Purification and some properties of Papaya meleira virus, a novel virus infecting papayas in Brazil     

E. Maciel-Zambolim †  S. Kunieda-Alonso  K. Matsuoka  M. G. de Carvalho  F. M. Zerbini 《Plant pathology》2003,52(3):389-394

'Meleira', or 'sticky disease', is currently the most damaging papaya disease in the mid-eastern Brazilian growing regions. Consistent disease transmission via latex injection, presence of similar isometric particles in the laticiferous vessels of diseased plants, and detection of double-stranded DNA in naturally and experimentally infected papaya trees suggest that a virus is the causal agent. Conclusive evidence for viral aetiology was previously lacking, mostly because every attempt to purify the putative virus from infected papayas had failed. Following the successful purification and partial characterization of the meleira virus, healthy papaya seedlings injected with purified virus particles later developed typical symptoms of the disease. Negatively stained, isometric, full and 'empty' purified virus particles measured 42 and 38 nm, respectively. The viral genome was a single dsRNA molecule of about 12 kbp. Several capsid proteins, ranging in size from 14·4 to 45 kDa, were consistently revealed by PAGE. Papaya meleira virus (PMeV) appears to represent a novel group of viruses, with no known similar counterpart among known plant-, vertebrate-, invertebrate- or prokaryote-infecting viruses.  相似文献   

Characterization of a pothos (Scindapsus aureus) virus with unusual properties     

S. Sabanadzovic  D. Boscia  P. Saldarelli  G. P. Martelli  R. Lafortezza  R. Koenig 《European journal of plant pathology / European Foundation for Plant Pathology》1995,101(2):171-182

A virus for which the name of pothos latent virus (PoLV) is proposed, was isolated by inoculation of sap from symptomless plants ofScindapsus aureus. PoLV had isometric particlesc. 30 nm in diameter, a monopartite genome consisting of a non polyadenylated, single-stranded RNA moleculec. 4,300 nucleotides in length, constitutingc. 17% of the particle weight, and a single type of coat protein subunit with aM _r ofc. 40,000 Daltons. The biological properties (host range reactions) of PoLV resembled those ofTombusviridae for it infected most of the artificial hosts locally, inducing symptoms recalling those elicited by several species of the above family. Like tombus- and carmoviruses, PoLV had two subgenomic RNAs which, however, differed in size from those of both genera. The dsRNA pattern was also distinctly different. Cytopathological features recalled those of tombusviruses except for the lack of multivesicular inclusion bodies. PoLV was serologically related to, but distinct from twoCarmovirus (i.e., galinsoga mosaic and Ahlum waterborne viruses) and threeTombusvirus species (i.e. eggplant mottled crinkle, Sikte waterborne and Lato river viruses). Thus, PoLV had properties somewhat intermediate between those ofTombusvirus andCarmovirus genera but bridged the two taxa through the serological relationship with some of their species. The taxonomic position of PoLV is still undetermined. It must await the results of molecular investigations now underway.  相似文献   

Identification of divergent variants of Grapevine virus A     

D.E. Goszczynski  A.E.C. Jooste 《European journal of plant pathology / European Foundation for Plant Pathology》2003,109(4):397-403

Eight isolates of Grapevine virus A (GVA), which induced different symptoms in leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana, were recovered from various grapevines. The dsRNA patterns of two isolates, which consistently induced mild vein clearing (referred here as mild isolates of GVA) were similar, but different from those of other isolates of GVA. Analysis based on overall nucleotide (nt) sequence identity in the 3 terminal part of the GVA genome, comprising part of ORF3 (putative movement protein, MP), entire ORF4 (capsid protein, CP), entire ORF5 and part of 3 UTR, revealed that GVA isolates separate into three groups (I, II, III), sharing 91.0–99.8% nt sequence identity within groups and 78.0–89.3% nt sequence identity between groups. Mild isolates of the virus were group III and shared only 78.0–79.6% nt sequence identity with the other isolates. The comparison of predicted amino acid sequences for MP and CP revealed many amino acid alterations, revealing distinct local net charges of these proteins for mild isolates of the virus. Based on both conserved and divergent nt regions in the CP and ORF5, oligonucleotide primers were designed for the simultaneous RT-PCR detection of all GVA isolates and for the specific detection of the most divergent virus variants represented here by mild isolates of the virus.  相似文献   

The Occurrence of dsRNA Species in Apparently Healthy and Virus-infected Ribes Cultivars, and Evidence That One Such Species Originates from a Member of the Virus Family Totiviridae     

Sarah Cox  M.A. Mayo  A. Teifion Jones 《European journal of plant pathology / European Foundation for Plant Pathology》2000,106(4):353-364

Analysis was made of dsRNA in 37 cultivars and species of Ribes, that were healthy, naturally affected with the virus-like diseases, blackcurrant yellows, blackcurrant infectious variegation, gooseberry veinbanding or blackcurrant reversion, or graft-inoculated with scions from such diseased plants. Various dsRNA species, differing in size (from ca. 2 to 11kbp), number and staining intensity in gels, were detected in some or all assays of all plants, including those held as virus-tested stock. In different plant tissues from individual plants, the dsRNA species were usually similar in size and number but, in some sources, the dsRNA profile from flowers and/or bark differed greatly from the profiles of dsRNA obtained from leaves. No dsRNA species were associated consistently with any of these diseases. A 499kbp cDNA probe was obtained that in Northern blot analysis was specific to a ca. 5kbp dsRNA species present in the blackcurrant cv. Baldwin. It also detected a similarly sized dsRNA species in plants of many other blackcurrant cultivars, but it did not react with a similarly sized dsRNA species in redcurrant and gooseberry tissues. The 156 amino acid sequence encoded by the cDNA was very similar to sequences in the RNA-directed RNA polymerases of virus species in the family Totiviridae, especially Saccharomyces cerevisiae viruses L-1 and L-A. The significance of these findings and the possible origin of these dsRNA species are discussed.  相似文献   

美洲型猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒荧光RT-PCR检测方法的建立   总被引：10，自引：1，他引：10  

范忠军  柴虹  陈继明  吴延功  孙承英  王志亮 《中国预防兽医学报》2007,29(2):134-137

参照美洲型猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒（PRRSV）M基因序列，设计引物和探针，并建立其荧光RT-PCR检测方法，以检测严重危害我国养猪业的此型PRRSV。该法能检测到1 TCID50的PRRSV。用此法检测猪瘟病毒、乙脑病毒、伪狂犬病毒、马动脉炎病毒、圆环病毒Ⅱ型和MARC145细胞的RNA，结果均为阴性。对126份临床样品进行检测应用，检测结果（7份阳性，119份阴性）与病毒分离完全符合。此法中的阳性对照为体外转录的dsRNA，具有高度的稳定性，解决了此类检测方法所用的RNA阳性对照所普遍存在的易于降解的难题。  相似文献   

迁徙蚱蜢经口器摄入感染球孢白僵菌的时间与剂量效应   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

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RNA干扰的研究进展     

郭蓉  罗轶 《四川畜牧兽医》2009,36(8):33-34

RNA干扰(RNA interference,RNAi)现象是1998年在对秀丽线虫的研究中发现的.RNAi利用双链RNA(dsRNA)特异性地降解相应序列的mRNA.从而特异性地阻断相应基因的表达.本文介绍了RNA干扰现象的发现、分子机制、生物学意义及其技术的应用发展.  相似文献   

源于马铃薯Y病毒CP基因的dsRNA原核表达及提取   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

牛娜  牛成峰  胡有燕  张凌娇  迟胜起 《青岛农业大学学报(自然科学版)》2009,26(3):184-187

以马铃薯Y病毒(Potato virus Y,PVY)为基础构建了含PVY CP基因3’端253bp反向重复片段的双链RNA(dsRNA)原核表达载体,并转化大肠杆菌HT115(DE3),经IPTG诱导产生dsRNA,用LiCl沉淀法提取,获得了高质量的dsRNA。  相似文献   

Ingestion of a ciliated protozoa by first-feeding larval stage of Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone)     

Naoki Nagano  & Olivier Decamp 《Aquaculture Research》2004,35(5):516-518

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不同温度下刺参对有机沉积物的摄食与吸收   总被引：4，自引：1，他引：4  

赵永军  张慧 《水产科学》2004,23(7):1-4

以常规实验生态方法,研究了不同温度下不同规格刺参对有机沉积物的摄食与吸收,在水温为13 2～22 3℃时,大、中、小3种规格刺参对有机沉积物平均摄食率[g/(g·h)]依次为0 00324,0 00648,0 00959,对有机沉积物平均吸收率依次为7 32%,13 49%,17 61%。温度为15 13℃时,大规格刺参的吸收率最高(15 32%);当温度上升到23 2℃,中、小两种规格刺参吸收率达最高(依次为23 56%、26 49%)。刺参对沉积物中有机物的吸收与利用,降低了水底有机物的含量,可有效抑制水体有害物质的积累及产生。  相似文献