Sensitive detection of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. dieffenbachiae on Anthurium andreanum by immunocapture-PCR (IC-PCR) using primers designed from sequence characterized amplified regions (SCAR) of the blight pathogen

One of the most devastating Xanthomonas diseases affecting the Anthurium cut flower industry worldwide is the bacterial blight caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. dieffenbachiae (Xad). The disease can be spread through latently infected tissue-cultured plants that are used for the propagation of Anthurium worldwide. Current disease diagnostic techniques involve the use of semi-selective media and serological tests. This study describes the development of a PCR tool combined with a genus-specific monoclonal antibody for the sensitive detection of the pathogen directly from plants. It was demonstrated that the immunocapture PCR (IC-PCR) was more sensitive than the conventional PCR and even more sensitive than indirect ELISA for the detection of the pathogen. Latently infected plants could be positively screened for the presence of the pathogen. Three sets of primers were designed from DNA probes that were reported to show some specificity to the pathovar dieffenbachiae. The use of all three sets of primers in a single reaction successfully amplified the three individual loci when bacterial DNA was used as a template. The multiplex PCR generated PCR profiles that could differentiate between the reference strains of X. axonopodis pv. dieffenbachiae from other control bacteria. The new primers could therefore be used both for the diagnosis of Anthurium blight in single PCR reactions and also for the profiling of Xanthomonas. pv. dieffenbachiae strains using the multiplex PCR technique.     

Characterization and PCR-based detection of benzimidazole-resistant isolates of Monilinia laxa in California

Monilinia laxa is a pathogen of brown rot of stone fruit and almond in California, causing blossom blights and fruit rots. In this study, low-level resistance to the benzimidazole fungicides benomyl and thiophanate-methyl was detected in field isolates of M laxa collected from stone fruits and almonds in California. Low-resistant (LR) isolates grew in potato dextrose agar (PDA) plates amended with benomyl and thiophanate-methyl at 1 and 5 microg ml(-1), respectively, but not in plates amended with benomyl at 5 microg ml(-1) or thiophanate-methyl at 50 microg ml(-1). The benzimidazole LR isolates were characterized by temperature sensitivity and the DNA sequence of the beta-tubulin gene. The LR isolates showed high-temperature sensitivity, being sensitive to 1 microg ml(-1) of benomyl at 28 degrees C but resistant at 8-24 degrees C. Analysis of the DNA sequence of the beta-tubulin gene showed that the LR isolates had a point mutation at the amino-acid position 240, causing substitution of leucine by phenylalanine. Based on the point mutation, a pair of allele-specific PCR primers was developed for rapid detection of LR isolates of M laxa. In addition, a pair of PCR primers specific to M laxa was developed on the basis of the differences in the DNA sequence of the intron 6 of beta-tubulin gene from M laxa, M fructicola and other fungal species. The primer pair amplified the expected 376-bp DNA fragment from all M laxa isolates tested, but not from 14 other fungal species isolated from stone fruit and almond crops. The restriction endonuclease BsmA I recognized the sequence GTCTCC in the PCR products from sensitive (S) isolates only, but not the GTTTCC sequence in the PCR products from LR isolates. The endonuclease digested the 376-bp PCR products from S isolates to produce two bands (111 and 265 bp) on agarose gels. Thus, both allele-specific PCR and the PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) methods could be useful for rapidly detecting benzimidazole-resistant isolates of M laxa from stone fruit and almond crops in California.     

我国12省市玉米矮花叶病病原鉴定及病毒致病性测定

 利用甘蔗花叶病毒(Sugarcane mosaic virus,SCMV)单克隆抗体细胞株2B5腹水和SCMV、玉米矮花叶病毒(Maize dwarf mosaic virus,MDMV)、高粱花叶病毒(Sorghum mosaic virus,SrMV)和约翰逊草花叶病毒(Johnsongrass mosaic virus,JGMV)的特异性引物对我国浙江、江苏、上海、山东、河南、河北、北京、山西、陕西、甘肃、四川、云南12省市15个地点的176株玉米矮花叶病病样分别进行了间接ELISA和免疫捕获反转录PCR (IC-RT-PCR)检测,结果表明这些病样均含有SCMV,而无MDMV、SrMV或JGMV存在,表明上述12省市的玉米矮花叶病病原为SCMV。进一步对甘肃(GS)、四川(SC)、云南(YN)3个SCMV分离物的近全长CP基因进行了序列测定,并测定了浙江分离物(ZJ)和甘肃分离物(GS)在13个玉米品种上的致病性。     

黄瓜绿斑驳花叶病毒实时荧光定量PCR检测体系的建立

为灵敏、快速地检测西瓜种子和果实中的黄瓜绿斑驳花叶病毒(cucumber green mottle mosaic virus,CGMMV),根据该病毒的衣壳蛋白(coat protein,CP)序列设计特异性引物,建立基于SYBR Green Ⅰ染料的实时荧光定量PCR(real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR,RT-qPCR)技术,并对采集的12份不同发育期西瓜果实样品进行检测。结果表明,建立的RT-qPCR检测技术可对西瓜种子中的CGMMV含量进行精确检测,检测下限为3.35×10~2 copies/μL。采集的12份不同发育期西瓜果实样品中有10份被检测出携带CGMMV,病毒含量范围为1.00×10~4～4.80×10~6 copies/μL。随着果实发育,由CGMMV引起的果实倒瓤症状愈加明显,果实中CGMMV的积累量也明显增加。授粉后25 d西瓜果实中CGMMV的含量是授粉后10 d时的30倍,表明病毒在果实中的积累可能受生长发育期的影响且果实倒瓤症状的形成与病毒积累量呈正相关。     

黄瓜花叶病毒两个甜瓜分离物的基因组及其侵染性克隆

为明确黄瓜花叶病毒（cucumber mosaic virus,CMV）甜瓜分离物的分子变异情况及其侵染性,对2个甜瓜分离物CH99和XH18的基因组进行克隆、测序和分析,并通过构建全长cDNA克隆分析其侵染性。结果显示,黄瓜花叶病毒甜瓜CH99分离物3条RNA长度分别为3 356、3 049和2 211 nt,甜瓜XH18分离物3条RNA长度分别为3 381、3 048和2 217 nt。分离物CH99与XH18的核苷酸序列一致性为89.40%～95.80%,氨基酸序列一致性为90.00%～97.80%,CH99分离物与其他CMV分离物的核苷酸和氨基酸序列一致性平均值分别为79.23%～89.29%和73.52%～93.90%,XH18分离物与其他CMV分离物的核苷酸和氨基酸序列一致性平均值分别为79.81%～89.83%和74.02%～95.14%。遗传发育分析显示,这2个分离物均属于亚组IB成员。接种试验结果显示,分离物CH99和XH18的侵染性克隆构建成功,这2个分离物均能系统侵染本生烟、甜瓜和黄瓜,并在本生烟和甜瓜上引起较严重的症状,在黄瓜上引起的症状较弱,而二者均不能侵染西...     

Occurrence of barley yellow mosaic and barley mild mosaic bymoviruses in Greece

In March 1991, large chlorotic patches appeared in an autumn-sown barley crop growing near Thessaloniki, Greece. Leaves had characteristic mosaic symptoms and immunosorbent electron microscopy and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay confirmed the presence of both soil-borne mosaic viruses of barley, barley mild mosaic and barley yellow mosaic bymoviruses. In the following year, similar symptoms appeared in a crop at Souroti, 30 km east of Thessaloniki but the disease has not been found in other areas of Macedonia. This report is the first record of these viruses from Greece and is the most southerly European record.     

Characterization and detection ofCucumber green mottle mosaic virus in Greece

The host range specificity of Greek isolates ofCucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) was determined and the ability of the virus to retain its infectivity in naturally contaminated soil, after storage at 4°C for at least 10 months, was established. An immunocapture RT-PCR protocol was developed for the detection of the virus and proved to be 10⁵ times more sensitive than DAS-ELISA and 10² times more sensitive than F(ab’)₂-ELISA using F(ab’)₂ fragments that were prepared from an antiserum, which was raised against a local virus isolate. In order to clarify dissimilarities that were revelaed between the coat protein (CP) genes of the Greek isolates after restriction mapping of their respective PCR products, the CP genes of three isolates were sequenced and found to be very similar but not identical to the CP gene of CGMMV-SH. http://www.phytoparasitica.org posting Aug. 27, 2002.     

卫星RNA SatC382对辅助病毒的影响

 通过体外转录将黄瓜花叶病毒(CMV)卫星RNASatC382与不带卫星的黄瓜花叶病毒CNa株系进行假重组,获取带卫星的CMV重组株(CNa-SatC382)。经dsRNA提取及RT PCR检测,证实CNa和SatC382在假重组株中能稳定共存。测定CNa和CNa-SatC382的14种寄主生物学反应,并统计两者接种昆诺藜、假酸浆、心叶烟、西葫芦7、14、21、28d的病情指数,结果显示:带卫星和不带卫星的CMV在各供试寄主上表现的症状差别不明显,病情指数也无显著差异。由此推测卫星RNASatC382没有改变辅助病毒CMV-CNa株系对寄主症状的影响。     

两种类型黄瓜花叶病毒卫星RNA的序列、结构以及对辅助病毒的致病性调控分析

黄瓜花叶病毒(Cucumber mosaic virus,CMV)卫星RNA(satellite RNA,satRNA)通常影响CMV的致病性。本研究设计了检测satCMV的简并引物,通过RT-PCR从山东省泰安市3种自然发病寄主中检测到satCMV,发现了两类长度有明显差异的satCMV:白菜与萝卜中克隆的satCMV为339个核苷酸,二者的核苷酸一致率为99.41%;烟草中克隆的satCMV为383个核苷酸,与白菜和萝卜中satCMV的核苷酸序列一致率均为71.06%。系统进化分析表明这两类长度有明显差异的satCMV亲缘关系较远。两种类型的satCMV与CMV-Fny混合接种对CMV致病症状的调控存在明显差异。利用m Fold软件分析了两类不同长度的CMV卫星RNA基因组及其互补链的RNA结构特征,表明两类sat CMV与CMV互作的活跃度以及核心结构域存在差异。两类satCMV全基因组的克隆以及结构分析为研究不同类型satCMV与CMV的互作及其对CMV致病性的影响奠定了基础。     

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.     

小麦黄花叶病毒(WYMV)2个山东分离物的全基因组序列及进化分析

利用5'RACE结合一步法RT-PCR分别从山东泰安与临沂冬小麦上克隆了小麦黄花叶病毒(Wheat yellow mosaic virus,WYMV)的全基因组序列。这2个分离物(TADWK和LYJN)基因组间核苷酸一致性分别为97.21%(RNA1)和95.12%(RNA2)。通过对目前已报道的共14个分离物的基因组不同部分的分析,表明5'UTR是WYMV基因组变化幅度最大的区域,而编码区(ORF)及3'UTR的序列一致性较高且变动幅度小。另外,发现LYJN RNA2的5'UTR与已报道的所有分离物RNA2的核苷酸一致率仅为90%左右。综合分析RNA1和RNA2的系统发生树,表明WYMV各基因组片段呈单独进化特征,不同分离物间存在RNA重排。RNA重组分析显示在LYJN RNA1和TADWK RNA2发现了RNA重组。此研究说明WYMV在山东地区存在分离物分化现象,WYMV的5'UTR是基因组中的突变热点。     

Stability of the aphid transmission phenotype in cucumber mosaic virus

The stability of the aphid transmission phenotype in seven field isolates of cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) was studied, using aphids Aphis gossypii and Myzus persicae . Field isolates, obtained from four vegetable crops, were propagated in squash and Nicotiana glutinosa , and passaged by either aphid transmission or mechanical transfer. All seven isolates were transmissible by both aphids and this aphid transmission phenotype was stable after 20–24 mechanical passages. Upon further mechanical passaging, one of the seven isolates, CMV-2 A1-MT 60x, lost its transmissibility by Myzus persicae but was still transmissible by Aphis gossypii , although at a reduced rate. Isolates maintained by both aphid transmission and mechanical transfer were transmitted more efficiently by Aphis gossypii than by Myzus persicae . A comparison of the RNA profiles showed no major differences among the CMV isolates before and after mechanical passage.     

芜菁花叶病毒欧亚分离物HC-Pro基因的克隆和序列分析

 16个芜菁花叶病毒(Turnip mosaic virus,TuMV)欧亚分离物分别来自奥地利、丹麦、德国、匈牙利、尼泊尔和英国6国。利用免疫捕获反转录PCR(Immunocapture RT-PCR,IC-RT-PCR)对16个分离物的HC-Pro(Helper component pro-teinase)基因进行PCR扩增,扩增产物克隆后进行序列测定,HC-Pro基因序列长度均为1374个核苷酸,编码458个氨基酸。16个分离物的HC-Pro基因核苷酸序列同源性为79.5%~99.8%,所编码的氨基酸同源性为94.1%~99.8%。对16个分离物及GenBank上已报道的其它14个TuMV的HC-Pro基因核苷酸的系统进化树分析表明:在16个TuMV欧亚分离物中,除了来自亚洲的分离物N23属Asian-BR组,其余15个来自欧洲的分离物都属于world-B组,其中分离物H1归属world-wide亚组,另外14个分离物则归属New World亚组。     

芜菁花叶病毒不同分离物3'-cDNA片段的克隆及序列分析

 从河北、北京、山东泰安和潍坊等地区的萝卜、大白菜、甘蓝、油菜上得到8个芜菁花叶病毒(Turnip mosaic virus,TuMV)分离物,测定了它们3'-末端cDNA片段的序列。根据衣壳蛋白基因(cp)核苷酸序列可以将这8个分离物与另外2个TuMV分离物分为3组:泰安旧镇大白菜(JZBC)、甘蓝(JZGL)和萝卜(JZLB)分离物为一组;北京(BJILB)、潍坊萝卜分离物(WFLB)与引起萝卜红心病的TuMV分离物(WFLB99)为一组;泰安范镇、河北、潍坊(WFLB04)萝卜和泰安旧镇油菜(JZYC)上的TuMV分离物为一组。农壳蛋白氨基酸序列比较结果与此基本一致,所不同的是分离物WFLB99与所有分离物的差异均较大,形成单独一个分支。有必要对TuMV的变异情况和致病机理进行深入研究。     

Biological characteristics and nucleotide sequences of three Korean isolates of Zucchini yellow mosaic virus

Zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV) is one of the most economically important viruses of cucurbit crops, causing severe mosaic, necrosis, and malformation. Three ZYMV isolates were obtained from pumpkins at Andong (ZYMV-PA), Euiryung (ZYMV-PE), and Suwon (ZYMV-PS), and their biological variability was determined on different hosts, including cucurbit crops as well as other indicator plants. ZYMV-PA caused the most severe symptoms, including severe mosaic, size reduction, and deformation, in oriental melon (Cucumis melo) and cucumber (Cucumis sativus) leaves. In contrast, ZYMV-PE and ZYMV-PS caused mild mosaic symptoms on oriental melon and cucumber. The nucleotide sequences of the genomic RNAs were determined and compared to the sequences of other potyviruses, including ZYMV isolates Reunion Island and TW-TN3. Each ZYMV Isolate had a genome of 9593 nucleotides, excluding the poly(A) tail, and contained 139 and 214 nucleotides in the 5- and 3-untranslated regions, respectively. Each had one large open reading frame encoding a protein of about 351kDa. The nucleotide sequences of ZYMV-PA, ZYMV-PE, and ZYMV-PS were more than 96.0% and the deduced amino acid sequences were more than 98.1% identical. When compared with other ZYMV isolates in a phylogenetic analysis, these three viruses formed a distinct virus clade and were more distantly related to other potyviruses (43.5%–62.8% identity).The nucleotide sequence data reported are available in the GenBank database under the accession numbers AY278998 to AY279000 for ZYMV-PA, ZYMV-PE and ZYMV-PS     

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.     

Characterization of a strain of Apple stem grooving virus in Actinidia chinensis from China

A new strain of Apple stem grooving virus (ASGV) has been identified in Actinidia chinensis imported from China. The leaves of these plants exhibited a variety of symptoms including interveinal mottling, chlorotic mosaics and ringspots. Capillovirus-like particles were observed under the electron microscope, and the virus could be mechanically transmitted to a range of herbaceous indicators. The virus was detected using ELISA with antisera raised against ASGV. Sequencing of the virus revealed that it had more than 95% amino acid identity with ASGV in the putative coat and movement proteins. From the morphological, transmission, serological and molecular evidence, it was concluded that the virus is a strain of ASGV. It is not known how this strain of ASGV is transmitted, other than by grafting, nor is it known what effect the virus has on the growth of infected vines. The Actinidia -infecting strain of ASGV does not occur in New Zealand, and infected plants will not be released from quarantine. The detection methods used during the research will assist quarantine and the safe movement of breeding material.     

侵染中国河北大豆的大豆花叶病毒的鉴定和全基因组序列分析

本研究利用小RNA深度测序技术在河北卢龙大豆叶片上检测到6株大豆花叶病毒(soybean mosaic virus, SMV), 命名为SMV-Gm1~SMV-Gm6。根据小RNA深度测序结果和参考基因组序列设计引物克隆了SMV河北分离物的基因组序列。测序结果经拼接后获得了6个SMV基因组全长序列, 大小分别为9 588 nt(SMV-Gm1、SMV-Gm3和SMV-Gm5)和9 584 nt(SMV-Gm2、SMV-Gm4和SMV-Gm6)。开放阅读框位于基因组第132位至第9 332位核苷酸, 编码一个多聚蛋白(分子量约为350 kD)。BLAST比对和系统发育分析发现, SMV-Gm1、SMV-Gm3和SMV-Gm5与江苏SMV分离物(登录号:MH919386)的基因组核苷酸序列相似性最高, 为98.06%~98.07%, 且遗传距离较近, 并与江苏、浙江和山西SMV分离物聚为一小簇;SMV-Gm2、SMV-Gm4和SMV-Gm6与韩国SMV分离物(登录号:FJ640954)的基因组核苷酸序列相似性最高, 为98.48%~98.51%, 且遗传距离较近。     

番茄褪绿病毒RT-PCR检测技术的优化及河南分离物的鉴定

为获得高效、灵敏和稳定的番茄褪绿病毒(Tomato chlorosis virus,ToCV)RT-PCR检测体系,选取文献报道的和重新设计的共9套ToCV的RT-PCR引物,经过一系列测试和比较,筛选出了灵敏度、特异性均较高的引物组合,并对反应条件、参数进行了优化,确定了最优反应条件。应用优化的ToCV RT-PCR检测体系对从河南设施蔬菜生产区采集的疑似感病番茄样品进行检测,扩增产物测序后经BLAST比对发现,河南分离物的CP和HSP70基因序列与GenBank上注册的ToCV典型分离物序列的相似性均达94%以上,通过对ToCV病毒粒子的电镜观察而进一步确定ToCV已在河南侵染设施番茄。