安徽桑黄花型萎缩病植原体16S rDNA序列分析及分子检测

 Mulberry yellow dwarf(MYD)disease is an quarantine disease and the causal agent is a phytoplasma.Two pairs of published universal primer, P1/P7 and Rm16F2/Rm16R1, based on the 16S-23S rDNA sequence of phytoplasma and total DNA extracted from infected mulberry tissues were employed for PCR and nested-PCR detection.The results revealed that a phytoplasma-specific 1 830 bp fragment with a G+C content of 46.01% was sequenced(GenBank accession No.GQ249410).The sequence shared 99.7% and 99.8% identity with aster yellows, the representatiive phytoplasma in 16SrI group, and mulberry dwarf phytoplasma classified into subgroup B in 16SrI group and named as the MYD phytoplasma strain Anhui(MYD-Anh).A phylogenetic tree based on 16S rDNA sequences was constructed and showed that MYD-Anh was clustered into 16SrI group.Identity of 16S rDNA sequence between MYD-Anh and mulberry yellow dwarf phytoplasma strain Zhenjiang(MD-zj) was nearly 100%, and they might belong to the same strain.Nested-PCR was used to detect the pathogenic phytoplasma from the differential tissues of mulberry infected with MYD-Anh.The results showed that a phytoplasma-specific 1.4 kb fragment was amplified with total DNA extracted from bark and vein.Nested-PCR was more sensitive than PCR for detecting MYD phytoplasma.     

小麦蓝矮病植原体转运蛋白secY基因片段序列分析

 Wheat blue dwarf(WBD) is a disease caused by phytoplasma and only reported from China. A fragment about 1.3 kb in protein translocation gene, secY was amplified by PCR from the total DNA of di-seased wheat sample with primer pair secYF/secYR, which was designed based on secY gene sequence of known 16SrI group members. Nucleotide acid sequence analysis of amplified fragment indicated that the length was 1 240 bp. A phylogenetic tree based on secY gene sequences was constructed and showed that wheat blue dwarf phytoplasma was clustered into the Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris, subgroup 16SrI-C. Wheat blue dwarf phytoplasma showed high homology with clover phyllody phytoplasma strains based on sequence comparison and phylogenetic analysis.     

云南甘蔗宿根矮化病调查及种茎温水处理脱菌效果检测

 Based on the specific primer from the nucleotide sequences between 16S-23S rDNA, Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) approach for detecting Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli (Lxx) was established. The approach was applied to detect Lxx from 30 cultivars collected from two main sugar cane producing areas in Yunnan and 10 hot-water treatment samples. The results showed that 80% of the cultivars were infected by Lxx and hot-water treatment was proved to be an efficient measure to control but not completely eliminate Lxx in sugar cane tissues. The PCR products amplified from six infected cultivars were cloned and sequenced, six sequences were acquired and analyzed. It indicated that the six sequences were identical and showed 100% similarity with the isolates from Brazil, Australia and Fujian, and 99.54% with the isolate from Louisiana.     

茄科蔬菜立枯丝核菌的融合群鉴定

 Sixty-five samples were collected from rhizosphere soil, hot pepper and tomato plants showing damping-off, root rot and stem rot in Taian, Shouguang of Shandong province and Zhouzhi, Taibai of Shaanxi province. Thirty-nine Rhizoctonia solani isolates were obtained from these samples. The results of anastomosis group (AG) identification and sequence analysis of 5.8S rDNA-ITS of the isolates showed that thirty-six isolates (92.3%) belonged to AG-4, while only three (7.7%) belonged to AG-5. The isolates of AG4 could further be divided into two subgroups of AG4-HG-Ⅰ and AG4-HG-Ⅲ. The 5.8S rDNA-ITS sequences of the selected isolates of the two subgroups had the 99%-100% identity with standard isolates of AG4-HG-Ⅰ and AG4-HG-Ⅲ (from GenBank). Among the analyzed isolates, AG4-HG-Ⅰ subgroup was the dominant with the frequency of 79.5%. Subgroup AG-4-HG-Ⅲ with the frequency of 12.8% was the second. This is the first report that subgroup AG4-HG-Ⅲ of R. solani isolated from Solanaceae vegetable crops in China.     

Estimation of net primary productivity and its driving factors in the Ili River Valley,China

Net primary productivity(NPP), as an important variable and ecological indicator in grassland ecosystems, can reflect environmental change and the carbon budget level. The Ili River Valley is a wetland nestled in the hinterland of the Eurasian continent, which responds sensitively to the global climate change. Understanding carbon budget and their responses to climate change in the ecosystem of Ili River Valley has a significant effect on the adaptability of future climate change and sustainable development. In this study, we calculated the NPP and analyzed its spatio-temporal pattern of the Ili River Valley during the period 2000–2014 using the normalized difference vegetation index(NDVI) and an improved Carnegie-Ames-Stanford(CASA) model. Results indicate that validation showed a good performance of CASA over the study region, with an overall coefficient of determination(R2) of 0.65 and root mean square error(RMSE) of 20.86 g C/(m~2·a). Temporally, annual NPP of the Ili River Valley was 599.19 g C/(m~2·a) and showed a decreasing trend from 2000 to 2014, with an annual decrease rate of –3.51 g C/(m~2·a). However, the spatial variation was not consistent, in which 55.69% of the areas showed a decreasing tendency, 12.60% of the areas remained relatively stable and 31.71% appeared an increasing tendency. In addition, the decreasing trends in NPP were not continuous throughout the 15-year period, which was likely being caused by a shift in climate conditions. Precipitation was found to be the dominant climatic factor that controlled the inter-annual variability in NPP. Furthermore, the correlations between NPP and climate factors differed along the vertical zonal. In the medium-high altitudes of the Ili River Valley, the NPP was positively correlated to precipitation and negatively correlated to temperature and net radiation. In the low-altitude valley and high-altitude mountain areas, the NPP showed a negative correlation with precipitation and a weakly positive correlation with temperature and net radiation. The results suggested that the vegetation of the Ili River Valley degraded in recent years, and there was a more complex mechanism of local hydrothermal redistribution that controlled the growth of vegetation in this valley ecosystem.     

进境豇豆种子携带种传病毒的检测与鉴定

 Imported cowpea seeds were detected with growing test, ELISA assay and RT-PCR method. The ELISA results showed that cowpea seedlings with symptoms reacted positively with antibody against Southern bean mosaic virus (SBMV). The 979 bp of fragment could be amplified from two positive ELISA samples using primers specific for Southern cowpea mosaic virus (SCPMV), and the sequence determination results proved that the pathogen existing in imported cowpea seeds was SCPMV. The positive ELISA results with SBMV antibody could be further confirmed by RT-PCR amplification with specific primers designed to amplify the coat protein gene and 3' noncoding region of SCPMV and SBMV. The RT-PCR method presented here was suitable for molecular identification of SBMV and SCPMV in entry-exit plant quarantine laboratories.     

进境玉米种子携带玉米褪绿斑驳病毒的检测与鉴定

 Imported maize seeds were planted in a quarantine greenhouse and two seedlings with chlorotic mottle symptoms were observed. The ELISA results showed that the two seedlings reacted positively with antibody against Maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV). The positive samples were further identified by RT-PCR method and the 711 bp size target bands were amplified specifically. The similarity range of nucleotide sequence of both RT-PCR product and six MCMV coat protein genes was 97%-99%. The amino acid sequence homology was 97.88%-99.89%. Based on the above results, the virus was identified as MCMV. It was the first time that MCMV was intercepted from imported maize seeds.     

湖南柑橘衰退病调查分析及弱毒系筛选

 The investigation showed that stem-pitting Citrus tristeza virus (CTV)occurred commonly in citrus production areas in several varieties of Hunan Province. Accurate detection of CTV strains was performed by p23/PCR method, PCR and the results indicated that the most samples were infected with several CTV isolates. Three mild strains were isolated and their pathogenicity was identified by biological identification, it indicated that p23/PCR groups had uniformity with the pathogenicity of CTV isolates. Furthermore, three mild isolates were tested in the cross protection by analysis of biological symptoms and composition of p23 gene. Different protecting effects were observed among these strains and W17 mild isolate was effective.     

杏褪绿卷叶植原体新疆分离物16S rDNA基因克隆与序列分析

利用植原体16S rDNA基因通用引物对新疆轮台县疑似杏褪绿卷叶病植株总DNA进行巢氏PCR检测,扩增出大小约1.2 kb的特异性条带。对扩增产物克隆和测序,确定特异片段大小为1248 bp。序列同源性比较和系统进化分析表明,新疆杏褪绿卷叶植原体不同分离株16S rDNA基因序列同源性极高,达到99.8%~100%。与16SrⅤ组成员的同源性达到98.2%以上,其中与16SrⅤ-B亚组的枣疯病植原体山东宝山分离株,甜樱桃绿化植原体山东分离株同源性最高,达到99.4%~99.6%。进一步虚拟RFLP分析,结果表明该植原体属于榆树黄化组(16SrⅤ)的一个新的亚组,与其相似性最高的是16SrⅤ-B亚组,相似系数为0.94。本研究首次报道了新疆杏褪绿卷叶植原体16S rDNA的序列,确定了其分类地位,为杏褪绿卷叶病的早期诊断和检测提供了基础。     

Characterization of phytoplasmas detected in Chinaberry trees with symptoms of leaf yellowing and decline in Bolivia

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays were used to detect phytoplasmas in foliage samples from Chinaberry ( Melia azedarach ) trees displaying symptoms of yellowing, little leaf and dieback in Bolivia. A ribosomal coding nuclear DNA (rDNA) product (1·8 kb) was amplified from one or more samples from seven of 17 affected trees by PCR employing phytoplasma-universal rRNA primer pair P1/P7. When P1/P7 products were reamplified using nested rRNA primer pair R16F2n/R16R2, phytoplasmas were detected in at least one sample from 13 of 17 trees with symptoms. Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of P1/P7 products indicated that trees CbY1 and CbY17 harboured Mexican periwinkle virescence (16SrXIII)-group and X-disease (16SrIII)-group phytoplasmas, respectively. Identification of two different phytoplasma types was supported by reamplification of P1/P7 products by nested PCR employing X-disease-group-specific rRNA primer pair R16mF2/WXint or stolbur-group-related primer pair fSTOL/rSTOL. These assays selectively amplified rDNA products of 1656 and 579 bp from nine and five trees with symptoms, respectively, of which two trees were coinfected with both phytoplasma types. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rDNA sequences revealed Chinaberry yellows phytoplasma strain CbY17 to be most similar to the chayote witches'-broom (ChWBIII-Ch10) agent, a previously classified 16SrIII-J subgroup phytoplasma. Strain CbY1 resembled the Mexican periwinkle virescence phytoplasma, a 16SrXIII-group member. The latter strain varied from all known phytoplasmas composing group 16SrXIII. On this basis, strain CbY1 was assigned to a new subgroup, 16SrXIII-C.     

黄槐丛枝病植原体的检测及鉴定

 应用植原体16S rRNA基因通用引物,对自然表现丛枝的黄槐植株进行巢式PCR检测,得到约1.2 kb的特异片段,证明此植株中存在植原体.将此特异片段与pGEM-T Easy载体连接并转化到大肠杆菌JM109感受态细胞中,通过PCR鉴定、序列测定及同源性比较分析,结果表明此植原体株系(STWB)16S rDNA片段G+C含量为45.8%,与榆树黄化植原体组(Elm yellows group,16SrV group)中的各株系最高同源率可达99.4%,而与其它组中的株系明显低于97.0%,故认为该植原体株系为榆树黄化植原体组中的成员之一.     

金莲花绿变植原体的分子鉴定

本研究对河北省大面积发生的金莲花绿变病的病原进行检测和鉴定。以金莲花叶片的总DNA为模板,使用植原体16S rDNA和核糖体蛋白(ribosomal protein)基因rp的特异性引物进行PCR扩增,在感病金莲花样品中扩增到植原体的16S rDNA(1 432 bp)片段和rp基因(1 240 bp)片段。序列分析发现,获得的16S rDNA和rp基因片段与洋葱黄化植原体Onion yellows phytoplasma(GenBank登录号:AP006628)的相似度最高,分别为99.9%和99.3%,确定金莲花绿变病的病原为植原体,暂命名为金莲花绿变植原体Trollius chinensis virescence phytoplasma。对金莲花绿变植原体的16S rDNA进行虚拟RFLP分析,发现其酶切图谱与16SrⅠ-B亚组的洋葱黄化植原体的参照图谱完全一致,相似系数1.00。16S rDNA和rp基因的系统发育进化树显示,金莲花绿变植原体与16SrⅠ-B亚组的植原体聚为一支,属于植原体16S rⅠ-B亚组。     

海南省木豆丛枝病植原体的分子检测及鉴定

 利用植原体通用引物R16mF2/R16mR1和rp (Ⅱ) F1/rp (Ⅱ) R1对海南木豆丛枝病植原体16S rDNA和部分核糖体蛋白(ribosomal protein,rp)基因序列进行PCR扩增、克隆和测序。获得海南木豆丛枝病植原体16S rDNA基因片段为1430bp,rp基因片段为1170bp。核苷酸同源性比较和系统进化树构建表明,引起海南木豆丛枝病的植原体应属于16SrⅡ组中的亚组ⅲ。本研究首次从分子水平确定了引起我国海南木豆丛枝病的病原物为植原体,明确了其分类地位,为该病害流行学研究和防治提供了理论依据。     

Molecular Identification of a New Member of the Clover Proliferation Phytoplasma Group (16SrVI) Associated with Centaurea Solstitialis Virescence in Italy

In the United States, yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) is an annual invasive weed with Mediterranean origins. Malformed plants displaying witches' broom, fasciations, abortion of buds and flower virescence symptoms were observed in central Italy. Attempts to transmit the causal agent from the natural yellow starthistle host to periwinkle by grafting, resulted in typical symptoms of a phytoplasma, i.e. yellowing and shortening of internodes. The detection of phytoplasmas was obtained from both symptomatic yellow starthistle and periwinkle by the specific amplification of their 16S-23S rRNA genes. PCR amplification of extracted DNA from symptomatic plant samples gave a product of expected size. Asymptomatic plants did not give positive results. An amplicon obtained by direct PCR with universal primers P1/P7 was cloned and sequenced. The homology search using CLUSTALW program showed more than 99% similarity with Illinois elm yellows (ILEY) phytoplasma from Illinois (United States) and 97% with Brinjal little leaf (BLL) phytoplasma from India. Digestion of the nested-PCR products with restriction enzymes led to restriction fragment length polymorphism patterns referable to those described for phytoplasmas belonging to the clover proliferation (16S-VI) group. Since this is a previously undescribed disease, the name Centaurea solstitialis virescence has been tentatively assigned to it. This is a new phytoplasma with closest relationships to ILEY and BLL, but distinguishable from them on the basis of 16S rDNA homology, the different associated plant hosts and their geographical origin.     

A Leafhopper (Hishimonus sellatus) Transmits Phylogenetically Distant Phytoplasmas: Rhus Yellows and Hovenia Witches' Broom Phytoplasma

Phytoplasmas causing a severe decline of three tree species, i.e., Rhus javanica, Hovenia tomentella and Zizyphus jujuba, in Japan were examined for their transmissibility by a leafhopper species Hishimonus sellatus, and for their phylogenetic relatedness. By H. sellatus, Rhus yellows (RhY) phytoplasma was transmissible to white clover and periwinkle seedlings, causing typical symptoms in these plants. Jujube witches' broom (JWB) phytoplasma was also transferred to the host plant, Z. jujuba, by the leafhopper. Because JWB phytoplasma was transmitted to Hovenia tomentella and caused the same symptoms as Hovenia witches' broom (HWB), JWB phytoplasma may be very closely related to HWB phytoplasma. RFLP analysis of the PCR products of 16S rDNA revealed that RhY phytoplasma belongs to the Aster yellows (AY) group, and JWB and HWB phytoplasmas belong to a different group (possibly Elm yellows group). Thus, we found that one species of leafhopper can carry phylogenetically distant phytoplasmas. Received 23 April 2001/ Accepted in revised form 29 October 2001     

Oncopsis alni (Schrank) (Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae) as a Vector of the Alder Yellows Phytoplasma of Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.

Alder yellows phytoplasma was detected by PCR in Alnus glutinosa trees in the Palatine and Mosel areas of Germany. The restriction profiles obtained by TaqI and AluI digestion of a PCR amplified ribosomal DNA fragment from this phytoplasma and a periwinkle isolate of alder yellows from Italy (ALY) could not be distinguished while elm yellows isolates from Europe and North America led to different fragment patterns. Different restriction profiles for ALY and the German alder phytoplasma were obtained by TruI digestion of a non-ribosomal DNA fragment. Phloem feeding insects were collected from infected alder trees. Phytoplasmas of the elm-yellows group were detected by PCR in psyllids and the leafhopper Oncopsis alni. These pathogens were indistinguishable from the phytoplasma found in alder. Only O. alni was able to transmit the pathogen to healthy alder seedlings. Thus, it is the first insect known to transmit this phytoplasma. This leafhopper could be responsible for the ubiquitous infection of Alnus glutinosa due to its close association with alder and its wide distribution in Europe.     

云南泡桐丛枝病植原体核糖体蛋白基因片段序列分析

 应用植原体核糖体蛋白基因通用引物对rpF1/rpR1,对采自云南省曲靖市的泡桐丛枝病植原体DNA (PaWB-QJ)进行PCR扩增,得到1.3 kb的特异片段,证明此病株中存在植原体。将此片段与pGEM-T Easy载体连接并转化大肠杆菌JM109感受态细胞,进行PCR鉴定、核糖体蛋白基因部分核苷酸序列测定及分析。结果表明,该株系(PaWB-QJ)核糖体蛋白基因片段长1 244 bp,包含rps19、rpl22和rps3基因。对PaWB-QJ株系的核糖体蛋白基因序列的同源性比较结果显示与16S rI-B亚组的翠菊黄化(Aster yellows,AY)、长春花黄化(Periwinkle yellows,PY)和泡桐丛枝德国株系(Paulownia witches'-broom,PaWB-German)的亲缘关系最近,达到99.0%以上,而与其它组中的株系明显低于97.0%,所以认为该植原体株系属于翠菊黄化组B亚组(16SrI-B)。