnip mosaic virus

A total of 142 samples of plants showing symptoms of Turnip mosaic virus (TuMV) were collected from fields planted to Brassicaceae and non‐Brassicaceae crops in the southwest Marmora region of Turkey, during the 2004?06 growing seasons. Using enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) TuMV was detected in the main brassica‐crop fields of Turkey, with an overall incidence of 13·4%. TuMV was detected in samples from Brussels sprouts, cabbage, wild mustard, radish and wild radish, but not cauliflower or broccoli. The full‐length sequences of the genomic RNAs of two biologically distinct isolates, TUR1 and TUR9, were determined. Recombination analyses showed that TUR1 was an intralineage recombinant, whereas TUR9 was a non‐recombinant. Phylogenetic analyses of the Turkish isolates with those from the rest of the world showed that the TUR1 and TUR9 isolates belonged to world‐Brassica and Asian‐Brassica/Raphanus groups, respectively. This study showed that TuMV is widely distributed in the Asia Minor region of Turkey.     

李痘病毒单克隆抗体及TAS-ELISA试剂盒的研制

将纯化的李痘病毒(Plum pox virus,PPV)制剂免疫BALB/c小鼠,用SP2/0骨髓瘤细胞与经李痘病毒免疫的BALB/c小鼠的脾细胞融合,有限稀释法克隆和间接ELISA法筛选出2株稳定分泌李痘病毒单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞株3F1,7A8。用间接ELISA方法对所获得的2个杂交瘤细胞株进行亚型鉴定分别为IgG1、IgG3。间接ELISA方法测定腹水效价分别为3F1:1.0×106,7A8:1.0×105。以多克隆抗体为包被抗体、单克隆抗体为检测抗体的TAS-ELISA试剂盒与李痘病毒的D株系、M株系的病毒分离物均有反应,与同属的马铃薯A病毒、莴苣花叶病毒、西瓜花叶病毒2号、马铃薯Y病毒坏死株系不发生交叉反应。     

半巢式-RT-Realtime PCR检测李痘病毒

李痘病毒(Plum pox virus,PPV)是我国重要的植物检疫性有害生物。本研究根据PPV中CP基因(coat protein gene)的保守序列,设计了3条PCR引物和1条TaqMan探针,建立了半巢式-RT-RealtimePCR检测PPV的方法。该方法有机地结合了巢式PCR和实时荧光PCR技术;3条引物形成的2套PCR体系相互验证,有效提高了结果的准确性;荧光探针有效提高了检测的灵敏度。实验结果表明,本方法准确、灵敏、简便、快速,检出低限可达37fg/μL植物总RNA。     

李痘病毒及其2个主要流行株系的分子鉴定

通过分析李痘病毒及其2个不同株系核酸的保守序列,设计出3对引物,即1对通用引物和2对株系特异性引物对李痘病毒进行RT-PCR检测,结果显示通用引物可以同时检测该病毒的2个最主要的流行株系,即D株系和M株系,而D株系引物只能检测出D株系病毒,M株系只能检测出M株系病毒,为口岸对进境种子、苗木及果实等中的李痘病毒准确快速的检测提供了一个有效的方法。     

Existence of two serological subclusters of Plum pox virus, strain M

A large-scale serological characterisation of Plum pox virus (PPV) isolates was carried out with 19 monoclonal antibodies (MAbs), including the universal MAb5B and the following strain-specific MAbs: AL (specific to PPV-M), 4DG5 (specific to PPV-D), TUV and AC (specific to PPV-C), and EA24 (specific to PPV-EA). The study involved 108 PPV isolates of different geographical origin (Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey and Yugoslavia) and hosts (almond, apricot, peach, plum and cherry). The inter- and intra-strain serological relationships of PPV isolates were evaluated by DASI-ELISA. High serological variability was detected, not only between strains, but also among isolates of the same strain. Computer-assisted analysis of serological data support the hypothesis of the existence of two distinct subclusters, denoted PPV-M₁ and PPV-M₂, which seem to prevail in Mediterranean and Eastern–Central European countries, respectively.     

Genetic diversity and a long evolutionary history of plum pox virus strain rec in Turkey

European Journal of Plant Pathology - Plum pox virus strain Recombinant (PPV-Rec) is hypothetically considered as homologous recombinant between strains PPV-M and PPV-D. The nucleotide position...     

Plum pox virus detection in dormant plum trees by PCR and ELISA

An immunocapture polymerase chain reaction (IC-PCR) protocol and ELISA were compared for their effectiveness in detecting plum pox virus (PPV) in dormant plum material. Although the IC-PCR was about one thousand times more sensitive than ELISA, PPV was detected by ELISA in 71–80% of bark samples collected in December, January and March 1996/97 from pot-grown rootstock trees inoculated with PPV the previous March, compared with 85–86% detection in the same samples by IC-PCR. In similar samples from one-year-old shoots taken from infected branches of orchard trees, 66–81% were positive by ELISA compared with 81–87% by IC-PCR. With bulked samples taken from the fibrous roots of the pot-grown trees, PPV was detected in 92–100% of samples by IC-PCR in winter compared with only 38–65% by ELISA. These results were confirmed in samples from the roots and shoots of the same trees in 1997/98. Three samples per shoot would have been sufficient to detect PPV by ELISA in 87 of the 88 infected shoots tested during the two winters. However, infected shoots are irregularly distributed in diseased trees and PCR assays of root samples offer the potential for improving the reliability of identifying trees infected with PPV.     

Quantitative resistance to Plum pox virus in Prunus davidiana P1908 linked to components of the eukaryotic translation initiation complex

A complex, polygenic resistance to Plum pox virus (PPV) was previously described in a wild peach-related species, Prunus davidiana clone P1908. In the current study, an analysis of quantitative trait loci (QTL) was performed on an F₂ population comprising 99 individuals obtained by selfing the F₁ individual #40 of an interspecific cross between susceptible nectarine cv. Summergrand and the resistant P. davidiana clone P1908. Six QTL were identified using both parametric and non-parametric methods of detection, individually explaining 5–28% of the phenotypic variance. The total phenotypic variation explained ranged from 29 to 58%. Alignment of the genetic map of the F₂ cross with the P. davidiana parent map showed consistency of QTL over generations, with three of the six QTL co-localizing at the 1-LOD interval and another one at the 2-LOD interval. Two of the QTL were mapped onto linkage group one, where resistance to PPV was previously mapped in apricot. Development and mapping of new microsatellite markers linked to candidate genes revealed a striking co-localization of three of the detected QTL with gene copies coding for eukaryotic translation initiation factors eIF4E and eIF(iso)4G. As co-localization of one QTL with candidate gene eIF(iso)4E was previously reported in the F₁ population, the results reported here strongly reinforce the idea that components of the eukaryotic translation initiation complex are correlated with resistance to PPV in P. davidiana P1908.     

Detection and partial molecular characterization of Plum pox virus on almond trees in Turkey

Almond (Prunus dulcis) is one of the well known stone fruit species grown for its unripe fruits and delicious seeds in Turkey. In the Trakya region, however, some prevailing virus infections have reduced almond yields and quality. In ten districts of Trakya, 260 leaf samples were collected from affected almond trees in June 2010. DAS–ELISA assays and RT-PCR tests were employed for the identification of viruses. As a result of these detection studies, five of the 260 leaf samples gathered from symptomatic almond trees had Plum pox virus (PPV), 81 of them had Prunus necrotic ringspot virus (PNRSV), and 11 samples contained Prune dwarf virus (PDV). Only four out of 260 samples had a mixture of these viruses. Partial nucleotide sequences of five almond isolates of PPV were determined and compared with 17 other PPV isolates in databases. Computer analysis of obtained and published nucleotide sequences showed identity ranged from 75.72% to 96.87%. Of the five PPV almond isolates obtained, however, there was a close nucleotide identity of 95.82–96.61% to Turkish isolates. Phylogenetic analysis of nucleotides and amino acids showed that five PPV isolates of almond from the Trakya Region of Turkey were clustered in the same subgroup with PPV-T Turkish isolates in GenBank. Therefore we can consider almond isolates of PPV as PPV-T strain, like the two other isolates from apricot trees in Turkey.     

Systemic spread of Plum pox virus (PPV) in Mariana plum GF 8-1 in relation to shoot growth

Infection of Prunus spp. by Plum pox virus (PPV) is characterized by an uneven distribution of the virus within the tree and branches. In order to gain a better understanding of this distribution, a method for modelling tree growth was used. PPV spread was followed within susceptible Mariana plum clone GF 8-1 shoots for 4 months after inoculation. Shoot growth was unaffected by the presence of the virus. Symptoms appeared on leaves produced in the most actively growing parts of the shoots, i.e. at the beginning of the season. PPV was detected in leaves other than those showing symptoms. The proportion of leaves with detectable virus decreased from the zone showing symptoms, with 100% ELISA-positive responses, to the shoot tip with no detectable virus in leaves produced between 111 and 127 days after inoculation. Furthermore, a higher proportion of positive ELISA results was obtained below the zone showing symptoms (77%) compared with 50% above. PPV was detected in 95% of the most vigorous shoots 71 days after inoculation compared with 37% of slower-growing, later-produced shoots.     

基于全基因序列的中国北方3省(区)马铃薯Y病毒遗传多样性分析

本研究以马铃薯Y病毒(PVY)全基因组为基础,分析吉林、黑龙江和内蒙古3省(区)PVY群体遗传多样性和群体分化,并评估突变、重组、选择等遗传力所起的作用。根据已报道的PVY全基因序列保守区设计4对引物,采用片段重叠法对来自内蒙古和吉林的24个PVY分离物全基因序列进行测定,并联合NCBI中已登录的9个黑龙江分离物全基因组序列进行遗传多样性参数评估、群体分化检验和分子变异等分析。结果显示,我国北方3省(区)PVY群体遗传多样性高,其中内蒙古和黑龙江PVY群体遗传多样性高于吉林群体,并且3个群体之间呈现一定程度的遗传分化。分子变异分析发现在PVY基因组中存在1 786个变异位点,表明我国北方3省(区)PVY群体变异程度较高,并且这种高变异度有85.54%来自各个马铃薯种植区内PVY个体的遗传变异。重组分析和系统发育分析发现,我国北方3省(区)PVY群体中重组株系占比高达90.3%,并具有明显的株系多样性,表明PVY重组株系已成为我国北方3省(区)马铃薯种植区的流行株系。选择压力分析显示,使用FEL和IFEL法分别检测出501个和315个净化压力选择位点,这表明3省(区)PVY群体受净化选择压力为主。以上结果表明,中国北方3省(区)PVY群体遗传多样性高,突变、重组和自然选择都对遗传多样性和群体分化存在一定影响。     

Control and monitoring: control of Plum pox virus in the United Kingdom

Plum pox virus (PPV) was first identified in the United Kingdom in 1965. Despite a rigorous eradication policy, the disease spread quickly and established itself in all the main plum-growing areas in England. In 1975, the policy was changed from a blanket eradication campaign to one of containment; retaining statutory control of PPV on propagation material but allowing the industry to control the disease in orchards. As part of the current containment campaign, annual surveys are carried out on propagation material. These surveys show that the incidence of PPV in this material is very low and that only the D-strain is present. The precise situation regarding PPV incidence in commercial orchards is unknown. Given the low incidence in propagation material, it is likely that PPV is uncommon in actively managed orchards. However, some infected orchards probably do still exist, especially older, unmanaged or abandoned ones. Overall, the history of PPV control in the UK is one of unsuccessful eradication but successful containment. The UK experience demonstrates that given the right combination of strain and host, alongside a regular testing regime, it is possible to control PPV through the establishment of a regulated certification scheme and the supply of virus-free planting material.     

Production and characterization of a monoclonal antibody specific to the M serotype of plum pox potyvirus

A monoclonal antibody to an Albanian isolate of plum pox potyvirus (PPV) was obtained (MAbAL), that specifically recognized strain M of this virus. The specificity of MAbAL, assessed by comparative ELISA on 130 PPV isolates of different geographical origin, 22 of which were also tested by comparative IC-PCR, gave consistent and highly reproducible results. MAbAL seems to be elicited by a stable surface determinant that makes it particularly suitable for successful use under a wide range of conditions. MAbAL is an useful addition to the panel of PPV-specific MAbs available to date.     

蚕豆萎蔫病毒2号安徽分离物全基因组序列测定与分析

利用酶联免疫和RT-PCR技术对采自安徽地区的蚕豆病株进行检测,确定其病原为蚕豆萎蔫病毒2号Broad bean wilt virus 2(BBWV2)。为明确BBWV2安徽分离物(BBWV2-AH)的分类地位,克隆了该分离物的全基因组序列,分析了其基因组特征。结果表明,BBWV2-AH RNA1全长为5 944 bp(GenBank登录号:KY606992),含有1个ORF;BBWV2-AH RNA2全长3 587bp(GenBank登录号:KY606993),含有1个ORF。全序列核苷酸和氨基酸相似性分析显示,BBWV2-AH RNA1与BBWV2其他分离物的核苷酸、氨基酸相似性分别为78.4%~96%和87.1%~99%;BBWV2-AH RNA2与BBWV2其他分离物的核苷酸、氨基酸相似性分别为76.8%~95.5%和88.2%~98.3%。全基因组核苷酸序列系统发育分析显示,BBWV2-AH RNA1与中国的BBWV2-Hunan RNA1的亲缘关系最近,而BBWV2-AH RNA2与韩国的多个分离物聚集在一起,再与中国的分离物BBWV2-B935形成一个分支。     

甘薯G病毒吉林分离物的全基因组序列测定与分析

利用RT-PCR结合RACE方法,从感染SPVG的甘薯叶片中获得甘薯G病毒吉林分离物Jilin-gzl的全基因组序列。测序获得的Jilin-gzl分离物(GenBank No.Mk392509)基因组为10 797 nt。该病毒基因组含有一个10 464 nt的开放阅读框,编码由3 488个氨基酸构成的多聚蛋白。在P1和P3基因中也发现了由移码翻译产生的PISPO蛋白和PIPO蛋白。比对分析显示,在开放阅读框水平上Jilin-gzl与6个不同分离物核苷酸序列一致性为79%～99%,氨基酸一致性为92%～99%,其中与SC11、IS103、HG167和Jesus_Maria分离物一致性最高,与WT325和AI一致性最低。系统发育分析显示,Jilin-gzl与HG167和WCFR11系统发育关系最近,与中国台湾地区分离物WT325系统发育关系较远。这是中国大陆地区关于SPVG分离物全基因序列的首次报道,同时也是首次在中国东北地区发现SPVG。该研究探明了Jilin-gzl分离物的基因结构,系统发育关系,丰富了SPVG基因组序列信息,为后续开展SPVG种群的遗传进化及功能研究奠定了基础。