野生酸枣疯病与栽培大枣疯病发生的关系

为了明确野生酸枣疯病与栽培大枣疯病发生和流行的关系,采用随机徒步调查、挖根和接穗嫁接法对我国野生酸枣、栽培大枣及大枣接穗嫁接野生酸枣的枣疯病进行了田间调查,并取样检测病菌及比较不同菌株的保守基因序列.结果显示,我国野生酸枣疯病发生范围广,且地区间自然发病率差异很大,在0～40%之间;病株呈明显的团簇状分布,病菌在团簇中的根蘖苗与母株间传播或通过介体昆虫传播到后代种子苗上.在枣疯病流行区,栽培大枣发病与枣园周围分布的野生酸枣发病程度有关;用感病品系的接穗或带菌接穗嫁接到野生酸枣砧木上易导致嫁接苗发病和病害流行,而采用抗病的壶瓶枣和婆枣抗病品系接穗嫁接野生酸枣则发病率明显下降.用巢式PCR进行的病菌检测结果显示,在病害流行区酸枣或大枣无症状枝叶样品的带菌检出率为10%～32%.不同地区栽培大枣和野生酸枣上植原体的16S rDNA、16S-23S rDNA间区(SR)及核糖体蛋白基因(rp)序列比较鉴定结果显示,侵染酸枣的植原体与栽培大枣疯病植原体应为相互传染的同种致病菌.     

西北旱区枣疯病植原体核糖体蛋白基因的生物信息学分析

枣疯病是枣树上的一种具有毁灭性的植原体病害,几乎分布于国内所有的枣树栽培区,造成了巨大的经济损失.对我国陕西、宁夏、甘肃3省枣疯病样品植原体核糖体蛋白基因进行克隆和测序,获得枣疯病植原体的核糖体基因片段为1 196bp,包含部分rps19,rpl22和rps3三个基因,其中rpl22和rps3大小分别354bp和753bp,分别编码118和251个氨基酸,且这两个基因为非重叠基因.序列同源性比较结果表明:我国陕西、宁夏、甘肃的枣疯病植原体的核糖体蛋白rp基因大小一致,归属于植原体16S rⅤ-B组;该植原体核糖体蛋白基因特性与樱桃致死黄化(CLY5)和桃树黄化印度分离株系(PY-In)植原体相似.首次报道了我国枣疯病核糖体蛋白基因rp基因的序列,把枣疯病植原体归到16S rⅤ-B组,为枣疯病植原体提供了新的分类依据.     

Characterization of a phytoplasma associated with witches' broom disease of potatoes in Korea

 Symptoms of witches' broom disease caused by phytoplasma, including general stunting and yellowing, were observed in potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) in a storehouse on Jeju Island, Korea in 1998. Based on sequence analysis of DNA products from polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-amplified 16S ribosomal DNA and 16S–23S spacer region using universal phytoplasma primers, the phytoplasma associated with potato witches' broom disease (PWB) was identified as a member of 16S-group VIII. It was most closely related to elm AH phytoplasma (99.7% similarity, accession no. AF268895), which is in the clover proliferation (CP) subgroup. This report is the first from the East Asian continent of a plant pathogenic phytoplasma belonging to the CP subgroup and includes the nucleotide sequence of most of the potato phytoplasma 16S rDNA. Received: May 1, 2002 / Accepted: July 1, 2002     

Identification of wheat blue dwarf phytoplasma effectors targeting plant proliferation and defence responses

The identification of effectors from pathogenic microbes is one of the most important subjects for elucidating infection mechanisms. Wheat blue dwarf (WBD) phytoplasma causes dwarfism, witches' broom, and yellow leaf tips in wheat plants, resulting in severe yield loss in northwestern China. In this study, 37 candidate effector proteins were transiently expressed in Nicotiana benthamiana. Plants expressing the SAP11‐like protein SWP1 exhibited typical witches' broom. Interestingly, another protein, SWP11, induced both cell death and defence responses, including H₂O₂ accumulation and callose deposition. Analysis by qRT‐PCR was used to show that a marker gene of the hypersensitive response, HIN1, and three pathogenesis‐related genes, PR1, PR2 and PR3, were significantly up‐regulated in leaves of N. benthamiana expressing SWP11. In addition, SWP12 and SWP21 (TENGU‐like) were shown to suppress SWP11‐, BAX‐, and/or INF1‐induced cell death. These results indicated that SWP21 has a distinct role in virulence compared with TENGU and that WBD phytoplasma possesses effectors that target plant proliferation and defence responses. The ability of these effectors to trigger or suppress plant immunity provides new insights into the phytoplasma–plant interaction.     

Aster yellows subgroup (Candidatus Phytoplasma sp. AY 16S-group,AY-sg) phytoplasma associated with porcelain vine showing witches' broom symptoms in South Korea

 This is the first report of a phytoplasma in porcelain vine [Ampelopsis brevipedunculata var. heterophylla (Thunb.) Hara.] with severe witches' broom symptoms in Korea. On the basis of the polymerase chain reaction-amplified ribosomal DNA, the phytoplasma infecting porcelain vine was classified as a member of the aster yellows subgroup. Received: October 21, 2002 / Accepted: December 20, 2002     

稻瘟病菌附着胞差异表达基因文库的构建方法

 利用抑制性差减杂交方法构建了稻瘟病菌分生孢子接种24h所形成的附着胞差异表达基因文库。采用复印胶片诱导稻瘟病菌附着胞形成,在孢子浓度为1.0×10⁶个/mL时,附着胞的形成率达到96.5%。分别提取附着胞、菌丝和分生孢子RNA,反转录成cDNA并经Alu Ⅰ酶切、接头连接后,以附着胞cDNA片段为tester,菌丝及分生孢子cDNA为driver进行抑制性差减杂交,构建成差减文库。从文库中分离获得142个基因片段,通过RT-PCR方法鉴定其中的71个为差异表达基因,证实文库高效可靠。构建优质的稻瘟病菌附着胞差异表达基因差减文库,为深入了解附着胞形成过程中基因的表达及功能奠定了基础。     

Detection and identification of the phytoplasma associated with pear decline in Taiwan

Pear decline (PD) is an important phytoplasmal disease that occurs mainly in Europe and North America. In 1994, pear trees exhibiting symptoms typical of PD disease were observed in orchards of central Taiwan. The sequence of 16S rDNA and 16S–23S rDNA intergenic spacer region (ISR) of the causative agent of pear decline in Taiwan (PDTW) were amplified with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using a DNA template prepared from the diseased leaves. Sequence analysis of 16S rDNA revealed that the PDTW agent was closely related to the phytoplasmas of the apple proliferation group that cause diseases in stone fruits, pear and apple. Consistent with the result of 16S rDNA sequence analysis, sequence analysis of the 16S–23S rDNA ISR and putative restriction site analyses of 16S rDNA and 16S–23S rDNA ISR sequences provided further support for the view that the PDTW phytoplasma causing pear decline in Taiwan may represent a new subgroup of the apple proliferation group. According to the rDNA sequence of PDTW phytoplasma, two specific PCR primer pairs, APf2/L1n and fPD1/rPDS1, were designed in this study for the detection of the etiological agent in pear trees and insect vectors. Based on the sequence analyses of the PCR-amplified fragments, two species of pear psyllas, Cacopsylla qianli and Cacopsylla chinensis, were found to carry PDTW phytoplasma.     

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.     

Detection of “Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris” associated with henon bamboo witches' broom in Korea

Witches' broom disease in bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra Munro var. henonis) was found in Yeoungyang, Korea. In transmission electron micrographs, phytoplasma-like bodies were detected in the phloem cells of diseased plants but not in those of healthy plants. The presence of phytoplasmas was confirmed by amplification of a 1.8-kb DNA fragment using a primer pair specific for the region containing a 16S rRNA gene and an intergenic spacer region between the 16S and 23S rRNA genes. Comparision of the 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that the causal phytoplasma belongs to “Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris,” and shared the highest degree of similarity with the sequence of the onion yellows (OY) isolate in Japan. This is the first phylogenetic identification of phytoplasma infection of bamboo in Korea.     

Identification of differentially expressed genes in the mutualistic association of tall fescue with Neotyphodium coenophialum

Tall fescue (Lolium arundinaceum), an agronomically important forage grass, is typically associated with a mutualistic asexual fungus Neotyphodium coenophialum. Plant colonization is endophytic with no symptoms, and fungal growth is confined to the intercellular spaces. The endophyte enhances host fitness by providing protection from various abiotic and biotic stresses and by improving nutrient acquisition. By suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) we identified 29 genes that are up-regulated or down-regulated in endophyte-infected tall fescue as compared to endophyte-free tall fescue. Of the genes that had matches to known genes present in the NCBI databases (approximately 50%), several had roles related to plant defense and stress tolerance. Differential expression of these genes was confirmed by semi-quantitative RT-PCR, competitive RT-PCR, and northern hybridization. Endophyte-associated changes in gene expression patterns were consistent among cultivars of tall fescue but differed in some other grass–endophyte associations. Our results indicate that both partners in this symbiosis are active participants, and that the endophyte may be suppressing at least one plant defense gene (putatively encoding PR-10). Further analyses of the differentially expressed genes should aid in understanding the fundamental nature of this mutualistic symbiosis and provide insight into the mechanisms of documented endophyte-enhanced plant improvements.     

Identification of genes expressed during spore germination of Mycosphaerella pinodes

Mycosphaerella blight, caused by Mycosphaerella pinodes, is one of the major diseases of cultivated pea (Pisum sativum L.). To isolate the genes that are up- and down-regulated during spore germination, suppression subtraction hybridization (SSH) was performed between ungerminated and germinated spores. The 232 and 128 clones from forward and reverse libraries, respectively, were collected, sequenced, and analyzed with a BLASTX homology search. About 95% of the 32 selected clones were expressed during spore germination on a paper sheet and during infection of pea leaves. We discuss the applicability of the SSH libraries for analyzing M. pinodes genes involved in the early stage of infection.     

Identification of putative defense-related genes in Japanese pear against <Emphasis Type="Italic">Alternaria alternata</Emphasis> infection using suppression subtractive hybridization and expression analysis

The Japanese pear pathotype of Alternaria alternata, a toxin-dependent necrotrophic pathogen, causes black spot of Japanese pear by producing the host-specific AK-toxin. Pre-inoculation with nonpathogenic A. alternata or pretreatment with an elicitor prepared from A. alternata reduced disease symptoms caused by the pathogen. Salicylic acid- and jasmonic acid-dependent signaling pathways are not involved in the induced resistance to infection by the pathogen. The expression of multiple defense-related genes in Japanese pear leaves inoculated with nonpathogenic A. alternata was examined using suppression subtractive hybridization. Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. The nucleotide sequence data reported are available in the DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank database as accessions DC993229–DC993535.     

First report of a phytoplasma associated with Spondias purpurea (Jocote de Corona) in El Salvador

A new disease of the fruit tree Jocote de Corona (Spondias purpurea L.) was observed in El Salvador, Central America. The symptoms included small chlorotic leaves, highly proliferating shoots, and shortened internodes. Absence of sweet pulp in fruits made them inedible, causing considerable yield losses for farmers. The disease etiology was investigated using polymerase chain reaction with phytoplasma-specific primers, sequencing, and phylogenetic analysis. We obtained no amplification products from symptomless plants, whereas all tests were positive from plants with symptoms. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that this phytoplasma clustered in the 16S rIII group, the type member of which is X-disease phytoplasma. This is the first report of a phytoplasma associated with Jocote de Corona disease in El Salvador and Central America. The nucleotide sequence data reported are available in the DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank databases under the accession number AJ888471     

Culex pipiens pallens: identification of genes differentially expressed in deltamethrin-resistant and -susceptible strains

Insecticide-resistance is a major obstacle to controlling insect vectors of microorganisms that cause human diseases. Identification of genes associated with resistance to insecticides has been a valuable tool for understanding mechanisms underlying resistance to commonly used insecticides such as deltamethrin. To identify such genes, we used suppression subtractive hybridization to obtain 809 differentially expressed clones in deltamethrin resistant versus susceptible laboratory strains of Culex pipiens pallens. Using cDNA microarrays and reverse Northern blots, a subset of 16 clones was confirmed to have greater than 3-fold difference in expression levels. Within this subset, we identified 2 clones uniquely expressed in the deltamethrin-resistant strain, eight clones exhibiting higher expression in the resistant strain and six in the susceptible strain. Of these 16 clones, 13 clones have sequence homology to known genes, such as ribosomal RNA, ribosome proteins, trypsin, and chymotrypsin-like proteins. Our data suggests resistance to deltamethrin may be a polygenic phenotype.     

云南芒果变叶病植原体的分子鉴定

 植原体（phytoplasma）是一类没有细胞壁,不能离体培养的原核生物,对四环素敏感,主要存在于植物筛管细胞中。植原体主要通过叶蝉、飞虱等取食植物韧皮部的昆虫传播,也可通过菟丝子寄生和嫁接等方式传播。目前,全世界已发现1 000多种由植原体引起的植物病害,我国大陆已报道100余种与之相关的病害\[1\]。由植原体引起的病害症状主要表现为植株花器病态、小叶、丛枝、黄化等,从而导致植物产量和品质明显下降。     

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。     

大白菜抗感品种间作提高感病品种抗病毒病能力研究

为了探讨通过抗感品种间作栽培方式来提高大白菜品种抗病毒病的能力,采用小区试验和对黑龙江大白菜区试与生试结果分析。结果表明,抗感品种间作可提高感病大白菜品种抗病毒病能力;抗性不同的品种间作使同一品种在区试、生试中表现出不同的抗性,与对照相比表现出不同增产幅度。