Detection, identification and significance of phytoplasmas in grasses in northern Australia     

K. R. Blanche‡  L. T. T. Tran-Nguyen  K. S. Gibb† 《Plant pathology》2003,52(4):505-512

Sugarcane yields have been severely reduced by white leaf and grassy shoot phytoplasma diseases in many parts of Asia. Australian sugarcane crops are not known to be affected by these diseases, but plant pathogenic phytoplasmas found in other introduced and native grasses in northern Australia could pose a serious threat to the Australian sugarcane industry. To further evaluate this threat, leaves from plants of 20 grass species, with and without symptoms, were collected during field surveys in northern Australia and tested to determine whether phytoplasmas were present and whether symptoms were reliable indicators of phytoplasma presence. Molecular tools were used to detect and characterize phytoplasmas. Four different phytoplasmas were found in seven grass species known to grow near healthy sugarcane crops. All the phytoplasmas were closely related to sugarcane white leaf phytoplasma (SCWL), one of the phytoplasmas that causes disease in sugarcane in Asia. Four of the host plant species and two of the phytoplasmas were new records. The relationship between symptoms and phytoplasma presence was poor. Because some plants with symptoms tested negative for phytoplasmas, a series of surveys was carried out in which flowers, leaves, roots and stems of two known host plant species, Whiteochloa cymbiformis and Sorghum stipoideum, were tested separately on nine occasions during two wet seasons. This was done to investigate the distribution of phytoplasmas within plants over time. Results showed that spatial and temporal variation of phytoplasmas occurred in these two host plant species. Hence, evaluation of disease distribution within a region requires repeated testing of all plant parts from plants without symptoms, as well as those with symptoms. To date, there is no report of a vector capable of transmitting to Australian sugarcane the phytoplasmas found in grasses in this study. If one is present, or occurs in the future, then native and introduced grasses could constitute a large reservoir of phytoplasma for vectors to draw on. This work provides an early warning for the sugarcane industry that the potential for infection exists.  相似文献   

Detection and characterization of phytoplasmas in diseased stone fruits and pear by PCR-RFLP analysis in Turkey     

Gülşen Sertkaya  Marta Martini  Paolo Ermacora  Rita Musetti  Ruggero Osler 《Phytoparasitica》2005,33(4):380-390

During the late summer-early autumn of 2002, surveys were carried out in Turkey to determine the presence of phytoplasma diseases in fruit trees. Phytoplasmas were detected and characterized by PCR-RFLP analysis and TEM technique in stone fruit and pear trees in the eastern Mediterranean region of the country. Six out of 24 samples, including almond, apricot, peach, pear and plum, gave positive results in PCR assays. RFLP analysis usingSspI andBsaAI enzymes of PCR products obtained with primer pair f01/r01 enabled identification of the phytoplasmas involved in the diseases. Stone fruit trees, including a local apricot variety (‘Sakıt’) and a pear sample, were found to be infected with European stone fruit yellows (ESFY, 16SrX-B) and pear decline (PD, 16SrX-C) phytoplasmas, respectively. This is the first report in Turkey of PD phytoplasma infecting pear and of ESFY phytoplasma infecting almond, apricot, myrobalan plum and peach; ESFY phytoplasma infecting Japanese plum was previously reported. http://www.phytoparasitica.org posting July 21, 2005.  相似文献   

Minimal Set of Metabolic Pathways Suggested from the Genome of Onion Yellows Phytoplasma   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Kenro OSHIMA  Shin-ichi MIYATA  Toshimi SAWAYANAGI  Shigeyuki KAKIZAWA  Hisashi NISHIGAWA  Hee-Young JUNG  Ken-ichiro FURUKI  Masaki YANAZAKI  Shiho SUZUKI  Wei WEI  Tsutomu KUBOYAMA  Masashi UGAKI  Shigetou NAMBA 《Journal of General Plant Pathology》2002,68(3):225-236

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

N. A. Harrison †  E. Boa  M. L. Carpio 《Plant pathology》2003,52(2):147-157

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.  相似文献   

Seasonal distribution of phytoplasmas in Australian grapevines   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

F. E. Constable †§  K. S. Gibb  R. H. Symons 《Plant pathology》2003,52(3):267-276

The distribution and persistence of phytoplasmas were determined in Australian grapevines. Phytoplasmas could be detected using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from shoots, cordons, trunks and roots throughout the year, and phytoplasmas appear to persistently infect Australian grapevines from year to year. Phytoplasmas were not always detected in samples from the same sampling area from one sampling period to the next. Phytoplasma detection by PCR was improved by sampling from shoots, cordons and trunks, especially during October (early spring). The diseases expressed by the 20 grapevines used in the distribution and persistence studies were monitored. Australian grapevine yellows disease (AGY) was expressed by 17/20 grapevines at some time during the study, whilst only 4/20 and 15/20 grapevines expressed restricted growth disease (RG) and late season leaf curl disease (LSLC), respectively. All grapevines with RG and LSLC also had AGY. The three diseases were persistently expressed in some grapevines and remission of disease was observed in others. The results of PCR detection in the same grapevines indicated that phytoplasmas were more frequently detected in AGY-affected grapevines that also expressed RG and LSLC compared with grapevines expressing AGY alone. Phytoplasmas were detected in symptomless plant material but less frequently compared with AGY-affected material.  相似文献   

不同引物对植原体的检测灵敏度比较研究   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

葛泉卿 《植物检疫》2003,17(3):133-136

用常规PCR和巢式PCR对目前常用的各种植原体引物(fPl/rP7、fU5/rP7、fU5／rU3、fAY/rEY和fFD9/rFD9)的检测灵敏度进行了比较研究。研究发现，它们的检测灵敏度并不相同。最灵敏的引物(fAY/rEY)要比最不灵敏的引物(fFD9/rFD9)的灵敏度至少高出数千倍。因此，按照不同的检测目的选择所用的检测引物是明智的，特别是当待测样品中的植原体浓度极低时，比如葡萄组织样品中植原体的检测。据此提出了用于不同检测目的时的最佳引物。  相似文献   

植原体引起雪花木小叶病在中国的首次报道     

宋晓兵  黄峰  汤亚飞  崔一平  凌金锋  陈霞 《植物保护》2024,50(3):272-277

2022年首次在广州市发现园林植物雪花木小叶病病株, 采用分子生物学技术对其进行植原体的种类鉴定。以雪花木叶片总DNA为模板, 利用植原体16S rRNA通用引物P1/P7进行PCR扩增, 获得广东雪花木小叶病植原体(BLL-GD2022)16S rRNA基因片段(1 811 bp, GenBank登录号为OQ625536)。16S rRNA序列相似性显示, BLL-GD2022与16SrVI组植原体株系的相似性最高, 为97.05%~99.83%, 其中与隶属于16SrVI-D亚组的10个植原体株系相似性为99.21%~99.83%。系统进化分析显示, BLL-GD2022与16SrVI组各植原体株系聚类在一个大分支, 其中与16SrVI-D亚组成员聚类在一个小分支, 亲缘关系最近。基于16S rRNA序列的iPhyClassifier限制性内切酶虚拟RFLP分析表明, BLL-GD2022与16SrVI-D亚组的参考株系Brinjal little leaf phytoplasma (GenBank登录号为X83431)的酶切图谱一致, 相似系数为1.00。基于上述研究结果, 明确广州市雪花木小叶病植原体隶属16SrVI-D亚组成员。本研究首次在园林植物雪花木上检测到植原体, 通过16S rRNA序列分析明确为16SrVI-D亚组成员, 为开展16SrVI-D亚组植原体在蔬菜、花卉和园林植物的发生监测及病害防控提供科学依据。  相似文献   

枣AP2/ERF转录因子鉴定及其响应枣疯病植原体表达分析     

李继东  倪静  叶霞  陈鹏  谭彬  张梦洋  郑先波  张玉  冯建灿 《园艺学报》2020,47(8):1463-1474

利用生物信息学方法,从植物转录因子数据库和NCBI数据库中分别得到175和164个候选的枣AP2/ERF转录因子序列,使用DNAMAN软件进行序列比对、去除重复序列,采用SMART软件预测蛋白结构域发现,枣基因组中包含有145个AP2/ERF基因,其中ERF、AP2、RAV亚家族分别含有116个、23个、5个,另有1个独立基因。预测枣AP2/ERF转录因子氨基酸数量在111 ~ 692之间,分子量在12 446.87 ~ 76 154.10之间,pI在4.31 ~ 10.11之间。鉴定出的145个AP2/ERF转录因子,105个分别定位到12条染色体上,40个未能定位。在此基础上,利用嫁接病芽方法将枣疯病植原体转至健康枣植株,通过转录组测序和qRT-PCR手段,分析了AP2/ERF转录因子对枣植原体侵染的响应,在植原体侵染枣的6个不同时期,枣AP2/ERF表达数量和表达量均不相同,共有48个差异表达基因,其中ZjAP2*9、ZjERF49和ZjERF91是响应枣疯病植原体最为重要的AP2/ERF转录因子。  相似文献   

利用酵母双杂交膜系统筛选与小麦蓝矮植原体免疫膜蛋白互作的异沙叶蝉蛋白     

陆文静  周通  王桂玲  宋成艳  鄂文顺  周雪松  丁磊  吴云锋 《植物病理学报》2020,50(5):637-640

正小麦蓝矮病(Wheat blue dwarf,WBD)是我国西北麦区一种重要植原体病害,在我国西部地区危害严重。该病害由异沙叶蝉(Psammotettix alienus L.)专化性传播,介体传毒成为病害流行的重要中心环节[1]。本实验室前期通过免疫荧光标记研究发现WBD植原体免疫膜蛋白(immunodominant membrane protein, IMP)与介体异沙叶蝉肌动蛋白互作,说明IMP在植原体传播和致病过程中起关键作用。  相似文献   

植原体翠菊黄化组分类研究进展   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

朱天生  张萍  崔廷涛  高瑞  李向东 《塔里木大学学报》2007,19(4):49-53

本文介绍了植原体翠菊黄化组分类研究概况及最新进展,四个遗传进化参数16S rRNA、rp、tuf、secY基因应用于翠菊黄化组植原体的分类,基于16S rRNA、rp、tuf、secY序列的RFLP分析,分别可将翠菊黄化组植原体划分为15个、8个、10个、8个亚组,国际比较菌原体学研究计划署(IRPCM)提出将暂定种‘CandidatusPhytop lasm a asteris’作为翠菊黄化植原体的分类参考标准。  相似文献