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Roy SD, Ramasamy S, Obbineni JM. An evaluation of nucleic acid-based molecular methods for the detection of plant viruses: a systematic review. Virusdisease 2024; 35:357-376. [PMID: 39071869 PMCID: PMC11269559 DOI: 10.1007/s13337-024-00863-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024] Open
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Precise and timely diagnosis of plant viruses is a prerequisite for the implementation of efficient management strategies, considering factors like globalization of trade and climate change facilitating the spread of viruses that lead to agriculture yield losses of billions yearly worldwide. Symptomatic diagnosis alone may not be reliable due to the diverse symptoms and confusion with plant abiotic stresses. It is crucial to detect plant viruses accurately and reliably and do so with little time. A complete understanding of the various detection methods is necessary to achieve this. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), has become more popular as a method for detecting viruses but faces limitations such as antibody availability, cost, sample volume, and time. Advanced techniques like polymerase chain reaction (PCR) have surpassed ELISA with its various sensitive variants. Over the last decade, nucleic acid-based molecular methods have gained popularity and have quickly replaced other techniques, such as serological techniques for detecting plant viruses due to their specificity and accuracy. Hence, this review enables the reader to understand the strengths and weaknesses of each molecular technique starting with PCR and its variations, along with various isothermal amplification followed by DNA microarrays, and next-generation sequencing (NGS). As a result of the development of new technologies, NGS is becoming more and more accessible and cheaper, and it looks possible that this approach will replace others as a favoured approach for carrying out regular diagnosis. NGS is also becoming the method of choice for identifying novel viruses. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13337-024-00863-0.
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- Subha Deep Roy
- School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu India
- School of Agricultural Innovations and Advanced Learning, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu India
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- School of Agricultural Innovations and Advanced Learning, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu India
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Clemons RA, Yacoub MN, Faust E, Toledo LF, Jenkinson TS, Carvalho T, Simmons DR, Kalinka E, Fritz-Laylin LK, James TY, Stajich JE. An endogenous DNA virus in an amphibian-killing fungus associated with pathogen genotype and virulence. Curr Biol 2024; 34:1469-1478.e6. [PMID: 38490202 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.02.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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The global panzootic lineage (GPL) of the pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has caused severe amphibian population declines, yet the drivers underlying the high frequency of GPL in regions of amphibian decline are unclear. Using publicly available Bd genome sequences, we identified multiple non-GPL Bd isolates that contain a circular Rep-encoding single-stranded (CRESS)-like DNA virus, which we named Bd DNA virus 1 (BdDV-1). We further sequenced and constructed genome assemblies with long read sequences to find that the virus is integrated into the nuclear genome in some strains. Attempts to cure virus-positive isolates were unsuccessful; however, phenotypic differences between naturally virus-positive and virus-negative Bd isolates suggested that BdDV-1 decreases the growth of its host in vitro but increases the virulence of its host in vivo. BdDV-1 is the first-described CRESS DNA mycovirus of zoosporic true fungi, with a distribution inversely associated with the emergence of the panzootic lineage.
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- Rebecca A Clemons
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Laboratório de História Natural de Anfíbios Brasileiros (LaHNAB), Departamento de Biologia Animal Instituto de Biologia (IB), Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP 13083-862, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, East Bay, Hayward, CA 94592, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
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Rao X, Chen H, Lu Y, Liu R, Li H. Distribution and Location of BEVs in Different Genotypes of Bananas Reveal the Coevolution of BSVs and Bananas. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:17064. [PMID: 38069393 PMCID: PMC10707546 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242317064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Members of the family Caulimoviridae contain abundant endogenous pararetroviral sequences (EPRVs) integrated into the host genome. Banana streak virus (BSV), a member of the genus Badnavirus in this family, has two distinct badnaviral integrated sequences, endogenous BSV (eBSV) and banana endogenous badnavirus sequences (BEVs). BEVs are distributed widely across the genomes of different genotypes of bananas. To clarify the distribution and location of BEVs in different genotypes of bananas and their coevolutionary relationship with bananas and BSVs, BEVs and BSVs were identified in 102 collected banana samples, and a total of 327 BEVs were obtained and categorized into 26 BEVs species with different detection rates. However, the majority of BEVs were found in Clade II, and a few were clustered in Clade I. Additionally, BEVs and BSVs shared five common conserved motifs. However, BEVs had two unique amino acids, methionine and lysine, which differed from BSVs. BEVs were distributed unequally on most of chromosomes and formed hotspots. Interestingly, a colinear relationship of BEVs was found between AA and BB, as well as AA and SS genotypes of bananas. Notably, the chromosome integration time of different BEVs varied. Based on our findings, we propose that the coevolution of bananas and BSVs is driven by BSV Driving Force (BDF), a complex interaction between BSVs, eBSVs, and BEVs. This study provides the first clarification of the relationship between BEVs and the coevolution of BSVs and bananas in China.
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- Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (X.R.); (H.C.); (Y.L.); (R.L.)
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Fontdevila Pareta N, Khalili M, Maachi A, Rivarez MPS, Rollin J, Salavert F, Temple C, Aranda MA, Boonham N, Botermans M, Candresse T, Fox A, Hernando Y, Kutnjak D, Marais A, Petter F, Ravnikar M, Selmi I, Tahzima R, Trontin C, Wetzel T, Massart S. Managing the deluge of newly discovered plant viruses and viroids: an optimized scientific and regulatory framework for their characterization and risk analysis. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1181562. [PMID: 37323908 PMCID: PMC10265641 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1181562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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The advances in high-throughput sequencing (HTS) technologies and bioinformatic tools have provided new opportunities for virus and viroid discovery and diagnostics. Hence, new sequences of viral origin are being discovered and published at a previously unseen rate. Therefore, a collective effort was undertaken to write and propose a framework for prioritizing the biological characterization steps needed after discovering a new plant virus to evaluate its impact at different levels. Even though the proposed approach was widely used, a revision of these guidelines was prepared to consider virus discovery and characterization trends and integrate novel approaches and tools recently published or under development. This updated framework is more adapted to the current rate of virus discovery and provides an improved prioritization for filling knowledge and data gaps. It consists of four distinct steps adapted to include a multi-stakeholder feedback loop. Key improvements include better prioritization and organization of the various steps, earlier data sharing among researchers and involved stakeholders, public database screening, and exploitation of genomic information to predict biological properties.
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INRAE, UMR BFP, Villenave d'Ornon, France
- EGFV, Univ. Bordeaux, INRAE, ISVV, Villenave d’Ornon, France
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- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- College of Agriculture and Agri-Industries, Caraga State University, Butuan, Philippines
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- Plant Pathology Laboratory, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium
- DNAVision (Belgium), Charleroi, Belgium
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Plant Pathology Laboratory, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium
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- Department of Stress Biology and Plant Pathology, Center for Edaphology and Applied Biology of Segura, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Murcia, Spain
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Netherlands Institute for Vectors, Invasive Plants and Plant Health (NIVIP), Wageningen, Netherlands
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Fera Science Ltd, York Biotech Campus, York, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INRAE, UMR BFP, Villenave d'Ornon, France
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- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Plant Pathology Laboratory, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium
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- Plant Pathology Laboratory, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium
- Plant Sciences Unit, Institute for Agricultural, Fisheries and Food Research (ILVO), Merelbeke, Belgium
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- European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization, Paris, France
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- DLR Rheinpfalz, Institute of Plant Protection, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Germany
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- Plant Pathology Laboratory, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium
- Bioversity International, Montpellier, France
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Ishwara Bhat A, Selvarajan R, Balasubramanian V. Emerging and Re-Emerging Diseases Caused by Badnaviruses. Pathogens 2023; 12:pathogens12020245. [PMID: 36839517 PMCID: PMC9963457 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12020245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Revised: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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New and emerging plant diseases are caused by different pathogens including viruses that often cause significant crop losses. Badnaviruses are pararetroviruses that contain a single molecule of ds DNA genome of 7 to 9 kb in size and infect a large number of economically important crops such as banana and plantains, black pepper, cacao, citrus, grapevine, pineapple, sugarcane, sweet potato, taro, and yam, causing significant yield losses. Many of the species in the genus have a restricted host range and several of them are known to infect a single crop. Combined infections of different virus species and strains offer conditions that favor the development of new strains via recombination, especially in vegetatively propagated crops. The primary spread of badnaviruses is through vegetative propagating materials while for the secondary spread, they depend on insects such as mealybugs and aphids. Disease emerges as a consequence of the interactions between host and pathogens under favorable environmental conditions. The viral genome of the pararetroviruses is known to be integrated into the chromosome of the host and a few plants with integrants when subjected to different kinds of abiotic stress will give rise to episomal forms of the virus and cause disease. Attempts have been made to develop management strategies for badnaviruses both conventionally and using precision breeding techniques such as genome editing. Until 2016 only 32 badnavirus species infecting different crops were known, but in a span of six years, this number has gone up to 68. The current review highlights the emerging disease problems and management options for badnaviruses infecting economically important crops.
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- Alangar Ishwara Bhat
- Division of Crop Protection, ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode 673012, Kerala, India
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- Division of Crop Protection, ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Trichy 620102, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Division of Crop Protection, ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Trichy 620102, Tamil Nadu, India
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Rodriguez Coy L, Plummer KM, Khalifa ME, MacDiarmid RM. Mycovirus-encoded suppressors of RNA silencing: Possible allies or enemies in the use of RNAi to control fungal disease in crops. FRONTIERS IN FUNGAL BIOLOGY 2022; 3:965781. [PMID: 37746227 PMCID: PMC10512228 DOI: 10.3389/ffunb.2022.965781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Plants, fungi, and many other eukaryotes have evolved an RNA interference (RNAi) mechanism that is key for regulating gene expression and the control of pathogens. RNAi inhibits gene expression, in a sequence-specific manner, by recognizing and deploying cognate double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) either from endogenous sources (e.g. pre-micro RNAs) or exogenous origin (e.g. viruses, dsRNA, or small interfering RNAs, siRNAs). Recent studies have demonstrated that fungal pathogens can transfer siRNAs into plant cells to suppress host immunity and aid infection, in a mechanism termed cross-kingdom RNAi. New technologies, based on RNAi are being developed for crop protection against insect pests, viruses, and more recently against fungal pathogens. One example, is host-induced gene silencing (HIGS), which is a mechanism whereby transgenic plants are modified to produce siRNAs or dsRNAs targeting key transcripts of plants, or their pathogens or pests. An alternative gene regulation strategy that also co-opts the silencing machinery is spray-induced gene silencing (SIGS), in which dsRNAs or single-stranded RNAs (ssRNAs) are applied to target genes within a pathogen or pest. Fungi also use their RNA silencing machinery against mycoviruses (fungal viruses) and mycoviruses can deploy virus-encoded suppressors of RNAi (myco-VSRs) as a counter-defence. We propose that myco-VSRs may impact new dsRNA-based management methods, resulting in unintended outcomes, including suppression of management by HIGS or SIGS. Despite a large diversity of mycoviruses being discovered using high throughput sequencing, their biology is poorly understood. In particular, the prevalence of mycoviruses and the cellular effect of their encoded VSRs are under-appreciated when considering the deployment of HIGS and SIGS strategies. This review focuses on mycoviruses, their VSR activities in fungi, and the implications for control of pathogenic fungi using RNAi.
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- Lorena Rodriguez Coy
- Australian Research Council Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection, Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Research Hub for Sustainable Crop Protection, Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Damietta University, Damietta, Egypt
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- BioProtection, The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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James A, Paul JY, Souvan J, Cooper T, Dale J, Harding R, Deo P. Assessment of root-specific promoters in banana and tobacco and identification of a banana TIP2 promoter with strong root activity. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1009487. [PMID: 36275524 PMCID: PMC9581176 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1009487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Genetic modification is one possible strategy to generate bananas (Musa spp.) with resistance to the soil-borne pathogen causing Fusarium wilt. The availability of banana root-specific promoters to target transgene expression to the sites of infection would be beneficial. We have assessed 18 promoter sequences derived from a range of plant species for their expression profiles in banana tissues to identify those with root-specific activity. Promoter sequences were isolated and fused to the β-glucuronidase (GUS) gene to assess their expression levels and tissue specificity in both banana and the model plant tobacco. Two heterologous promoters conferring high root expression levels in banana were identified, including a β-glucosidase 1 (GLU1) promoter from maize and the RB7-type tonoplast intrinsic protein (TIP)-2 promoter from strawberry. Further, a novel Musa TIP2-2 promoter sequence was isolated and characterized which, when fused to the GUS gene, conferred very high GUS expression levels in banana roots. These promoters will expand the options for the control of gene expression in genetically modified bananas, providing a tool to develop plants with resistance not only to soil-borne diseases such as Fusarium wilt, but also for the improvement of other traits, such as nematode resistance, nutrition or abiotic stress resistance.
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Kuan CP, Tsai CH, Tseng CS, Yang TC. Development of a bead-based assay for detection of three banana-infecting viruses. PeerJ 2022; 10:e13409. [PMID: 35642199 PMCID: PMC9148560 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Background Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV), cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) and banana streak virus (BSV) are important banana viruses, there are possible infections frequently with several viruses in field. Since the viruses are readily trasmitted in vegetative propagules, which pose a threat to banana production in banana-growing areas. Methods A multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) protocol combined with LiquiChip analysis to identify BSV, BBTV, and CMV, with consistent amplification of plant ubiquitin (UBQ), the banana plant messenger RNA used as a procedural control. Multiplex reverse transcription (RT)-PCR amplicons were extended by allele-specific primers, followed by hybridization with carboxylated microspheres containing unique fluorescent oligonucleotides, which were detected using the LiquiChip 200 workstation. Results In this study, we aimed to develop a rapid, sensitive, and simultaneous detection method for BSV, BBTV, and CMV using a bead-based multiplex assay that can be applied in routine diagnosis. We demonstrated that this detection system was extremely efficient and highly specialized for differentiating individual in a mixture of viruses while being ten times more sensitive than traditional RT-PCR. The development of this method makes it feasible to detect banana viruses in field collected leaf samples.
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- Cheng-Ping Kuan
- Division of Biotechnology, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Plant Pathology, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Biotechnology, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Biotechnology, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Taichung, Taiwan
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A Review of Viruses Infecting Yam ( Dioscorea spp.). Viruses 2022; 14:v14040662. [PMID: 35458392 PMCID: PMC9033002 DOI: 10.3390/v14040662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Revised: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Yam is an important food staple for millions of people globally, particularly those in the developing countries of West Africa and the Pacific Islands. To sustain the growing population, yam production must be increased amidst the many biotic and abiotic stresses. Plant viruses are among the most detrimental of plant pathogens and have caused great losses of crop yield and quality, including those of yam. Knowledge and understanding of virus biology and ecology are important for the development of diagnostic tools and disease management strategies to combat the spread of yam-infecting viruses. This review aims to highlight current knowledge on key yam-infecting viruses by examining their characteristics, genetic diversity, disease symptoms, diagnostics, and elimination to provide a synopsis for consideration in developing diagnostic strategy and disease management for yam.
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Rodríguez-Verástegui LL, Ramírez-Zavaleta CY, Capilla-Hernández MF, Gregorio-Jorge J. Viruses Infecting Trees and Herbs That Produce Edible Fleshy Fruits with a Prominent Value in the Global Market: An Evolutionary Perspective. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:203. [PMID: 35050091 PMCID: PMC8778216 DOI: 10.3390/plants11020203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Revised: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Trees and herbs that produce fruits represent the most valuable agricultural food commodities in the world. However, the yield of these crops is not fully achieved due to biotic factors such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Viruses are capable of causing alterations in plant growth and development, thereby impacting the yield of their hosts significantly. In this work, we first compiled the world's most comprehensive list of known edible fruits that fits our definition. Then, plant viruses infecting those trees and herbs that produce fruits with commercial importance in the global market were identified. The identified plant viruses belong to 30 families, most of them containing single-stranded RNA genomes. Importantly, we show the overall picture of the host range for some virus families following an evolutionary approach. Further, the current knowledge about plant-virus interactions, focusing on the main disorders they cause, as well as yield losses, is summarized. Additionally, since accurate diagnosis methods are of pivotal importance for viral diseases control, the current and emerging technologies for the detection of these plant pathogens are described. Finally, the most promising strategies employed to control viral diseases in the field are presented, focusing on solutions that are long-lasting.
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- Cuerpo Académico Procesos Biotecnológicos, Universidad Politécnica de Tlaxcala, Av. Universidad Politécnica 1, San Pedro Xalcaltzinco 90180, Mexico; (C.Y.R.-Z.); (M.F.C.-H.)
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- Cuerpo Académico Procesos Biotecnológicos, Universidad Politécnica de Tlaxcala, Av. Universidad Politécnica 1, San Pedro Xalcaltzinco 90180, Mexico; (C.Y.R.-Z.); (M.F.C.-H.)
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- Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Politécnica de Tlaxcala, Av. Insurgentes Sur 1582, Col. Crédito Constructor, Ciudad de Mexico 03940, Mexico
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Ricciuti E, Laboureau N, Noumbissié G, Chabannes M, Sukhikh N, Pooggin MM, Iskra-Caruana ML. Extrachromosomal viral DNA produced by transcriptionally active endogenous viral elements in non-infected banana hybrids impedes quantitative PCR diagnostics of banana streak virus infections in banana hybrids. J Gen Virol 2021; 102. [PMID: 34726592 DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.001670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The main edible and cultivated banana varieties are intra- and interspecific hybrids of the two main Musa species, Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana, having diploid genomes denoted A and B, respectively. The B genome naturally hosts sequences of banana streak virus (BSV) named endogenous BSV (eBSV). Upon stress, eBSVs are identified as the origin of BSV infection for at least three BSV species, causing banana streak disease. For each of the three species, BSV and eBSV share >99.9 % sequence identity, complicating PCR-based diagnosis of viral infection in the B genome-containing bananas. Here, we designed a quantitative PCR-based method to only quantify episomal BSV particles produced, overcoming the limitation of eBSV also being detected by qPCR by using it as a 'calibrator'. However, our results revealed unexpected variation of eBSV amplification in calibrator plants composed of a clonal population of 53 replicating virus-free banana hybrids with the same AAB genotype. Our in-depth molecular analyses suggest that this calibrator variation is due to the variable abundance of non-encapsidated extrachromosomal viral DNA, likely produced via the transcription of eBSVs, followed by occasional reverse transcription. We also present evidence that accumulation of viral transcripts in AAB plants is downregulated both at post-transcriptional and transcriptional levels by an RNA interference mechanism that keeps the plants free of virus infection. Finally, we recommend that such eBSV amplification variation be taken into account to establish a quantitative viral diagnostic for banana plants with the B genome.
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- Emeline Ricciuti
- CIRAD, UMR BGPI, Univ Montpellier, INRAE, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, 34984, France
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- CIRAD, UMR BGPI, Univ Montpellier, INRAE, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, 34984, France.,CIRAD, UMR PHIM, 34090 Montpellier, France.,PHIM Plant Health Institute, Univ Montpellier, INRAE, IRD, CIRAD, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UMR BGPI, Univ Montpellier, INRAE, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, 34984, France
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- CIRAD, UMR BGPI, Univ Montpellier, INRAE, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, 34984, France.,CIRAD, UMR AGAP Intitute, F-34398 Montpellier, France.,AGAP Institute, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, F-34398 Montpellier, France
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- PHIM Plant Health Institute, Univ Montpellier, INRAE, IRD, CIRAD, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France.,Institute of Bioengineering, Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Moscow, 119071, Russia
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- PHIM Plant Health Institute, Univ Montpellier, INRAE, IRD, CIRAD, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UMR BGPI, Univ Montpellier, INRAE, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, 34984, France.,CIRAD, DGD-RS, F-34398 Montpellier, France
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Infectivity of an Infectious Clone of Banana Streak CA Virus in A-Genome Bananas ( Musa acuminata ssp.). Viruses 2021; 13:v13061071. [PMID: 34199911 PMCID: PMC8226583 DOI: 10.3390/v13061071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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We have characterized the complete genome sequence of an Australian isolate of banana streak CA virus (BSCAV). A greater-than-full-length, cloned copy of the virus genome was assembled and agroinoculated into five tissue-cultured plants of nine different Musa acuminata banana accessions. BSCAV was highly infectious in all nine accessions. All five inoculated plants from eight accessions developed symptoms by 28 weeks post-inoculation, while all five plants of M. acuminata AA subsp. zebrina remained symptomless. Symptoms were mild in six accessions but were severe in Khae Phrae (M. acuminata subsp. siamea) and the East African Highland banana accession Igisahira Gisanzwe. This is the first full-length BSCAV genome sequence reported from Australia and the first report of the infectivity of an infectious clone of banana streak virus.
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Uke A, Pinili MS, Natsuaki KT, Geering ADW. Complete genome sequence of aucuba ringspot virus. Arch Virol 2021; 166:1227-1230. [PMID: 33554288 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-021-04977-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/19/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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A new badnavirus, aucuba ringspot virus (AuRV), was identified in plants of Aucuba japonica showing mild mosaic, vein banding, and yellow ringspot symptoms on the leaves. The complete nucleotide sequence of the AuRV genome was determined and found to be 9,092 nt in length, and the virus was found to have a genome organization typical of members of the genus Badnavirus. ORF3 was predicted to encode a polyprotein containing conserved movement protein, coat protein, aspartic protease, reverse transcriptase (RT), and RNase H domains. Phylogenetic analysis suggested that this virus is most closely related to codonopsis vein clearing virus but belongs to a distinct species, based on only 69.6% nucleotide sequence identity within the part of ORF 3 encoding the RT and RNase H domains. The vector of AuRV is unknown, but based on phylogenetic relationships, it is predicted to be a type of aphid.
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- Ayaka Uke
- Biological Resources and Post-Harvest Division, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), 1-1 Ohwashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8686, Japan.
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- College of Agriculture and Food Science, University of the Philippines Los Banos, 4031, Languna, Philippines
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- Department of International Agricultural Development, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya, Tokyo, 156-8502, Japan
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- Centre for Horticulture Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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Dunbar S, Das S. Amplification chemistries in clinical virology. J Clin Virol 2019; 115:18-31. [PMID: 30953805 PMCID: PMC7106405 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2019.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Revised: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Molecular diagnostic methods have evolved and matured considerably over the last several decades and are constantly being evaluated and adopted by clinical laboratories for the identification of infectious pathogens. Advancement in other technologies such as fluorescence, electronics, instrumentation, automation, and sensors have made the overall diagnostic process more accurate, sensitive, and rapid. Nucleic acid based detection procedures, which rely on the fundamental principles of DNA replication have emerged as a popular and standard diagnostic method, and several commercial assays are currently available based on different nucleic acid amplification techniques. This review focuses on the major amplification chemistries that are used for developing commercial assays and discusses their application in the clinical virology laboratory.
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Sukal AC, Kidanemariam DB, Dale JL, Harding RM, James AP. Assessment and optimization of rolling circle amplification protocols for the detection and characterization of badnaviruses. Virology 2019; 529:73-80. [PMID: 30665100 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2019.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Revised: 01/13/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The genus Badnavirus is characterized by members that are genetically and serologically heterogeneous which presents challenges for their detection and characterization. The presence of integrated badnavirus-like sequences in some host species further complicates detection using PCR-based protocols. To address these challenges, we have assessed and optimized various RCA protocols including random-primed RCA (RP-RCA), primer-spiked random-primed RCA (primer-spiked RP-RCA), directed RCA (D-RCA) and specific-primed RCA (SP-RCA). Using Dioscorea bacilliform AL virus (DBALV) as an example, we demonstrate that viral DNA amplified using the optimized D-RCA and SP-RCA protocols showed an 85-fold increase in badnavirus NGS reads compared with RP-RCA. The optimized RCA techniques described here were used to detect a range of badnaviruses infecting banana, sugar cane, taro and yam demonstrating the utility of RCA for detection of diverse badnaviruses infecting a variety of host plant species.
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- Amit C Sukal
- Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities (CTCB), Faculty of Science and Engineering (SEF), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane 4001, Australia; Centre for Pacific Crops and Trees (CePaCT), Land Resource Division (LRD), Pacific Community (SPC), Suva, Fiji
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- Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities (CTCB), Faculty of Science and Engineering (SEF), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane 4001, Australia
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- Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities (CTCB), Faculty of Science and Engineering (SEF), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane 4001, Australia
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- Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities (CTCB), Faculty of Science and Engineering (SEF), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane 4001, Australia.
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- Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities (CTCB), Faculty of Science and Engineering (SEF), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane 4001, Australia
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Sukal AC, Kidanemariam DB, Dale JL, Harding RM, James AP. Characterization of a novel member of the family Caulimoviridae infecting Dioscorea nummularia in the Pacific, which may represent a new genus of dsDNA plant viruses. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0203038. [PMID: 30208072 PMCID: PMC6135502 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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We have characterized the complete genome of a novel circular double-stranded DNA virus, tentatively named Dioscorea nummularia-associated virus (DNUaV), infecting Dioscorea nummularia originating from Samoa. The genome of DNUaV comprised 8139 bp and contained four putative open reading frames (ORFs). ORFs 1 and 2 had no identifiable conserved domains, while ORF 3 had conserved motifs typical of viruses within the family Caulimoviridae including coat protein, movement protein, aspartic protease, reverse transcriptase and ribonuclease H. A transactivator domain, similar to that present in members of several caulimoviridae genera, was also identified in the putative ORF 4. The genome size, organization, and presence of conserved amino acid domains are similar to other viruses in the family Caulimoviridae. However, based on nucleotide sequence similarity and phylogenetic analysis, DNUaV appears to be a distinct novel member of the family and may represent a new genus.
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- Amit C. Sukal
- Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Centre for Pacific Crops and Trees, Pacific Community, Suva, Fiji
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- Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Kidanemariam DB, Sukal AC, Abraham AD, Stomeo F, Dale JL, James AP, Harding RM. Identification and molecular characterization of Taro bacilliform virus and Taro bacilliform CH virus from East Africa. PLANT PATHOLOGY 2018; 67:1977-1986. [PMID: 32406408 PMCID: PMC7198128 DOI: 10.1111/ppa.12921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Taro (Colocasia esculenta) and tannia (Xanthosoma sp.) are important root crops cultivated mainly by small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and the South Pacific. Viruses are known to be one of the most important constraints to production, with infections resulting in severe yield reduction. In 2014 and 2015, surveys were conducted in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to determine the identity of viruses infecting taro in East Africa. Screening of 392 samples collected from the region using degenerate badnavirus primers revealed an incidence of 58-74% among the four countries surveyed, with sequence analysis identifying both Taro bacilliform virus (TaBV) and Taro bacilliform CH virus (TaBCHV). TaBCHV was identified from all four countries while TaBV was identified in all except Ethiopia. Full-length sequences from representative TaBV and TaBCHV isolates showed that the genome organization of TaBV isolates from East Africa was consistent with previous reports while TaBCHV isolates from East Africa were found to encode only four ORFs, distinct from a previous report from China. Phylogenetic analysis showed that all East African TaBV isolates form a single subgroup within known TaBV isolates, while TaBCHV isolates form at least two distinct subgroups. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report describing the occurrence and genome organization of TaBV and TaBCHV isolates from East Africa and the first full-length sequence of the two viruses from tannia.
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- D. B. Kidanemariam
- Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane 4001, Australia
- National Agricultural Biotechnology Research Centre, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, PO Box 2003
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- Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane 4001, Australia
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- Department of Biotechnology, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, PO Box 16417, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Biosciences eastern and central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub, PO Box 30709, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane 4001, Australia
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- Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane 4001, Australia
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- Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane 4001, Australia
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Characterization of an Australian isolate of taro bacilliform virus and development of an infectious clone. Arch Virol 2018; 163:1677-1681. [PMID: 29488119 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-018-3783-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Accepted: 02/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The badnavirus taro bacilliform virus (TaBV) has been reported to infect taro (Colocasia esculenta L.) and other edible aroids in several South Pacific island countries, but there are no published reports from Australia. Using PCR and RCA, we identified and characterized an Australian TaBV isolate. A terminally redundant cloned copy of the TaBV genome was generated and shown to be infectious in taro following agro-inoculation. This is the first report of TaBV from Australia and also the first report of an infectious clone for this virus.
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Bömer M, Turaki AA, Rathnayake AI, Silva G, Kumar PL, Seal SE. Rolling Circle Amplification to Screen Yam Germplasm for Badnavirus Infections and to Amplify and Characterise Novel Badnavirus Genomes. Bio Protoc 2018; 8:e2672. [PMID: 34179227 DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.2672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2017] [Revised: 12/11/2017] [Accepted: 12/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Since the first discovery of badnaviruses (family Caulimoviridae, genus Badnavirus) in yam (Dioscorea spp.) germplasm in the 1970s (Harrison and Roberts, 1973), several hundred partial badnavirus reverse transcriptase (RT)-ribonuclease H (RNaseH) sequences have been characterised ( Kenyon et al., 2008 ; Bousalem et al., 2009 ), but only a few complete Dioscorea bacilliform virus (DBV) genome sequences have been reported ( Phillips et al., 1999 ; Seal and Muller, 2007; Bömer et al., 2016 and 2017; Sukal et al., 2017 ; Umber et al., 2017 ). We have optimised a workflow involving total nucleic acid extractions and rolling circle amplification (RCA) combined with restriction enzyme analysis for the detection and amplification of DBVs present in yam germplasm. We have employed this approach successfully revealing three novel episomal yam badnaviruses ( Bömer et al., 2016 ). We proposed this to be a complementary method to denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis, which enables a rapid indication of badnavirus diversity as well as the identification of potentially integrated badnavirus sequences in the host genome ( Turaki et al., 2017 ). Here, we describe the step-by-step protocol to screen yam germplasm for badnavirus infections using RCA as an efficient research tool in the amplification and characterization of novel badnavirus genomes.
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- Moritz Bömer
- Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, London, UK
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- Kebbi State University of Science and Technology Aliero, Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
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- Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, London, UK
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, London, UK
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Dale J, James A, Paul JY, Khanna H, Smith M, Peraza-Echeverria S, Garcia-Bastidas F, Kema G, Waterhouse P, Mengersen K, Harding R. Transgenic Cavendish bananas with resistance to Fusarium wilt tropical race 4. Nat Commun 2017; 8:1496. [PMID: 29133817 PMCID: PMC5684404 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01670-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2017] [Accepted: 10/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Banana (Musa spp.) is a staple food for more than 400 million people. Over 40% of world production and virtually all the export trade is based on Cavendish banana. However, Cavendish banana is under threat from a virulent fungus, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (TR4) for which no acceptable resistant replacement has been identified. Here we report the identification of transgenic Cavendish with resistance to TR4. In our 3-year field trial, two lines of transgenic Cavendish, one transformed with RGA2, a gene isolated from a TR4-resistant diploid banana, and the other with a nematode-derived gene, Ced9, remain disease free. Transgene expression in the RGA2 lines is strongly correlated with resistance. Endogenous RGA2 homologs are also present in Cavendish but are expressed tenfold lower than that in our most resistant transgenic line. The expression of these homologs can potentially be elevated through gene editing, to provide non-transgenic resistance.
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- James Dale
- Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 4001, Queensland, Australia.
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- Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 4001, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 4001, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 4001, Queensland, Australia
- Sugar Research Australia, Indooroopilly, 4068, Queensland, Australia
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- Darwin Banana Farming Company, Lambells Lagoon, 0822, Northern Territory, Australia
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- Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 4001, Queensland, Australia
- Unidad de Biotecnologia Centro de Investigacion Cientifica de Yucatan, Merida, 97205, Yucatan, Mexico
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- Wageningen University and Research Centre, Plant Research International, Wageningen, 6700, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen University and Research Centre, Plant Research International, Wageningen, 6700, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 4001, Queensland, Australia
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- Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 4001, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 4001, Queensland, Australia
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Molecular characterization of a phytoplasma affiliated with the 16SrVII group representative of the novel 16SrVII-F subgroup. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3122-3126. [DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.001823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Sukal A, Kidanemariam D, Dale J, James A, Harding R. Characterization of badnaviruses infecting Dioscorea spp. in the Pacific reveals two putative novel species and the first report of dioscorea bacilliform RT virus 2. Virus Res 2017; 238:29-34. [PMID: 28591557 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2017.05.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Revised: 05/30/2017] [Accepted: 05/31/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The complete genome sequences of three new badnaviruses associated with yam (Dioscorea spp.) originating from Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Samoa were determined following rolling circle amplification of the virus genomes. The full-length genomes consisted of a single molecule of circular double-stranded DNA of 8106bp for isolate FJ14, 7871bp for isolate PNG10 and 7426bp for isolate SAM01. FJ14 and PNG10 contained three open reading frames while SAM01 had an additional open reading frame which partially overlapped the 3' end of ORF 3. Amino acid sequence analysis of ORF 3 from the three isolates confirmed the presence of conserved motifs typical of other badnaviruses. Phylogenetic analysis revealed the sequences to be closely related to other Dioscorea-infecting badnaviruses. FJ14 and PNG10 appear to be new species, which we have tentatively named dioscorea bacilliform ES virus (DBESV) and dioscorea bacilliform AL virus 2 (DBALV2), respectively, while SAM01 represents a Pacific isolate of the recently published dioscorea bacilliform RT virus 2 and is described as dioscorea bacilliform RT virus 2-[4RT] (DBRTV2-[4RT]).
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- Amit Sukal
- Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2 George St, Brisbane, 4001, Australia
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- Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2 George St, Brisbane, 4001, Australia
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- Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2 George St, Brisbane, 4001, Australia
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- Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2 George St, Brisbane, 4001, Australia
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- Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2 George St, Brisbane, 4001, Australia.
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Chingandu N, Zia-Ur-Rehman M, Sreenivasan TN, Surujdeo-Maharaj S, Umaharan P, Gutierrez OA, Brown JK. Molecular characterization of previously elusive badnaviruses associated with symptomatic cacao in the New World. Arch Virol 2017; 162:1363-1371. [PMID: 28124143 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-017-3235-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 01/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Suspected virus-like symptoms were observed in cacao plants in Trinidad during 1943, and the viruses associated with these symptoms were designated as strains A and B of cacao Trinidad virus (CTV). However, viral etiology has not been demonstrated for either phenotype. Total DNA was isolated from symptomatic cacao leaves exhibiting the CTV A and B phenotypes and subjected to Illumina HiSeq and Sanger DNA sequencing. Based on de novo assembly, two apparently full-length badnavirus genomes of 7,533 and 7,454 nucleotides (nt) were associated with CTV strain A and B, respectively. The Trinidad badnaviral genomes contained four open reading frames, three of which are characteristic of other known badnaviruses, and a fourth that is present in only some badnaviruses. Both badnaviral genomes harbored hallmark caulimovirus-like features, including a tRNAMet priming site, a TATA box, and a polyadenylation-like signal. Pairwise comparisons of the RT-RNase H region indicated that the Trinidad isolates share 57-71% nt sequence identity with other known badnaviruses. Based on the system for badnavirus species demarcation in which viruses with less than 80% nt sequence identity in the RT-RNase gene are considered members of separate species, these isolates represent two previously unidentified badnaviruses, herein named cacao mild mosaic virus and cacao yellow vein banding virus, making them the first cacao-infecting badnaviruses identified thus far in the Western Hemisphere.
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- Nomatter Chingandu
- School of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona, 1140 E, South Campus Drive, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Cocoa Research Centre, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
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- Cocoa Research Centre, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
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- USDA-ARS Subtropical Horticultural Research Station, Miami, FL, 33158, USA
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- School of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona, 1140 E, South Campus Drive, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA.
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Martin RR, Constable F, Tzanetakis IE. Quarantine Regulations and the Impact of Modern Detection Methods. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2016; 54:189-205. [PMID: 27491434 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-080615-100105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Producers worldwide need access to the best plant varieties and cultivars available to be competitive in global markets. This often means moving plants across international borders as soon as they are available. At the same time, quarantine agencies are tasked with minimizing the risk of introducing exotic pests and pathogens along with imported plant material, with the goal to protect domestic agriculture and native fauna and flora. These two drivers, the movement of more plant material and reduced risk of pathogen introduction, are at odds. Improvements in large-scale or next-generation sequencing (NGS) and bioinformatics for data analysis have resulted in improved speed and accuracy of pathogen detection that could facilitate plant trade with reduced risk of pathogen movement. There are concerns to be addressed before NGS can replace existing tools used for pathogen detection in plant quarantine and certification programs. Here, we discuss the advantages and possible pitfalls of this technology for meeting the needs of plant quarantine and certification.
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- Robert R Martin
- Horticultural Crops Research Unit, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Corvallis, Oregon 97330;
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- Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, AgriBio, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia 3083:
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Division of Agriculture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701;
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Bömer M, Turaki AA, Silva G, Kumar PL, Seal SE. A Sequence-Independent Strategy for Amplification and Characterisation of Episomal Badnavirus Sequences Reveals Three Previously Uncharacterised Yam Badnaviruses. Viruses 2016; 8:E188. [PMID: 27399761 PMCID: PMC4974523 DOI: 10.3390/v8070188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2016] [Revised: 06/24/2016] [Accepted: 06/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Yam (Dioscorea spp.) plants are potentially hosts to a diverse range of badnavirus species (genus Badnavirus, family Caulimoviridae), but their detection is complicated by the existence of integrated badnavirus sequences in some yam genomes. To date, only two badnavirus genomes have been characterised, namely, Dioscorea bacilliform AL virus (DBALV) and Dioscorea bacilliform SN virus (DBSNV). A further 10 tentative species in yam have been described based on their partial reverse transcriptase (RT)-ribonuclease H (RNaseH) sequences, generically referred to here as Dioscorea bacilliform viruses (DBVs). Further characterisation of DBV species is necessary to determine which represent episomal viruses and which are only present as integrated badnavirus sequences in some yam genomes. In this study, a sequence-independent multiply-primed rolling circle amplification (RCA) method was evaluated for selective amplification of episomal DBV genomes. This resulted in the identification and characterisation of nine complete genomic sequences (7.4-7.7 kbp) of existing and previously undescribed DBV phylogenetic groups from Dioscorea alata and Dioscorea rotundata accessions. These new yam badnavirus genomes expand our understanding of the diversity and genomic organisation of DBVs, and assist the development of improved diagnostic tools. Our findings also suggest that mixed badnavirus infections occur relatively often in West African yam germplasm.
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- Moritz Bömer
- Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TB, UK.
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- Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TB, UK.
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- Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TB, UK.
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Oyo Road, PMB 5320, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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- Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TB, UK.
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Bhat AI, Hohn T, Selvarajan R. Badnaviruses: The Current Global Scenario. Viruses 2016; 8:E177. [PMID: 27338451 PMCID: PMC4926197 DOI: 10.3390/v8060177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2016] [Revised: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 05/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Badnaviruses (Family: Caulimoviridae; Genus: Badnavirus) are non-enveloped bacilliform DNA viruses with a monopartite genome containing about 7.2 to 9.2 kb of dsDNA with three to seven open reading frames. They are transmitted by mealybugs and a few species by aphids in a semi-persistent manner. They are one of the most important plant virus groups and have emerged as serious pathogens affecting the cultivation of several horticultural crops in the tropics, especially banana, black pepper, cocoa, citrus, sugarcane, taro, and yam. Some badnaviruses are also known as endogenous viruses integrated into their host genomes and a few such endogenous viruses can be awakened, e.g., through abiotic stress, giving rise to infective episomal forms. The presence of endogenous badnaviruses poses a new challenge for the fool-proof diagnosis, taxonomy, and management of the diseases. The present review aims to highlight emerging disease problems, virus characteristics, transmission, and diagnosis of badnaviruses.
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- UNIBAS, Botanical Institute, 4056 Basel, Switzerland.
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- ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirapalli 620102, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Multiple approaches for the detection and characterization of viral and plasmid symbionts from a collection of marine fungi. Virus Res 2015; 219:22-38. [PMID: 26546154 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2015.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Revised: 10/27/2015] [Accepted: 10/31/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The number of reported mycoviruses is increasing exponentially due to the current ability to detect mycoviruses using next-generation sequencing (NGS) approaches, with a large number of viral genomes built in-silico using data from fungal transcriptome projects. We decided to screen a collection of fungi originating from a specific marine environment (associated with the seagrass Posidonia oceanica) for the presence of mycoviruses: our findings reveal a wealth of diversity among these symbionts and this complexity will require further studies to address their specific role in this ecological niche. In specific, we identified twelve new virus species belonging to nine distinct lineages: they are members of megabirnavirus, totivirus, chrysovirus, partitivirus and five still undefined clades. We showed evidence of an endogenized virus ORF, and evidence of accumulation of dsRNA from metaviridae retroviral elements. We applied different techniques for detecting the presence of mycoviruses including (i) dsRNA extraction and cDNA cloning, (ii) small and total RNA sequencing through NGS techniques, (iii) rolling circle amplification (RCA) and total DNA extraction analyses, (iv) virus purifications and electron microscopy. We tried also to critically evaluate the intrinsic value and limitations of each of these techniques. Based on the samples we could compare directly, RNAseq analysis is superior to sRNA for de novo assembly of mycoviruses. To our knowledge this is the first report on the virome of fungi isolated from marine environment. The GenBank/eMBL/DDBJ accession numbers of the sequences reported in this paper are: KT601099-KT601110; KT601114-KT601120; KT592305; KT950836-KT950841.
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Sharma SK, Vignesh Kumar P, Geetanjali AS, Pun KB, Baranwal VK. Subpopulation level variation of banana streak viruses in India and common evolution of banana and sugarcane badnaviruses. Virus Genes 2015; 50:450-65. [PMID: 25672291 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-015-1179-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2014] [Accepted: 01/31/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Genome sequences of three episomal Banana streak MY virus (BSMYV) isolates sampled from triploid banana hybrids (Chini Champa: AAB; Malbhog: AAB and Monthan: ABB), grown in North-East and South India are reported in this study by sequence-independent improved rolling circle amplification (RCA). RCA coupled with restriction fragment length polymorphism revealed diverse restriction profiles of five BSMYV isolates. Nucleotide substitution rates of BSMYV subpopulation and Banana streak OL virus subpopulation was 7.13 × 10(-3) to 1.59 × 10(-2) and 2.65 × 10(-3) to 5.49 × 10(-3), respectively, for the different coding regions. Analysis of the genetic diversity of banana and sugarcane badnaviruses revealed a total of 32 unique recombination events among banana and sugarcane badnaviruses (inter BSV-SCBV), in addition to the extensive recombination with in banana streak viruses and sugarcane bacilliform viruses (intra-BSV and intra-SCBV). Many unique fragments were shown to contain similar ruminant sequence fragments which indicated the possibility that the two groups of badnaviruses or their ancestors to colonise same host before making the host shift. The distribution of recombination events, hot-spots (intergenic region and C-terminal of ORF3) as well as cold-spots (distributed in ORF3) displayed the mirroring of recombination traces in both group of badnaviruses. These results support the hypothesis of relatedness of banana and sugarcane badnaviruses and the host and geographical shifts that followed the fixation of the species complex appear to be a recent event.
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- Susheel Kumar Sharma
- Advanced Centre for Plant Virology, Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
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Kumar PL, Selvarajan R, Iskra-Caruana ML, Chabannes M, Hanna R. Biology, etiology, and control of virus diseases of banana and plantain. Adv Virus Res 2014; 91:229-69. [PMID: 25591881 DOI: 10.1016/bs.aivir.2014.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Banana and plantain (Musa spp.), produced in 10.3 million ha in the tropics, are among the world's top 10 food crops. They are vegetatively propagated using suckers or tissue culture plants and grown almost as perennial plantations. These are prone to the accumulation of pests and pathogens, especially viruses which contribute to yield reduction and are also barriers to the international exchange of germplasm. The most economically important viruses of banana and plantain are Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV), a complex of banana streak viruses (BSVs) and Banana bract mosaic virus (BBrMV). BBTV is known to cause the most serious economic losses in the "Old World," contributing to a yield reduction of up to 100% and responsible for a dramatic reduction in cropping area. The BSVs exist as episomal and endogenous forms are known to be worldwide in distribution. In India and the Philippines, BBrMV is known to be economically important but recently the virus was discovered in Colombia and Costa Rica, thus signaling its spread into the "New World." Banana and plantain are also known to be susceptible to five other viruses of minor significance, such as Abaca mosaic virus, Abaca bunchy top virus, Banana mild mosaic virus, Banana virus X, and Cucumber mosaic virus. Studies over the past 100 years have contributed to important knowledge on disease biology, distribution, and spread. Research during the last 25 years have led to a better understanding of the virus-vector-host interactions, virus diversity, disease etiology, and epidemiology. In addition, new diagnostic tools were developed which were used for surveillance and the certification of planting material. Due to a lack of durable host resistance in the Musa spp., phytosanitary measures and the use of virus-free planting material are the major methods of virus control. The state of knowledge on BBTV, BBrMV, and BSVs, and other minor viruses, disease spread, and control are summarized in this review.
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- P Lava Kumar
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Oyo Road, PMB 5320, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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- National Research Center for Banana, Tiruchirapalli, PIN # 620102, TN, India
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Diaz-Lara A, Mosier NJ, Keller KE, Martin RR. A variant of Rubus yellow net virus with altered genomic organization. Virus Genes 2014; 50:104-10. [PMID: 25480633 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-014-1149-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2014] [Accepted: 11/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Rubus yellow net virus (RYNV) is a member of the genus Badnavirus (family: Caulimoviridae). RYNV infects Rubus species causing chlorosis of the tissue along the leaf veins, giving an unevenly distributed netted symptom in some cultivars of red and black raspberry. Recently, a strain of RYNV was sequenced from a Rubus idaeus plant in Alberta, Canada, exhibiting such symptoms. The viral genome contained seven open reading frames (ORFs) with five of them in the sense-strand, including a large polyprotein. Here we describe a graft-transmissible strain of RYNV from Europe infecting cultivar 'Baumforth's Seedling A' (named RYNV-BS), which was sequenced using rolling circle amplification, enzymatic digestion, cloning and primer walking, and it was resequenced at a 5X coverage. This sequence was then compared with the RYNV-Ca genome and significant differences were observed. Genomic analysis identified differences in the arrangement of coding regions, promoter elements, and presence of motifs. The genomic organization of RYNV-BS consisted of five ORFs (four ORFs in the sense-strand and one ORF in the antisense-strand). ORFs 1, 2, and 3 showed a high degree of homology to RYNV-Ca, while ORFs 4 and 6 of RYNV-BS were quite distinct. Also, the predicted ORFs 5 and 7 in the RYNV-Ca were absent in the RYNV-BS sequence. These differences may account for the lack of aphid transmissibility of RYNV-BS.
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- Alfredo Diaz-Lara
- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA,
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Umber M, Filloux D, Muller E, Laboureau N, Galzi S, Roumagnac P, Iskra-Caruana ML, Pavis C, Teycheney PY, Seal SE. The genome of African yam (Dioscorea cayenensis-rotundata complex) hosts endogenous sequences from four distinct Badnavirus species. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2014; 15:790-801. [PMID: 24605894 PMCID: PMC6638810 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Several endogenous viral elements (EVEs) have been identified in plant genomes, including endogenous pararetroviruses (EPRVs). Here, we report the first characterization of EPRV sequences in the genome of African yam of the Dioscorea cayenensis-rotundata complex. We propose that these sequences should be termed 'endogenous Dioscorea bacilliform viruses' (eDBVs). Molecular characterization of eDBVs shows that they constitute sequences originating from various parts of badnavirus genomes, resulting in a mosaic structure that is typical of most EPRVs characterized to date. Using complementary molecular approaches, we show that eDBVs belong to at least four distinct Badnavirus species, indicating multiple, independent, endogenization events. Phylogenetic analyses of eDBVs support and enrich the current taxonomy of yam badnaviruses and lead to the characterization of a new Badnavirus species in yam. The impact of eDBVs on diagnosis, yam germplasm conservation and movement, and breeding is discussed.
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- Marie Umber
- INRA, UR1321 ASTRO Agrosystèmes tropicaux, F-97170, Petit-Bourg, (Guadeloupe), France
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Sharma SK, Kumar PV, Baranwal VK. Immunodiagnosis of episomal Banana streak MY virus using polyclonal antibodies to an expressed putative coat protein. J Virol Methods 2014; 207:86-94. [PMID: 24977315 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2014.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2013] [Revised: 06/17/2014] [Accepted: 06/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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A cryptic Badnavirus species complex, known as banana streak viruses (BSV) poses a serious threat to banana production and genetic improvement worldwide. Due to the presence of integrated BSV sequences in the banana genome, routine detection is largely based on serological and nucleo-serological diagnostic methods which require high titre specific polyclonal antiserum. Viral structural proteins like coat protein (CP) are the best target for in vitro expression, to be used as antigen for antiserum production. However, in badnaviruses precise CP sequences are not known. In this study, two putative CP coding regions (p48 and p37) of Banana streak MY virus (BSMYV) were identified in silico by comparison with caulimoviruses, retroviruses and Rice tungro bacilliform virus. The putative CP coding region (p37) was in vitro expressed in pMAL system and affinity purified. The purified fusion protein was used as antigen for raising polyclonal antiserum in rabbit. The specificity of antiserum was confirmed in Western blots, immunosorbent electron microscopy (ISEM) and antigen coated plate-enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ACP-ELISA). The antiserum (1:2000) was successfully used in ACP-ELISA for specific detection of BSMYV infection in field and tissue culture raised banana plants. The antiserum was also utilized in immuno-capture PCR (IC-PCR) based indexing of episomal BSMYV infection. This is the first report of in silico identification of putative CP region of BSMYV, production of polyclonal antiserum against recombinant p37 and its successful use in immunodetection.
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- Susheel Kumar Sharma
- Advanced Centre for Plant Virology, Division of Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi 110012, India
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- Advanced Centre for Plant Virology, Division of Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi 110012, India
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- Advanced Centre for Plant Virology, Division of Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi 110012, India.
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Seal S, Turaki A, Muller E, Kumar PL, Kenyon L, Filloux D, Galzi S, Lopez-Montes A, Iskra-Caruana ML. The prevalence of badnaviruses in West African yams (Dioscorea cayenensis-rotundata) and evidence of endogenous pararetrovirus sequences in their genomes. Virus Res 2014; 186:144-54. [PMID: 24457074 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2014.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2013] [Revised: 12/19/2013] [Accepted: 01/11/2014] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is an important vegetatively-propagated staple crop in West Africa. Viruses are pervasive in yam worldwide, decreasing growth and yield, as well as hindering the international movement of germplasm. Badnaviruses have been reported to be the most prevalent in yam, and genomes of some other badnaviruses are known to be integrated in their host plant species. However, it was not clear if a similar scenario occurs in Dioscorea yam. This study was conducted to verify the prevalence of badnaviruses, and determine if badnavirus genomes are integrated in the yam genome. Leaf samples (n=58) representing eight species of yam from global yam collections kept at CIRAD, France, and 127 samples of D. rotundata breeding lines (n=112) and landraces (n=15) at IITA, Nigeria, were screened using generic badnavirus PCR primers. Positive amplification of an expected ca. 579bp fragment, corresponding to a partial RT-RNaseH region, was detected in 47 (81%) of 58 samples analysed from CIRAD collections, and 100% of the 127 IITA D. rotundata samples. All the D. cayenensis and D. rotundata samples from the CIRAD and IITA collections tested PCR-positive, and sequencing of a selection of the PCR products confirmed they were typical of the genus Badnavirus. A comparison of serological and nucleic acid techniques was used to investigate whether the PCR-positives were sequences amplified from badnavirus particles or putative endogenous badnavirus sequences in the yam genome. Protein A sandwich-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (PAS-ELISA) with badnavirus polyclonal antisera detected cross-reacting viral particles in only 60% (92 of 153) of the CIRAD collection samples analysed, in contrast to the aforementioned 81% by PCR. Immunosorbent electron microscopy (ISEM) of virus preparations of a select set of 16 samples, representing different combinations of positive and negative PCR and PAS-ELISA results, identified bacilliform particles in 11 of these samples. Three PCR-positive yam samples from Burkina Faso (cv. Pilimpikou) were identified in which no viral particles were detected by either PAS-ELISA or ISEM. Southern hybridisation results using a yam badnavirus RT-RNaseH sequence (Gn155Dr) as probe, supported a lack of badnavirus particles in the cv. Pilimpikou and identified their equivalent sequences to be of plant genome origin. Probe Gn155Dr, however, hybridised to viral particles and plant genomic DNA in three D. rotundata samples from Guinea. These results represent the first data demonstrating the presence of integrated sequences of badnaviruses in yam. The implications of this for virus-indexing, breeding and multiplication of seed yams are discussed.
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- Susan Seal
- Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, UK; CIRAD, UMR BGPI, F-34098 Montpellier, France.
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- Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, UK
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Oyo Road PMB 5320, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, UK
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- CIRAD, UMR BGPI, F-34098 Montpellier, France
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Oyo Road PMB 5320, Ibadan, Nigeria
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Mitrović J, Siewert C, Duduk B, Hecht J, Mölling K, Broecker F, Beyerlein P, Büttner C, Bertaccini A, Kube M. Generation and analysis of draft sequences of 'stolbur' phytoplasma from multiple displacement amplification templates. J Mol Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 24:1-11. [PMID: 24158016 DOI: 10.1159/000353904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Phytoplasma-associated diseases are reported for more than 1,000 plant species worldwide. Only a few genome sequences are available in contrast to the economical importance of these bacterial pathogens. A new strategy was used to retrieve phytoplasma strain-specific genome data. Multiple displacement amplification was performed on DNA obtained from <3 g of plant tissue from tobacco and parsley samples infected with 'stolbur' strains. Random hexamers and Phi29 polymerase were evaluated with and without supplementation by group-assigned oligonucleotides providing templates for Illumina's sequencing approach. Metagenomic drafts derived from individual and pooled strain-specific de novo assemblies were analyzed. Supplementation of the Phi29 reaction with the group-assigned oligonucleotides resulted in an about 2-fold enrichment of the percentage of phytoplasma-assigned reads and thereby improved assembly results. The obtained genomic drafts represent the largest datasets available from 'stolbur' phytoplasmas. Sequences of the two strains (558 kb, 448 proteins and 516 kb, 346 proteins, respectively) were annotated allowing the identification of prominent membrane proteins and reconstruction of core pathways. Analysis of a putative truncated sucrose phosphorylase provides hints on sugar degradation. Furthermore, it is shown that drafts obtained from repetitive-rich genomes allow only limited analysis on multicopy regions and genome completeness.
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- Jelena Mitrović
- Laboratory of Applied Phytopathology, Institute of Pesticides and Environmental Protection, Belgrade, Serbia
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Baranwal VK, Sharma SK, Khurana D, Verma R. Sequence analysis of shorter than genome length episomal Banana streak OL virus like sequences isolated from banana in India. Virus Genes 2013; 48:120-7. [PMID: 24101342 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-013-0984-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2013] [Accepted: 09/16/2013] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Electron microscopy and sequencing of reverse transcriptase and ribonuclease H (RT/RNase H) region of Badnavirus genome from two banana cultivars: Poovan (triploid: AAB) and Safed velchi (diploid: AB), exhibiting leaf streak symptoms, confirmed the association of Banana streak OL virus (BSOLV). As per ICTV species demarcation threshold of 80 % identity in RT/RNase H region, both the isolates were identified as BSOLV. Rolling circle and end-to-end amplification showed the association of two short episomal BSOLV variants: BSOLV-IN1 and BSOLV-IN2 from Poovan and Safed velchi banana, respectively. The genome sizes of both isolates were 6,950 nucleotides long, but shorter than the typical BSOLV genome of 7,389 bp. Open reading frames (ORFs) 1 and 2 of shorter BSOLV isolates shared almost complete nucleotide identity (>99 %) to that of BSOLV. However, the ORF 3 (5,130 bp) and intergenic region (IGR), 886 bp, showed deletions compared with ORF 3 (5,499 bp) and IGR (956 bp) of BSOLV. In phylogenetic analysis for ORF 3 polyprotein, both the isolates clustered with BSOLV, Banana streak CA virus (BSCAV), and Sugarcane bacilliform GA virus (SCBGAV). Identical ORF 1, ORF 2, and the presence of all the conserved domains in short ORF 3 and promoter elements in IGR indicated that these isolates represent replicationally competent shorter variants of BSOLV. These two shorter-than-BSOLV genome sequences and two other identical banana streak virus sequences in GenBank (BSV-TRY; DQ859899 and BSV-GD; DQ451009) might have evolved due to error-prone reverse transcription and splicing or excision from the integrated sequences by homologous recombination in natural banana hybrids under field conditions.
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- Virendra K Baranwal
- Advanced Centre for Plant Virology, Division of Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India,
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Laney AG, Hassan M, Tzanetakis IE. An integrated badnavirus is prevalent in fig germplasm. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2012; 102:1182-9. [PMID: 22992110 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-12-11-0351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Fig mosaic occurs worldwide and is the most common and important viral disease of fig. In the quest to identify the causal agent of the disease, several new viruses have been identified, including a new DNA virus, the subject of this communication. Phylogenetic analysis placed the virus, provisionally named Fig badnavirus-1 (FBV-1), in the genus Badnavirus, family Caulimoviridae. The experimental host range of FBV-1 was evaluated and the virus was mechanically transmitted to several herbaceous hosts. FBV-1 was detected in the National Clonal Germplasm Repository fig collection and additional samples from Arkansas, California, Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, and South Carolina, suggesting its wide distribution in the United States. Further tests revealed the presence of FBV-1 in seedlings and meristem tissue culture plants. Forty-four isolates were used in a study evaluating the population structure of the virus in the United States. Evidence that FBV-1 is integrated in the fig genome is presented and discussed.
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- Alma G Laney
- Department of Plant Pathology, Division of Agriculture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 72701, USA
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Clark CA, Davis JA, Abad JA, Cuellar WJ, Fuentes S, Kreuze JF, Gibson RW, Mukasa SB, Tugume AK, Tairo FD, Valkonen JPT. Sweetpotato Viruses: 15 Years of Progress on Understanding and Managing Complex Diseases. PLANT DISEASE 2012; 96:168-185. [PMID: 30731810 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-07-11-0550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Germplasm Quarantine Programs, Beltsville, MD
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- Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Chatham, Kent, CT2 7LT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Agricultural Production, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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