BTH诱导花椰菜对菌核病的抗性研究

 利用苯并噻二唑BTH处理菌核病抗性不同的花椰菜品种幼苗, 采用营养生长期活体叶片菌丝块接种鉴定法评价菌核病抗性诱导效果,结果表明经BTH处理的植株菌核病病情指数明显下降, 对感病品种和抗病品种的诱抗效果分别达到81.5%和63.8%。对于花椰菜重要的防御酶活性变化研究结果表明,BTH诱导处理的花椰菜植株过氧化物酶（POD）、抗坏血酸酶( SOD )、过氧化氢酶（CAT）、苯丙氨酸解氨酶（PAL）和多酚氧化酶( PPO)的活性均有所提高。同时病程相关蛋白几丁质酶和β-1,3-葡聚糖酶的活性也增加。 利用半定量RT-PCR方法检测防御反应基因表达,结果表明BTH诱导首先激发了植株 PR-1等基因参与的水杨酸信号传导防御反应途径的发生,同时PDF1.2 基因的上调表达说明BTH诱导也影响了茉莉酸信号传导途径。     

Effect of pokeweed antiviral protein (PAP) on the infection of plant viruses

At a concentration of 0.4 μg purified pokeweed antiviral protein (PAP)/ml, the formation of local lesions on tobacco leaves caused by tobacco mosaic virus infection was completely inhibited and at 25 ng PAP/ ml. 68% inhibition was still obtained. PAP protected plants from infection by viruses from seven virus groups-five RNA viruses: tobacco mosaic virus, cucumber mosaic virus, alfalfa mosaic virus, potato virus X and potato virus Y; and two DNA viruses: African cassava mosaic virus (ssDNA) and cauliflower mosaic virus (dsDNA). Virus infection was probably blocked by PAP at a very early stage. PAP infiltrated into the intercellular spaces through the lower surfaces of leaves inhibited infection by virus inoculated on the upper leaf surface, and partially prevented PVY transmission by aphids. However. PAP did not show any activity against two bacterial and six fungal pathogens.     

The distribution of barley yellow mosaic virus (BaYMV) and barley mild mosaic virus (BaMMV) in UK winter barley samples, 1987-1990

Improved diagnosis of barley yellow mosaic (BaYMV) and barley mild mosaic (BaMMV) viruses was obtained by adjusting the buffers used in immunospecific electron microscopy (ISEM) to ensure a pH ≥ 7-0 and in ELISA by replacing ovalbumin with 10 g/l full cream milk powder.
Over 70% of samples of winter barley with symptoms of mosaic received from different sites in the UK during 1987-90 had BaYMV and 37% had BaMMV, with 11% containing both viruses. BaMMV was much more common on malting cultivars than on those grown for feed and this resulted in an easterly bias to the geographical distribution of the virus. Both viruses were, however, widely distributed in areas where winter barley is grown intensively. A small number of BaYMV records were from cultivars previously regarded as resistant and these are probably a distinct strain of the virus.     

Serological relationships of geminivirus isolates from Gramineae in Australia

Three distinct viruses, named chloris striate mosaic virus (CSMV), paspalum striate mosaic virus (PaSMV) and digitaria didactyla striate mosaic virus (DDSMV), have been identified among the five Gramineae-infecting geminiviruses from Australia using polyclonal antisera. An isolate from Microlaena was confirmed as a strain of CSMV, and an isolate from Bromus catharticus was identified as PaSMV-BC. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) detected relationships between all but one of the viruses tested, the exception being miscanthus streak virus (MiSV) from Japan. The Australian viruses proved to be distantly related to similar viruses from Africa, digitaria streak virus (DSV) from Vanuatu, and wheat dwarf virus (WDV) from Europe. Three distinct groups of viruses from Africa, Australia and Europe were distinguished by phylogenetic analysis.     

Serotypic variation in turnip mosaic virus

A panel of 30 monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) was produced against four isolates of turnip mosaic virus (TuMV). The panel was tested in plate-trapped antigen ELISA tests against 41 TuMV isolates (with different host and geographical origins and of differing pathotypes). The antibodies were also tested against four other potyviruses (bean common mosaic virus, bean common mosaic necrosis virus, lettuce mosaic virus and zucchini yellow mosaic virus). The reactions were assessed quantitatively (using multivariate analysis) and qualitatively (using the standard deviation obtained against healthy leaf material). The MAbs recognized 16–17 TuMV epitopes that were not present in the other potyviruses and a further two potyvirus epitopes. The isolates were grouped into three serotypes. Only one isolate did not fit this grouping. The classification of seven isolates in coat protein amino acid sequence homology groups correlated with serotypes. There was no correlation between serotype and pathotype, or between reactions to individual MAbs and single lines. There was therefore no evidence that the epitopes recognized by the MAbs are elicitors for the resistance genes present in the Brassica napus lines. However, the sensitivity and specificity of the MAbs will be useful for both routine detection of TuMV and fundamental studies on plant–virus interactions.     

Rhizobacteria‐mediated resistance against the blackeye cowpea mosaic strain of bean common mosaic virus in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)

BACKGROUND: The present study investigated the effect of seven Bacillus‐species plant‐growth‐promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) seed treatments on the induction of disease resistance in cowpea against mosaic disease caused by the blackeye cowpea mosaic strain of bean common mosaic virus (BCMV). RESULTS: Initially, although all PGPR strains recorded significant enhancement of seed germination and seedling vigour, GBO3 and T4 strains were very promising. In general, all strains gave reduced BCMV incidence compared with the non‐bacterised control, both under screen‐house and under field conditions. Cowpea seeds treated with Bacillus pumilus (T4) and Bacillus subtilis (GBO3) strains offered protection of 42 and 41% against BCMV under screen‐house conditions. Under field conditions, strain GBO3 offered 34% protection against BCMV. The protection offered by PGPR strains against BCMV was evaluated by indirect enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), with lowest immunoreactive values recorded in cowpea seeds treated with strains GBO3 and T4 in comparison with the non‐bacterised control. In addition, it was observed that strain combination worked better in inducing resistance than individual strains. Cowpea seeds treated with a combination of strains GBO3 + T4 registered the highest protection against BCMV. CONCLUSION: PGPR strains were effective in protecting cowpea plants against BCMV under both screen‐house and field conditions by inducing resistance against the virus. Thus, it is proposed that PGPR strains, particularly GBO3, could be potential inducers against BCMV and growth enhancers in cowpea. Copyright © 2009 Society of Chemical Industry     

Characterization and pathogenicity of Rhizoctonia isolates associated with cauliflower in Belgium

Sixty-two isolates of Rhizoctonia spp. were collected from Belgian cauliflower fields during 2005 and 2006. The majority of the isolates (60 out of 62) had multinucleate cells and were identified as Rhizoctonia solani . Characterization of anastomosis groups (AGs) was performed using pectic zymograms, PCR-RFLP and sequencing of the rDNA-ITS region. The most prevalent AG was AG 2-1 (55% of isolates), followed by AG 2-1 subset Nt (11%), AG 1-1C (8%), AG 5 (8%), AG 4 HGII (6%), AG 3 (5%) and AG 1-1B (3%). Pathogenic potential towards different vegetable crops and towards maize was determined. Damage to cauliflower and endive was caused by different AGs, with the isolates aggressive towards cauliflower belonging to AG 2-1, AG 2-1 subset Nt, AG 4 HGII, AG 1-1C, AG 1-1B and AG 2-2, and those aggressive towards endive belonging to AG 1-1B, AG 1-1C, AG 2-1 subset Nt, AG 2-2, AG 4 HGII and AG 5. The most aggressive isolates towards bean belonged to AG 2-1 subset Nt and AG 2-2, for lettuce to AG 1-1B and AG 2-1, on carrot to AG 4 HGII and towards maize to AG 2-2. Within the isolates of AG 2-1, variability was observed in PCR-RFLP pattern and in aggressiveness towards several crops, indicating this subgroup to be heterogeneous. This is the first study concerning the occurrence of R. solani AGs causing wirestem in Belgian cauliflower fields and the first report of aggressive isolates of AG 1-1C, AG 2-1 subset Nt and AG 4 HGII associated with cauliflower.     

Dissipation behaviour of spinosad insecticide in soil, cabbage and cauliflower under subtropical conditions

BACKGROUND: Pesticides used on cauliflower and cabbage, which are important vegetable crops for India, must be investigated for the persistence and magnitude of their residues in the crops and soil to ensure human and environmental safety. The behaviour of spinosad, an effective insecticide with a favourable environmental profile, was investigated in field trials under subhumid and subtropical conditions. RESULTS: The persistence of spinosad in soil, cabbage and cauliflower was evaluated at two application rates (17.5 and 35.0 g ha(-1)) by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). At 17.5 g ha(-1), spinosad persisted up to 7 days in soil, cabbage and cauliflower. However, at 35.0 g ha(-1), spinosad residues persisted up to 7 days in soil and 10 days in cabbage and cauliflower. CONCLUSION: The dissipation of the insecticide from soil, cabbage and cauliflower appeared to occur in a single phase and conformed to first-order kinetics. The half-lives of spinosad residues in cabbage, cauliflower and soil were calculated as 1.5, 2.8 and 2.8 days respectively for the 17.5 g ha(-1) treatment, and as 2.6, 2.0 and 2.0 days for the 35 g ha(-1) treatment.     

Severe mosaic caused by zucchini yellow mosaic virus in cucurbits from Jordan

A virus disease causing severe mosaic in melon (the melon isolate) was identified as a strain of zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV). Identification was based on host range, aphid transmissibility, electron microscopy, and serological tests. The virus was recovered from all cultivated cucurbits in Jordan and from naturally infected Moluccella laevis. It was seed-transmitted in Ranunculus sardous. Host-range comparison showed that the melon isolate and a French isolate belong to a different biotype group from a Connecticut isolate (ZYMV-CT); this was confirmed by indirect ELISA. During 1987–1988. ZYMV appeared to be the predominant virus affecting cucurbits.     

苜蓿花叶病毒ELISA检测方法的建立及其在大豆病毒调查和抗性资源鉴定中的应用

苜蓿花叶病毒(alfalfa mosaic virus, AMV)是一种世界性分布、宿主范围广、具有严重危害性的植物病毒,能引起大豆的严重病害。本研究利用原核表达的AMV CP蛋白制备的抗血清,建立了高效、准确的AMV间接ELISA检测方法,并应用于病害调查和抗性鉴定,结果表明制备的3份抗血清对重组蛋白和AMV感染的大豆植物粗提液的效价均达到256 000倍,血清特异性分析结果显示3份抗血清仅识别感染AMV的大豆叶片,不识别感染大豆花叶病毒(soybean mosaic virus, SMV)的大豆叶片。通过建立的AMV间接ELISA与常规RT-PCR同时对采集的50份疑似感染AMV的大豆样品进行检测,有46份样品检测结果一致,符合率达92%。利用建立的AMV ELISA方法和课题组已建立的SMV ELISA方法对吉林省大豆主产区的大豆样品进行病毒检测的结果表明,病毒检出率为38.30%,SMV的检出率达30.85%,AMV的检出率达17.06%,复合侵染率为9.61%。对接种AMV的40个大豆品种进行抗性鉴定,结果显示40份大豆全部感染AMV,但是病毒载量存在差异,部分品种表现出AM...     

Multiple pathogenic factors influence aphid transmission of cauliflower mosaic virus from infected plants

Aphid transmission of cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) is mediated by a polypeptide (P18) encoded by the viral gene II. We have investigated the factors which influence acquisition by aphids of CaMV variants from infected plants. Aphid non-transmissible (AT^-) CaMV isolates with a full-length gene II sequence share two amino acid changes, gly to arg at position 94 and ile to val at 105, relative to wild type transmissible (AT⁺) isolates. We have mutated the gly to arg at position 94 in the AT⁺ isolate Cabb B-JI which then exhibited the AT^- phenotype as predicted. However, replacement of a DNA fragment in Cabb B-JI with one containing the gly to arg change from the AT^- isolate Campbell to produce hybrid pBJIC1 resulted in a change in symptom phenotype as well as in aphid transmissibility. pBJIC1 also showed characteristics of partial transmissibility related to the stage of infection when it was tested. The level of P18 was measured in plants and showed that recombinants based upon the Campbell (AT^-) genome accumulated P18 later than those based upon the Cabb B-JI genome (AT⁺). However, the Campbell P18 or recombinant proteins like it, were still not able to mediate transmission even when the P18 level in plants was relatively high and by employing large numbers of aphids. We conclude that aphid transmissibility of CaMV is influenced by multiple factors including P18 levels, inherent functionality of the protein, pathogenic characters of the infecting strain, and the number of aphids used to test transmissibility.     

Molecular characterization and detection of European isolates of Soil-borne wheat mosaic virus

Sequencing of a recently identified isolate of Soil-borne wheat mosaic virus (SBWMV) from the UK confirmed its identity as a European strain of the species and provided further evidence for taxonomic divisions in the group. Two RT–PCR protocols were developed for the detection of all SBWMV strains and for the specific detection of the European SBWMV strain, and were tested successfully on 21 isolates of SBWMV from a range of countries. Both protocols worked well using either purified total RNA in one- or two-step RT-PCR, or immunocapture (IC) RT–PCR. The sensitivity of IC RT-PCR was 100 times greater than ELISA. Neither set of primers produced any PCR product with either Wheat spindle streak mosaic virus or Wheat yellow mosaic virus which are frequently associated with SBWMV, or with the related viruses Indian peanut clump virus , Potato mop-top virus , Beet soil-borne virus and Beet necrotic yellow vein virus . This new diagnostic protocol will improve disease management by enabling correct identification of the causal pathogen and earlier detection than is possible serologically.     

Characterization of an isolate of beet mosaic virus from South Kazakhstan

A filamentous virus isolated from a sugar-beet plant showing systemic mosaic collected in South Kazakhstan was identified as an isolate of beet mosaic virus (BMV-K). BMV-K was transmitted by the green peach aphid Myzus persicae in a non-persistent manner, and by sap inoculation to 11 out of 19 species from seven families tested. The virus could not be transmitted to Nicotiana tabacum, N. debneyi, N. glutinosa and N. clevelandii, cither mechanically or with M. persicae. The thermal inactivation point of BMV-K in sugar-beet sap was 55-60 C, dilution end point 1:1000 and longevity in vitro 2 days at 20 C. A purification procedure produced 1-5-3 mg of purified virus from 100 g of infected Stellaria media plants. Purified virus contained a single protein species of molecular weight 34 700 Da. In ELISA tests, BMV-K reacted positively with BMV-specifc antisera obtained from Japan. Germany and Portugal. By competitive DAS- ELISA, the virus isolate was shown to be closely serologically related to all the three isolates of BMV, and very distantly related to bean yellow mosaic and soy bean mosaic viruses.     

河南省地黄病毒病初步鉴定

 利用血清学、RT-PCR并结合核苷酸序列测定等方法,对河南省地黄病毒病进行了初步鉴定。结果表明,烟草花叶病毒(TMV)为侵染地黄的主要病毒;对TMV地黄分离物(TMV-RH) CP基因的序列分析结果表明,TMV-RH与TMV-U1株系CP基因的核苷酸同源性为86.5%,氨基酸同源性为94.3%;与已发表的TMV其它株系CP基因的核苷酸同源性在76.3%~88.5%之间,氨基酸同源性在79.3%~95.0%之间,同源性较低。根据不同株系CP的氨基酸序列进化树分析,推测该分离物可能为TMV的一个新株系。     

芝麻坏死花叶病毒的鉴定

 自武昌芝麻坏死花叶病株得到1个病毒分离物,根据该分离物生物学特性、粒体形状、血清学性质、外壳蛋白分子量和核酸组分、大小,明确为自然侵染芝麻的一种新病毒,定名为芝麻坏死花叶病毒(Sesame necrotic mosaic virus,SNMV)。在人工接种7科38种植物中,SNMV侵染6科23种;体外稳定性状:稀释限点10^-4~10^-5,致死温度80~85℃,体外存活期限40d;病毒可通过土壤和接触传播。SNMV病毒粒体球状,表面有粒状突起,直径约32nm。制备病毒抗血清用琼脂双扩散方法测定效价为1:128。SNMV和红三叶草坏死花叶病毒(RCNMV)、甜三叶草坏死花叶病毒(SCNMV)、黄瓜花叶病毒(CMV)和花生矮化病毒(PSV)抗血清没有反应。病毒外壳蛋白亚基分子量为38 100道尔顿;核酸1个组分,大小约4700nt,另含RNA片段,大小约600nt,可能为卫星RNA。依据上述病毒特性,SNMV可能归属于番茄丛矮病毒科(Tombusviridae)。     

Use of next‐generation sequencing for the identification and characterization of Maize chlorotic mottle virus and Sugarcane mosaic virus causing maize lethal necrosis in Kenya

The diagnosis of novel unidentified viral plant diseases can be problematic, as the conventional methods such as real‐time PCR or ELISA may be too specific to a particular species or even strain of a virus, whilst alternatives such as electron microscopy (EM) or sap inoculation of indicator species do not usually give species level diagnosis. Next‐generation sequencing (NGS) offers an alternative solution where sequence is generated in a non‐specific fashion and identification is based on similarity searching against GenBank. The conventional and NGS techniques were applied to a damaging and apparently new disease of maize, which was first identified in Kenya in 2011. ELISA and TEM provided negative results, whilst inoculation of other cereal species identified the presence of an unidentified sap transmissible virus. RNA was purified from material showing symptoms and sequenced using a Roche 454 GS‐FLX+. Database searching of the resulting sequence identified the presence of Maize chlorotic mottle virus and Sugarcane mosaic virus, a combination previously reported to cause maize lethal necrosis disease. Over 90% of both viral genome sequences were obtained, allowing strain characterization and the development of specific real‐time PCR assays which were used to confirm the presence of the virus in material with symptoms from six different fields in two different regions of Kenya. The availability of these assays should aid the assessment of the disease and may be used for routine diagnosis. The work shows that next‐generation sequencing is a valuable investigational technique for rapidly identifying potential disease‐causing agents such as viruses.     

New sources of downy mildew resistance in cauliflower and their prospects in resistance breeding

European Journal of Plant Pathology - 204 genotypes of cauliflower were screened against downy mildew (DM) through challenge inoculation during 2019–20 and 2020–21 and 12 genotypes were...     

Serological relationships between five fungally transmitted cereal viruses and other elongated viruses

F(ab')₂ and protein A ELISA tests were used to investigate the serological affinities of five fungally transmitted cereal viruses: barley yellow mosaic (BaYMV), barley mild mosaic (BaMMV), oat mosaic (OMV), wheat yellow mosaic (WYMV) and oat golden stripe (OGSV). Within this group only BaYMV and WYMV were related. Chinese and UK isolates of BaYMV appeared to be similar. In tests using antisera to 29 other elongated viruses, BaYMV was related to one isolate of bean yellow mosaic poty virus (BYMV-G) and OGSV had affinities with BYMV-G, potato virus M, red clover vein mosaic (both carlaviruses) and perhaps Hordeum mosaic virus. The results were confirmed in immunoelectron microscopic tests. No affinities were found for BaMMV, OMV or WYMV.     

北京引致大丽菊花叶症的三种病毒

 大丽菊(Dahlia pinnata Cav.)花叶病已成为花卉生产出口的严重障碍。作者于1986-1987年在表现花叶的北京大丽菊上分离到两种形态大小不同的病毒分离物,电镜检测到一直径较大的球形病毒,分别定为BDM-1、BDM-2和BDM-3。经寄主反应、体外抗性、粒体形态、血清学等鉴定,病毒分离物BDM-1是黄瓜花叶病毒CMV;BDM-2是烟草花叶病毒TMV;BDM-3是大丽菊花叶病毒DaMV。从寄主反应、粒体大小、衣壳蛋白氨基酸组份及沉降特性综合分析看,BDM-1可能是CMV的另一株系CMV-DP。