Association of Tomato leaf curl Joydebpur virus and a betasatellite with leaf curl disease of eggplant

Leaf samples (five) from brinjal/eggplant fields showing upward leaf curling symptoms were collected from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India. The full length genome of begomovirus and associated betasatellite were amplified by PCR, cloned and sequenced. Sequences of homologous DNA-A and its betasatellite in all samples were the same. The samples failed to amplify DNA-B, suggesting that the begomovirus associated with leaf curl disease of eggplant was monopartite. The complete genome (homologous of DNA-A) consists of 2758 nts, whereas the betasatellite has 1352 nts and the genome organization is typical of Old World begomoviruses. The sequence analysis showed high levels of nucleotide sequence identity (79.8–91.7%) of virus with Tomato leaf curl Joydebpur virus (ToLCJoV) infecting chilli in India, suggesting it as a strain of ToLCJoV based on the current ICTV taxonomic criteria for begomovirus strain demarcation. However, the betasatellite associated was identified as a variant of Tomato leaf curl Bangladesh betasatellite (ToLCBDB), with which it shared highest sequence identity of 84.7–94.8%. Phylogenetic analyses of the genome further supported the above results. The recombination analyses of both genome and betasatellite showed that a major part of genome sequences are derived from begomoviruses (ToLCJoV, ChiLCuV, AEV) infecting chilli, tomato, ageratum and betasatellite from PaLCuB as the foremost parents in evolution, suggesting this as a new recombinant virus strain. This is the first report of a monopartite begomovirus and a betasatellite molecule associated with the leaf curl disease of eggplant.     

Tomato leaf curl Guangxi virus is a distinct monopartite begomovirus species

Three begomovirus isolates were obtained from tomato plants showing leaf curl symptoms in Guangxi province of China. Typical begomovirus DNA components representing the three isolates (GX-1, GX-2 and GX-3) were cloned and their full-length sequences were determined to be 2752 nucleotides. Nucleotide identities among the three viral sequences were 98.9–99.7%, but all shared <86.7% nucleotide sequence identity with other reported begomoviruses. The sequence data indicated that GX-1, GX-2 and GX-3 are isolates of a distinct begomovirus species for which the name Tomato leaf curl Guangxi virus (ToLCGXV) is proposed. Further analysis indicated that ToLCGXV probably originated through recombination among viruses related to Ageratum yellow vein virus, Tomato leaf curl China virus and Euphorbia leaf curl virus. PCR and Southern blot analyses demonstrated that isolates GX-1 and GX-2 were associated with DNAβ components, but not isolate GX-3. Sequence comparisons revealed that GX-1 and GX-2 DNAβ components shared the highest sequence identity (86.2%) with that of Tomato yellow leaf curl China virus (TYLCCNV). An infectious construct of ToLCGXV isolate GX-1 (ToLCGXV-GX) was produced and determined to be highly infectious in Nicotiana benthamiana, N. glutinosa, tobacco cvs. Samsun and Xanthi, tomato and Petunia hybrida plants inducing leaf curl and stunting symptoms. Co-inoculation of tomato plants with ToLCGXV-GX and TYLCCNV DNAβ resulted in disease symptoms similar to that caused by ToLCGXV-GX alone or that observed in infected field tomato plants.     

Diversity analysis of Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus-[potato], causing apical leaf curl disease of potato in India

The complete coat protein (cp) gene sequence of eighty Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus-[potato] (ToLCNDV-[potato]) isolates collected from eleven states were determined. Phylogenetic analysis based on cp gene grouped the isolates into two major clades (I & II) and they shared 95.9–100.0% identity. The DNA A and DNA B of eight representative isolates (six from clade I and two from clade II) were 2739–2740 and 2692–2694 nts long and shared 94.6–99.4% and 97.2–99.5% homology within the isolates, respectively. Among the eight isolates, the DNA A of two isolates (Clade II), GWA-5 and FAI-19 had 94.6–95.3% sequence identity to other six isolates and formed a sub-clade within the ToLCNDV-[potato] isolates. Similar grouping was also revealed with AC1 and AC4 genes of these eight isolates. The DNA A components shared more than 90.0% identity with the DNA A of ToLCNDV isolates from cucurbitaceous crops, tomato, bhendi, 89.0–90.0% with ToLCNDV-papaya isolates and 70.4–74.0% with other tomato leaf curl viruses. Hence, the begomovirus infecting potatoes are the ToLCNDV isolates, designated as ToLCNDV-[potato]. Whereas, the DNA B components shared 86.6–91.7% identity with ToLCNDV isolates from cucurbits, tomato and bhendi. Evidence for intra-species recombination was detected only in DNA A with a maximum of three events in GWA-5 and FAI-19 isolates. Analysis of cp gene, DNA A, iterons and recombination events clearly indicate that two groups of ToLCNDV-[potato] infects potato in India.     

Role of sponge gourd in apical leaf curl disease of potato in Northern India

Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is one of the important vegetable crops in the world and its production is seriously affected by apical leaf curl disease in northern India. This paper reveals the role of cucurbits in maintaining Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV) and Potato apical leaf curl (PALCD) disease in that region. The affected plants showed severe leaf curling and stunted growth. The begomovirus causing leaf curling and mosaic disease in cucurbits could be easily transmitted by the whitefly to potato crops and develop apical leaf curl disease in northern India. The movement of the virus by whiteflies from cucurbits to potato and tomato is possible because of overlapping of planting and harvesting dates of these crops. The causal virus was identified as a begomovirus on the basis of whitefly transmission, PCR, dot blot hybridization, cloning and sequencing of the coat protein gene. The comparison of full length coat protein gene sequence homology revealed that 90% identity with the coat protein gene of ToLCNDV- [Luffa] isolate and the phylogenetic tree derived from these sequences with other selected begomoviruses formed a close cluster with ToLCNDV isolates. The findings proved that the virus causing disease in cucurbits could easily move to tomato and potato and cause leaf curl disease naturally. This is the first observation on the role of sponge gourd for maintenance of ToLCNDV and serving as a host for PALCD in northern India. The findings indicate that the causal organism is a strain of ToLCNDV.     

Tomato dwarf leaf curl virus, a new bipartite geminivirus associated with tomatoes and peppers in Jamaica and mixed infection with tomato yellow leaf curl virus

Genomic characterization using nonradioactive probes, polymerase chain reaction with degenerate primers for whitefly transmitted geminiviruses and nucleotide sequencing were used to describe a new bipartite geminivirus, associated with dwarfing and leaf curling of tomatoes and peppers in Jamaica. Partial DNA-A and DNA-B clones were obtained. DNA sequence analysis showed that tomato and pepper samples have a similar geminivirus associated with them. Nucleotide sequence identity > 92% between the common regions of DNA-A and DNA-B confirmed the bipartite nature of the Jamaican geminivirus isolates. Nucleotide sequence comparisons of DNA-A and DNA-B with those of geminiviruses representing the major phylogenetic groups of Western Hemisphere geminiviruses showed the greatest similarity to potato yellow mosaic virus and members of the Abutilon mosaic virus cluster of geminiviruses. This new virus is given the name tomato dwarf leaf curl virus (TDLCV) because of the dwarfing and leaf curling symptoms associated with infected tomato plants. Polymerase chain reaction and Southern hybridization showed mixed infections of TDLCV with tomato yellow leaf curl virus from Israel in 16% of the field samples of tomatoes and peppers.     

Malvastrum leaf curl Guangdong virus is a distinct monopartite begomovirus

Virus isolates GD6, GD7, GD8, GD9 and GD10 were obtained from Malvastrum coromandelianum showing leaf curl symptoms in Guangdong Province of China. A specific 500 bp product was consistently detected in total DNA extracts, amplified with universal primers specific for members of the genus Begomovirus. Analysis of their partial DNA sequences revealed that they are isolates of the same begomovirus species, sharing 92·8%–97·1% nucleotide sequence identity. The complete DNA sequences of both GD6 and GD9 were found to be 2767 nucleotides, with all the characteristic features of begomovirus genome organization. The two isolates have less than 85·2% nucleotide sequence identity with other reported begomoviruses. Consequently, GD6 and GD9 are considered to be isolates of a novel begomovirus species, for which the name Malvastrum leaf curl Guangdong virus (MLCuGdV) is proposed. Sequence analyses suggest that MLCuGdV may have arisen by recombination between viruses related to Papaya leaf curl China virus , Tomato leaf curl Philippines virus and other undiscovered virus ancestors. Neither the DNA-B component nor the DNAβ molecule associated with these begomovirus isolates was found. An infectious clone of GD6 was constructed. GD6 efficiently infected Nicotiana benthamiana , N. glutinosa and Petunia hybrida by agro-inoculation, and Malvastrum coromandelianum by whitefly transmission, inducing leaf curling, vein swelling and stunting symptoms. GD6 was also infectious in N. tabacum , but did not induce observable disease symptoms.     

First natural co-occurrence of tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus DNA-A and chili leaf curl betasatellite on tomato plants (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Solanum lycopersicum</Emphasis> L.) in India

Tomato leaf curl disease (ToLCD) affected 25% of the tomato crop in Chitrakoot, India and symptomatic leaves were collected for molecular assay. The complete sequences of bipartite begomovirus DNA-A and a betasatellite DNA were amplified. In a sequence analysis, begomovirus DNA-A and betasatellite shared highest sequence identity (91–99%) with Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV) DNA-A and chili leaf curl betasatellite (ChLCB), respectively. The virus was transmitted by whitefly to tomato plants and caused ToLCD symptoms with 70% transmission rate. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the natural occurrence of ToLCNDV and ChLCB in India.     

侵染垂花悬铃花的木尔坦棉花曲叶病毒分子特征研究

 垂花悬铃花曲叶病是近期在广东发现的一种新病害,病株表现为叶片向上卷曲,叶脉肿大,叶脉变深绿色等症状。PCR检测结果显示, 该病样中均存在菜豆金色花叶病毒属病毒。基因克隆及序列分析结果表明,该病毒分离物（GD11）DNA-A全长为2 737 nt,具有菜豆金色花叶病毒属病毒基因组典型特征,为闭合环状单链DNA,编码6个ORFs;该序列与木尔坦棉花曲叶病毒(CLCuMV)各分离物序列的相似性均大于89.0%,其中与G6、Okra06及GX1等分离物序列的相似性大于99.0%。该病毒分离物也伴有卫星DNA β分子,其全长为1 348 nt,与CLCuMV各分离物的DNA β序列相似性大于85.0%,其中与G6、Okra06及GX1等DNA β的序列相似性均大于99.0%。因此,侵染广东垂花悬铃花的病毒分离物属于CLCuMV,且与入侵我国的朱槿分离物G6、黄秋葵分离物Okra06及棉花分离物GX1亲缘关系很近。本文首次报道了CLCuMV及其卫星β复合侵染垂花悬铃花。     

从福建分离的广东赛葵曲叶病毒的分子特征

 从中国福建省表现曲叶和脉突症状的赛葵上分离到病毒分离物FJ1~FJ6。利用菜豆金色花叶病毒属病毒的特异性简并引物PA/PB,在所有6个分离物中都分离到了约500bp长度的病毒部分DNA片段。这些DNA片段与已报道的广东赛葵曲叶病毒(Malvastrum leaf curl Guangdong virus,MLCuGdV)的核苷酸序列同源性高达90%-93%。随机挑选FJ3分离物进行全基因组DNA的克隆测序。结果表明,FJ3 DNA全长2765个核苷酸,具有典型的双生病毒科病毒的基因组结构特征,与MLCuGdV的同源性为92.9%,表明FJ3是MLCuGdV的一个分离物。系统进化分析表明,除了MLCuGdV,FJ3与其它赛葵上分离到的双生病毒的亲缘关系都较远,而与分离自中国南方番木瓜上的双生病毒聚成簇,有较近的亲缘关系。进一步比较分析各蛋白编码的氨基酸序列发现,FJ3可能是一个种间重组分子,它可能是由中国番木瓜曲叶病毒或广东番木瓜曲叶病毒和另外的未知病毒重组产生的。     

广西部分烟区烟草曲叶病病原的分子鉴定

[目的]明确广西西部地区靖西(JX)、凌云(LY)、德保(DB)和乐业(LeY)等4个县市烟草曲叶病的病原。[方法]2010年5-6月分别从广西靖西、凌云、德保和乐业等县市采集具有典型曲叶症状的烟草叶片,用基于双生病毒DNA保守序列设计简并引物Bego-1和Bego-6对病叶组织总DNA抽提物进行PCR扩增和对PCR产物进行序列测定,用BLAST、Vector NTI、MEGA 4.0和Simplot program 3.2软件等进行病毒序列分析、系统进化树构建和病毒重组分析。[结果]从选取的9个表现典型曲叶症状的样品叶组织总DNA抽提物中均可扩增出约1500bp与预期大小相符的DNA片段。测序和序列比对分析显示,9个样品扩增产物核苷酸序列相似性为73.7%～99.2%,与已报道的双生病毒具较高的相似性。其中,JX-2与中国番茄曲叶病毒广西番茄分离物(G32)的相似性最高,达99.2%;JX-3和JX-5与云南胡椒曲叶病毒云南辣椒分离物(YN323)相似性最高,分别为92.5%和93.4%;LeY-1、LY-1、DB-1、JX-1、JX-4和JX-6则与中国番茄黄化曲叶病毒中国番茄分离物(CHI)和广西烟草分离物(G102)的相似性最高,均高于95.0%。基于PCR扩增产物及已报道的双生病毒属代表种相应核苷酸序列构建的系统进化树分析表明,9个广西烟草分离物分属3个簇群:中国番茄曲叶病毒簇、云南辣椒曲叶病毒簇和中国番茄黄化曲叶病毒簇。重组分析结果表明:JX-3是云南辣椒曲叶病毒和中国番茄曲叶病毒的重组病毒,JX-5是云南辣椒曲叶病毒和中国番茄黄化曲叶病毒的重组病毒。[结论]9个广西烟草分离物分属于4种双生病毒:中国番茄曲叶病毒和中国番茄黄化曲叶病毒,以及分别由上述两种病毒与云南辣椒曲叶病毒重组而来的2种重组病毒。其中,中国番茄曲叶病毒自然侵染烟草、云南辣椒曲叶病毒和中国番茄曲叶病毒及中国番茄黄化曲叶病毒的重组病毒等结果此前均未见报道。     

南疆温室番茄黄化曲叶病病毒种类的分子鉴定

为明确南疆温室番茄黄化曲叶病的病毒种类,利用双生病毒的兼并引物通过PCR扩增,对采集的20个番茄病株进行了分子检测.从20个病株中均扩增到约500 bp的目标片段,对其中4株进行克隆和测序,其相互间序列同源性为97.1％ ～99.3％,与番茄黄化曲叶病毒(Tomato yellow leaf curl virus,TYLCV)的同源性较高,为98.6％ ～ 99.5％.随机选取莎车分离物KS2-5进行全基因组的克隆和测序,KS2-5 DNA全长为2781 nt(序列号:JQ807735),具有典型的双生病毒基因组特征,与TYLCV其它分离物同源性达到98.9％～99.5％,而与其它粉虱传双生病毒的序列同源性较低,为68.3％ ～75.5％,表明危害南疆温室番茄的病毒种类为番茄黄化曲叶病毒TYLCV.     

福州市发生由木尔坦棉花曲叶病毒引起的朱槿曲叶病

棉花曲叶病是世界棉花生产上最具毁灭性的病毒病害,其主要病原木尔坦棉花曲叶病毒(Cotton leaf curlMultan virus,CLCuMV)已经入侵我国广东、广西、海南等省多个地理区域,扩散危害范围日益加大.2011-2012年调查发现福建省厦门、福州和宁德等多个城市绿化植物朱槿(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)发生朱槿曲叶病的流行.应用双生病毒通用引物以及烟粉虱生物型鉴定的通用引物,通过PCR扩增、序列分析等方法,分别检测或鉴定了福州市朱槿曲叶病的病原、介体烟粉虱的生物型以及朱槿病株上烟粉虱的带毒率.结果显示:福州市朱槿曲叶病的病原是木尔坦棉花曲叶病毒,与CLCuMV广东分离物和广西分离物的相似性高达99.6％以上;介体烟粉虱生物型为B型,病株上烟粉虱的带毒率为100％.试验结果说明CLCuMV已经扩散至福建省,应警惕和控制木尔坦棉花曲叶病毒的进一步扩散和危害.     

北京地区番茄黄化曲叶病毒病的鉴定及防治对策

番茄黄化曲叶病毒病是一种由烟粉虱传播的病毒病,给番茄生产造成严重威胁。2009年在北京郊区调查时发现部分保护地种植的番茄植株表现典型黄化曲叶症状。通过提取典型症状样品总DNA利用粉虱传双生病毒检测简并引物PA/PB,进行PCR扩增到541bp的特异条带。通过测序和核苷酸序列比对表明该序列与番茄黄化曲叶病毒序列相似性最高为99%。分子检测结果表明北京郊区部分保护地种植的番茄已被烟粉虱传播的番茄黄化曲叶病毒侵染危害。     

北京地区番茄黄化曲叶病病毒分离物测定及株系的初步鉴定

 番茄黄化曲叶病毒病是番茄生产中的一种毁灭性病毒病害,2009年传入北京。利用烟粉虱传双生病毒简并引物PA/PB对2010年~2011年采集自北京市5个区县的53个番茄样品进行检测,30个表现典型黄化曲叶病症状的样品均扩增得到约500 bp的特异条带,测定了其中7个样品的部分序列,经序列比对分析表明其为番茄黄化曲叶病毒（Tomato yellow leaf curl virus, TYLCV）。利用TYLCV特异引物TJ-F/TJ-R、TY-F/TY-R对样品BJDXXY、BJFS02、BJFS03、BJMY2231进行TYLCV基因组克隆和序列测定,经分析4个样品携带的TYLCV基因组长度均为2 781碱基,编码6个蛋白。基因组序列比较发现,这4个分离物与TYLCV-Israel株系同源性达到98%以上;通过建立系统发育树,发现BJDXXY、BJFS02、BJFS03与河北分离物（HBLF4）、山东分离物（SDSG）亲缘关系较近,BJMY2231与上海分离物（TYLCV-Israel）、江苏分离物（JSNJ1）亲缘关系较近。     

侵染广西番茄的番茄黄化曲叶病毒的分子鉴定

番茄黄化曲叶病毒病是番茄生产上的毁灭性病害,严重影响番茄产量及品质。2019年从广西百色市采集疑似番茄黄化曲叶病叶片样品,采用滚环扩增(RCA)及基因克隆等方法,获得了4个烟粉虱传双生病毒的全基因序列,4个分离物的全长序列分别为2 776、2 781、2 752、2 781 bp,均编码6个开放阅读框;核苷酸相似性比较发现,4个分离物彼此间的相似性均在90%以上,与已报道的番茄黄化曲叶病毒Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV)各分离物间的相似性也在91%以上;系统进化分析表明,TYLCV广西分离物BS-2和BS-4与TYLCV-Hunan、BS-1和BS-3与TYLCV-YN6553等分离物处于独立的小分支,说明TYLCV广西分离物与TYLCV-Hunan、TYLCV-YN6553具有较近的亲缘关系。本研究首次报道TYLCV在广西发生。     

New natural hosts of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus identified in and near tomato-growing greenhouses in eastern China

Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) causes huge losses to tomato production worldwide. In July 2011 and July–August 2012, we screened for potential TYLCV hosts in a tomato-growing area in Shandong Province, the core vegetable-producing region in China. PCR detection showed that 5 species of plants, Zinnia elegans, Acalypha australis, Gossypium hirsutum, Abutilon theophrasti, and Nicotiana tabacum, were infected. Full genomic sequences of the new TYLCV isolates were obtained and submitted for sequence analysis. Sequence alignment and similarity analysis showed that they all belonged to the TYLCV-IL strain.     

侵染假酸浆的泰国番茄黄化曲叶病毒全基因组结构特征

为明确假酸浆Nicandra physalodes叶片黄化、皱缩症状是否由菜豆金色花叶病毒属病毒侵染引起,本研究利用分子检测方法和生物信息学技术鉴定了假酸浆样品中的病毒种类。从采集的病样中克隆并获得了2条菜豆金色花叶病毒属病毒DNA-A全序列和1条beta卫星全序列,经全序列分析发现,该双生病毒的两条DNA-A全序列与泰国番茄黄化曲叶病毒(tomato yellow leaf curl Thailand virus, TYLCTHV)云南分离物TYLCTHV-YN1732一致性最高,达99.3%,亲缘关系较近;beta卫星的全序列与云南番茄曲叶beta卫星(tomato leaf curl Yunnan betasatellite, TLCYnB)的分离物YN5230一致性最高,达99.3%,亲缘关系较近。重组分析显示,假酸浆上分离的TYLCTHV-YN5735-12是一个重组病毒,有两个重组事件,一个主要发生在AV1的编码区,由中国番茄黄化曲叶病毒(tomato yellow leaf curl China virus, TYLCCNV)和广西大戟曲叶病毒(euphorbia lea...     

海南红麻曲叶病的病原检测与鉴定

 红麻曲叶病是2012年在海南省海口市发现的一种新病害,病株表现为叶片向上卷曲、叶脉肿大、叶脉变深绿色等症状。PCR检测结果显示,该病样中均存在菜豆金色花叶病毒属病毒。基因克隆及序列分析结果表明,该病毒分离物(HN08)基因组仅含A组分(DNA-A),其全长为2 738 nt,与木尔坦棉花曲叶病毒(CLCuMuV)各分离物的相似性均大于89.0 %,其中与中国各分离物的相似性均大于99.0 %。该病毒分离物也伴随有β卫星分子,其全长为1 346 nt,与CLCuMuV各分离物伴随的β卫星分子(CLCuMuB)序列相似性大于83.0 %,其中与分离物Fz1的序列相似性最高,为99.7 %。构建了HN08 DNA-A及其β卫星分子侵染性克隆,通过农杆菌注射接种红麻,接种后30 d,HN08 DNA-A及其β卫星分子混合接种的红麻植株新出叶片开始产生曲叶症状;接种后60 d,二者混合接种的植株大部分叶片表现为严重的曲叶症状,且与田间自然病株症状相同,而二者各自单独接种的红麻植株没有产生明显的症状。PCR及Southern blot检测进一步证实这些症状是由HN08 DNA-A及其β卫星分子的共同侵染引起的。因此,海南红麻曲叶病是由CLCuMuV及其伴随的β卫星分子(CLCuMuB)共同侵染引起的。本文首次报道了红麻是CLCuMuV自然新寄主。     

番茄黄化曲叶病毒在湖北首次报道

2014年春季,在湖北省武汉市发现种植的番茄表现植株矮缩,叶片上卷,叶缘黄化等症状。PCR检测结果显示,所有采集的病样中均存在菜豆金色花叶病毒属病毒。进一步通过滚环扩增方法获得了该病毒的湖北分离物HB01的全基因组。基因克隆及序列分析结果表明,该病毒基因组全长为2 781nt,与已报道的番茄黄化曲叶病毒(TYLCV)各分离物同源性在89.0%以上,而与来自中国不同地区的TYLCV分离物的同源率均在97.0%以上。因此,HB01属于TYLCV的一个分离物。     

A simple, efficient agroinoculation soaking procedure for Tomato yellow leaf curl virus

Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV, genus Begomovirus, family Geminiviridae), poses a serious threat to tomato crops in tropical and subtropical regions. We developed a simple agroinoculation method with an infectious clone of TYLCV. Dipping of excised sections of susceptible tomato shoots in an Agrobacterium suspension successfully introduced the replicating virus with high efficiency. An additional vacuum treatment for 5 min ensured uniform infection without escapes, allowing evaluation of differences in TYLCV resistance among tomato cultivars. The method can be used in laboratory experiments for virological studies and in breeding programs for resistant cultivars.