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Roussin-Léveillée C, Rossi CAM, Castroverde CDM, Moffett P. The plant disease triangle facing climate change: a molecular perspective. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 29:895-914. [PMID: 38580544 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2024.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/07/2024]
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Variations in climate conditions can dramatically affect plant health and the generation of climate-resilient crops is imperative to food security. In addition to directly affecting plants, it is predicted that more severe climate conditions will also result in greater biotic stresses. Recent studies have identified climate-sensitive molecular pathways that can result in plants being more susceptible to infection under unfavorable conditions. Here, we review how expected changes in climate will impact plant-pathogen interactions, with a focus on mechanisms regulating plant immunity and microbial virulence strategies. We highlight the complex interactions between abiotic and biotic stresses with the goal of identifying components and/or pathways that are promising targets for genetic engineering to enhance adaptation and strengthen resilience in dynamically changing environments.
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- Department of Biology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3C5, Canada
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- Centre SÈVE, Département de Biologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.
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Lantican DV, Nocum JDL, Manohar ANC, Mendoza JVS, Gardoce RR, Lachica GC, Gueco LS, Dela Cueva FM. Comparative RNA-seq analysis of resistant and susceptible banana genotypes reveals molecular mechanisms in response to banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) infection. Sci Rep 2023; 13:18719. [PMID: 37907581 PMCID: PMC10618458 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-45937-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023] Open
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Bananas hold significant economic importance as an agricultural commodity, serving as a primary livelihood source, a favorite fruit, and a staple crop in various regions across the world. However, Banana bunchy top disease (BBTD), which is caused by banana bunchy top virus (BBTV), poses a considerable threat to banana cultivation. To understand the resistance mechanism and the interplay of host suitability factors in the presence of BBTV, we conducted RNA-seq-based comparative transcriptomics analysis on mock-inoculated and BBTV-inoculated samples from resistant (wild Musa balbisiana) and susceptible (Musa acuminata 'Lakatan') genotypes. We observed common patterns of expression for 62 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in both genotypes, which represent the typical defense response of bananas to BBTV. Furthermore, we identified 99 DEGs exclusive to the 'Lakatan' banana cultivar, offering insights into the host factors and susceptibility mechanisms that facilitate successful BBTV infection. In parallel, we identified 151 DEGs unique to the wild M. balbisiana, shedding light on the multifaceted mechanisms of BBTV resistance, involving processes such as secondary metabolite biosynthesis, cell wall modification, and pathogen perception. Notably, our validation efforts via RT-qPCR confirmed the up-regulation of the glucuronoxylan 4-O-methyltransferase gene (14.28 fold-change increase), implicated in xylan modification and degradation. Furthermore, our experiments highlighted the potential recruitment of host's substrate adaptor ADO (30.31 fold-change increase) by BBTV, which may play a role in enhancing banana susceptibility to the viral pathogen. The DEGs identified in this work can be used as basis in designing associated gene markers for the precise integration of resistance genes in marker-assisted breeding programs. Furthermore, the findings can be applied to develop genome-edited banana cultivars targeting the resistance and susceptibility genes, thus developing novel cultivars that are resilient to important diseases.
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- Darlon V Lantican
- Institute of Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture and Food Science, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, 4031, Laguna, Philippines.
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- Institute of Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture and Food Science, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, 4031, Laguna, Philippines
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- Institute of Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture and Food Science, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, 4031, Laguna, Philippines
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- Institute of Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture and Food Science, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, 4031, Laguna, Philippines
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- Institute of Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture and Food Science, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, 4031, Laguna, Philippines
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- Institute of Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture and Food Science, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, 4031, Laguna, Philippines
- Philippine Genome Center - Program for Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Forestry, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Extension, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, 4031, Laguna, Philippines
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- Institute of Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture and Food Science, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, 4031, Laguna, Philippines
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- Institute of Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture and Food Science, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, 4031, Laguna, Philippines
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Nakato GV, Okonya JS, Kantungeko D, Ocimati W, Mahuku G, Legg JP, Blomme G. Influence of altitude as a proxy for temperature on key Musa pests and diseases in watershed areas of Burundi and Rwanda. Heliyon 2023; 9:e13854. [PMID: 36895396 PMCID: PMC9988580 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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Pests and diseases are key biotic constraints limiting banana production among smallholder farmers in Eastern and Central Africa. Climate changemay favour pest and disease development and further exacerbate the vulnerability of smallholder farming systems to biotic constraints. Information on effects of climate change on pests and pathogens of banana is required byby policy makers and researchers in designing control strategies and adaptation plans. Since altitude is inversely related to temperature, this study used the occurrence of key banana pests and diseases along an altitude gradient as a proxy for the potential impact of changes in temperature associated with global warming on pests and diseases. We assessed the occurrence of banana pests and diseases in 93 banana fields across three altitude ranges in Burundi and 99 fields distributed in two altitude ranges in Rwanda watersheds. Incidence and prevalence of Banana Bunchy Top Disease (BBTD) and Fusarium wilt (FW) was significantly associated with temperature and altitude in Burundi, revealing that increasing temperatures may lead to upward movement of banana diseases. No significant associations with temperature and altitude were observed for weevils, nematodes and Xanthomonas wilt of banana (BXW). Data collected in this study provides a baseline to verify and guide modelling work to predict future pest and disease distribution according to climate change scenarios. Such information is useful in informing policy makers and designing appropriate management strategies.
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- Gloria Valentine Nakato
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA-Uganda), P. O. Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda
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- International Potato Center (CIP-Uganda), P. O. Box 22274, Kampala, Uganda.,Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA), P.O. Box 765, Entebbe, Uganda
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA-Burundi), P. O. Box 1893, Bujumbura, Burundi
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- Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT, P.O. Box 24384, Plot 106, Kampala, Uganda
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA-Uganda), P. O. Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda.,International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA-Tanzania), P. O. Box 34443, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA-Tanzania), P. O. Box 34443, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT, c/o ILRI, P. O. Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Ngatat S, Hanna R, Lienou J, Ghogomu RT, Nguidang SPK, Enoh AC, Ndemba B, Korie S, Fotso Kuate A, Nanga Nanga S, Fiaboe KKM, Kumar PL. Musa Germplasm A and B Genomic Composition Differentially Affects Their Susceptibility to Banana Bunchy Top Virus and Its Aphid Vector, Pentalonia nigronervosa. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:1206. [PMID: 35567207 PMCID: PMC9100355 DOI: 10.3390/plants11091206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Banana bunchy top disease (BBTD), caused by the banana bunchy top virus (BBTV, genus Babuvirus), is the most destructive viral disease of banana and plantain (Musa spp.). The virus is transmitted persistently by the banana aphid, Pentalonia nigronervosa Coquerel (Hemiptera: Aphididae). While research efforts have focused on screening Musa genotypes for BBTD resistance, comparatively little work has been carried out to identify resistance to banana aphids. This study assessed 44 Musa germplasm of different A and B genome composition for the performance of banana aphids under semicontrolled environmental screenhouse conditions and in a field trial established in a BBTD endemic location. In the screenhouse, the AA diploid Calcutta 4 had the lowest apterous aphid density per plant (9.7 ± 4.6) compared with AAB triploid Waema, which had the highest aphid densities (395.6 ± 20.8). In the field, the highest apterous aphid density per plant (29.2 ± 6.7) occurred on the AAB triploid Batard and the lowest (0.4 ± 0.2) on the AA diploid Pisang Tongat. The AA diploid Tapo was highly susceptible to BBTD (100% infection) compared with the genotypes Balonkawe (ABB), PITA 21 (AAB), Calcutta 4 (AA), and Balbisiana Los Banos (BB), which remained uninfected. The Musa genotypes with apparent resistance to BBTD and least susceptibility to aphid population growth provide options for considering aphid and BBTD resistance in banana and plantain breeding programs.
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- Sergine Ngatat
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Messa-Yaoundé P.O. Box 2008, Cameroon; (R.H.); (J.L.); (S.P.K.N.); (A.C.E.); (A.F.K.); (S.N.N.); (K.K.M.F.)
- Department of Plant Protection, University of Dschang, Dschang P.O. Box 96, Cameroon;
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Messa-Yaoundé P.O. Box 2008, Cameroon; (R.H.); (J.L.); (S.P.K.N.); (A.C.E.); (A.F.K.); (S.N.N.); (K.K.M.F.)
- Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Messa-Yaoundé P.O. Box 2008, Cameroon; (R.H.); (J.L.); (S.P.K.N.); (A.C.E.); (A.F.K.); (S.N.N.); (K.K.M.F.)
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- Department of Plant Protection, University of Dschang, Dschang P.O. Box 96, Cameroon;
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Messa-Yaoundé P.O. Box 2008, Cameroon; (R.H.); (J.L.); (S.P.K.N.); (A.C.E.); (A.F.K.); (S.N.N.); (K.K.M.F.)
- Department of Plant Protection, University of Dschang, Dschang P.O. Box 96, Cameroon;
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Messa-Yaoundé P.O. Box 2008, Cameroon; (R.H.); (J.L.); (S.P.K.N.); (A.C.E.); (A.F.K.); (S.N.N.); (K.K.M.F.)
- Departments of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Buea P.O. Box 63, Cameroon
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- National Program of Fruit Crops (NPFC), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MINADER), Yaoundé P.O. Box 57, Cameroon;
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- IITA, PMB 5320 Oyo Road, Ibadan 200285, Nigeria; (S.K.); (P.L.K.)
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Messa-Yaoundé P.O. Box 2008, Cameroon; (R.H.); (J.L.); (S.P.K.N.); (A.C.E.); (A.F.K.); (S.N.N.); (K.K.M.F.)
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Messa-Yaoundé P.O. Box 2008, Cameroon; (R.H.); (J.L.); (S.P.K.N.); (A.C.E.); (A.F.K.); (S.N.N.); (K.K.M.F.)
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Messa-Yaoundé P.O. Box 2008, Cameroon; (R.H.); (J.L.); (S.P.K.N.); (A.C.E.); (A.F.K.); (S.N.N.); (K.K.M.F.)
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- IITA, PMB 5320 Oyo Road, Ibadan 200285, Nigeria; (S.K.); (P.L.K.)
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Dilip D, Louis V, Savithri HS, Namitha PM. Restriction-free cloning for molecular manipulation and augmented expression of banana bunchy top viral coat protein. 3 Biotech 2021; 11:471. [PMID: 34745822 PMCID: PMC8536813 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-021-03017-x] [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: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) causing bunchy top disease, is one of the most devastating diseases of banana and plantain. All the six genomic components of isolates from different parts of the world have been well characterised, with most of the studies focusing on replicase gene and coat protein gene. Overexpression of coat protein (CP) in Escherichia coli system can contribute significantly in structural as well as immunological studies. In the present investigation, the full length BBTV CP was cloned to pGEX-4T-2 expression vector and overexpressed in various Escherichia coli strains to obtain high quality and quantity of the CP. An augmented overexpression and stability of recombinant coat protein was achieved by molecular manipulation of the clone by restriction-free (RF) cloning platform. The RF cloning was employed to replace the thrombin cleavage site in the vector backbone, which was also present in the protein of interest, and to incorporate TEV protease site to cleave fusion protein at this specific site, and separate the affinity tag. The RF method allows direct transformation of the PCR product to undergo ligation in vivo and obtain the transformants thereby avoiding the restriction digestion and ligation of the product to the linearized plasmid. From a litre culture, 1.084 mg/ml of fusion protein with GST tag was obtained after GSH sepharose affinity column chromatography. The fluorescence spectra indicated partial disordered tertiary structure of the fusion protein. Cleavage of tag was attempted using TEV protease overexpressed and purified in the laboratory. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13205-021-03017-x.
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- Darsana Dilip
- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala 680656 India
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- Division of Plant Pathology, Banana Research Station, Kannara, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala 680652 India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, New Biological Sciences Building, Bangalore, 560012 India
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- Division of Plant Pathology, Banana Research Station, Kannara, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala 680652 India
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Durán P, Tortella G, Sadowsky MJ, Viscardi S, Barra PJ, Mora MDLL. Engineering Multigenerational Host-Modulated Microbiota against Soilborne Pathogens in Response to Global Climate Change. BIOLOGY 2021; 10:865. [PMID: 34571742 PMCID: PMC8472835 DOI: 10.3390/biology10090865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Crop migration caused by climatic events has favored the emergence of new soilborne diseases, resulting in the colonization of new niches (emerging infectious diseases, EIDs). Soilborne pathogens are extremely persistent in the environment. This is in large part due to their ability to reside in the soil for a long time, even without a host plant, using survival several strategies. In this regard, disease-suppressive soils, characterized by a low disease incidence due to the presence of antagonist microorganisms, can be an excellent opportunity for the study mechanisms of soil-induced immunity, which can be applied in the development of a new generation of bioinoculants. Therefore, here we review the main effects of climate change on crops and pathogens, as well as the potential use of soil-suppressive microbiota as a natural source of biocontrol agents. Based on results of previous studies, we also propose a strategy for the optimization of microbiota assemblages, selected using a host-mediated approach. This process involves an increase in and prevalence of specific taxa during the transition from a conducive to a suppressive soil. This strategy could be used as a model to engineer microbiota assemblages for pathogen suppression, as well as for the reduction of abiotic stresses created due to global climate change.
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- Paola Durán
- Scientific and Technological Bioresource Nucleus, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4811230, Chile; (P.J.B.); (M.d.l.L.M.)
- Biocontrol Research Laboratory, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4811230, Chile
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- Centro de Excelencia en Investigación Biotecnológica Aplicada al Medio Ambiente (CIBAMA-BIOREN), Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4811230, Chile;
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- BioTechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55108, USA;
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- Núcleo de Investigación en Producción Alimentaria, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Universidad Católica de Temuco, P.O. Box 15-D, Temuco 4813302, Chile;
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- Scientific and Technological Bioresource Nucleus, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4811230, Chile; (P.J.B.); (M.d.l.L.M.)
- Biocontrol Research Laboratory, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4811230, Chile
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- Scientific and Technological Bioresource Nucleus, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4811230, Chile; (P.J.B.); (M.d.l.L.M.)
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Roy B, Dubey S, Ghosh A, Shukla SM, Mandal B, Sinha P. Simulation of leaf curl disease dynamics in chili for strategic management options. Sci Rep 2021; 11:1010. [PMID: 33441749 PMCID: PMC7806845 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-79937-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Leaf curl, a whitefly-borne begomovirus disease, is the cause of frequent epidemic in chili. In the present study, transmission parameters involved in tripartite interaction are estimated to simulate disease dynamics in a population dynamics model framework. Epidemic is characterized by a rapid conversion rate of healthy host population into infectious type. Infection rate as basic reproduction number, R0 = 13.54, has indicated a high rate of virus transmission. Equilibrium population of infectious host and viruliferous vector are observed to be sensitive to the immigration parameter. A small increase in immigration rate of viruliferous vector increased the population of both infectious host and viruliferous vector. Migrant viruliferous vectors, acquisition, and transmission rates as major parameters in the model indicate leaf curl epidemic is predominantly a vector -mediated process. Based on underlying principles of temperature influence on vector population abundance and transmission parameters, spatio-temporal pattern of disease risk predicted is noted to correspond with leaf curl distribution pattern in India. Temperature in the range of 15–35 °C plays an important role in epidemic as both vector population and virus transmission are influenced by temperature. Assessment of leaf curl dynamics would be a useful guide to crop planning and evolution of efficient management strategies.
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- Buddhadeb Roy
- Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India.
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Jekayinoluwa T, Tripathi L, Tripathi JN, Ntui VO, Obiero G, Muge E, Dale J. RNAi technology for management of banana bunchy top disease. Food Energy Secur 2020; 9:e247. [PMID: 33381301 PMCID: PMC7757248 DOI: 10.1002/fes3.247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Revised: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Banana bunchy top disease (BBTD) is one of the world's most destructive viral diseases of banana and plantain, causing up to 100% yield loss in severe cases. The disease is vectored by banana aphids (Pentalonia nigronervosa) and carried long distances through the movement of infected plant materials. The banana aphids harboring banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) present in banana producing regions are the sole vector and the most efficient method of transmitting the virus to the healthy plants. Controlling the spread of BBTD has been very challenging since no known banana germplasm is immune to BBTV. The disease can be managed with the use of virus-free planting material and roguing. However, once BBTD is established in the field, it is very difficult to eradicate or manage it. Therefore, a more sustainable way of controlling the disease is developing host plant resistance against the virus and the vector. Biotechnological strategies via RNA interference (RNAi) could be used to target the banana aphid as well as BBTV to reduce virus-associated yield losses of banana and plantain, which feed over 500 million people around the world. This review discusses the status of BBTD and perspectives on effective RNAi technologies for controlling BBTV and the vector, banana aphid, transmitting the virus as sustainable management of the disease.
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- Temitope Jekayinoluwa
- International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNairobiKenya
- Center for Biotechnology and BioinformaticsUniversity of NairobiNairobiKenya
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- International Institute of Tropical AgricultureNairobiKenya
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- Center for Biotechnology and BioinformaticsUniversity of NairobiNairobiKenya
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- Department of BiochemistryUniversity of NairobiNairobiKenya
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- Queensland University of TechnologyBrisbaneQldAustralia
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Gamarra H, Carhuapoma P, Cumapa L, González G, Muñoz J, Sporleder M, Kreuze J. A temperature-driven model for potato yellow vein virus transmission efficacy by Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). Virus Res 2020; 289:198109. [PMID: 32781096 PMCID: PMC7569601 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2020.198109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Transmission of potato yellow vein virus by a single whitefly vector was found to be highly temperature dependent. A non-linear mathematical function to describe the relationship between temperature and transmission likelihood was developed. A virus risk index was created by combining the virus transmission function and a whitefly phenology model. Detailed maps were generated indicating the risk of virus transmission using current and predicted future climate scenarios. Maps were used for surveillance of high-risk areas outside the known geographic range of the virus, leading to its discovery in a new region.
Management of viral plant diseases can be improved by using models to predict disease spread. Potato yellow vein virus (PYVV) of the genus Crinivirus (Closteroviridae) is transmitted in a semi-persistent manner by the greenhouse whitefly Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). Although several approaches exist for modeling insect population growth, modeling vector-born virus spread remains difficult because fundamental knowledge on the relationship between virus transmission and temperature is lacking for most vector transmitted viruses. To address this challenge, we initially developed a temperature-dependent phenology model for the whitefly vector using the Insect Life Cycle Modeling (ILCYM) software. In the present study, the effect of temperature on the efficiency of virus transmission by the whitefly was determined through controlled laboratory experiments at 8 constant temperatures in the range from 10 to 25 °C. The vector capacity to transmit the virus was highest at 15 °C (about 70 % probability of infection) but decreased radically as temperature deviated from this optimum temperature to <10 % at temperatures of 10 and 20 °C, respectively. The temperature-dependent probability of virus transmission by a single adult whitefly could be described by a nonlinear function, which was validated by transmission frequencies observed at fluctuating temperatures. This function combined with life table parameters calculated from previously established temperature-dependent phenology model for the vector provided a full temperature-responsive model for predicting PYVV spread potential and transmission probabilities. For spatial risk predictions, we devised two virus transmission risk indexes and tested their performance in correctly predicting virus presence/absence with field survey data. The best performing risk index was used to generate risk maps, which reflected well the current (real) occurrence of the virus but also predicted areas at high risk, where the virus has not previously been reported. One of them in western Panama was targeted for surveillance and resulted in identification of the virus in the country, where it was not previously known to occur. Simulated risk maps for the year 2050 revealed that climate change may significantly affect, the risk of distribution, generally reducing in tropical areas of the world, but increasing in the temperate regions.
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- H Gamarra
- International Potato Center (CIP), Av. La Molina 1895, La Molina, Lima, Peru
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- International Potato Center (CIP), Av. La Molina 1895, La Molina, Lima, Peru
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- National Agricultural University La Molina (UNALM), Av. La Molina 15024, La Molina, Lima, Peru
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- Agricultural Research Institute of Panama (IDIAP), Calle Carlos Lara 157, Panama
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- Agricultural Research Institute of Panama (IDIAP), Calle Carlos Lara 157, Panama
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- International Potato Center (CIP), Av. La Molina 1895, La Molina, Lima, Peru
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- International Potato Center (CIP), Av. La Molina 1895, La Molina, Lima, Peru.
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Varghese A, Drovandi C, Mira A, Mengersen K. Estimating a novel stochastic model for within-field disease dynamics of banana bunchy top virus via approximate Bayesian computation. PLoS Comput Biol 2020; 16:e1007878. [PMID: 32421712 PMCID: PMC7259802 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2019] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV) is one of the most economically important vector-borne banana diseases throughout the Asia-Pacific Basin and presents a significant challenge to the agricultural sector. Current models of BBTV are largely deterministic, limited by an incomplete understanding of interactions in complex natural systems, and the appropriate identification of parameters. A stochastic network-based Susceptible-Infected-Susceptible model has been created which simulates the spread of BBTV across the subsections of a banana plantation, parameterising nodal recovery, neighbouring and distant infectivity across summer and winter. Findings from posterior results achieved through Markov Chain Monte Carlo approach to approximate Bayesian computation suggest seasonality in all parameters, which are influenced by correlated changes in inspection accuracy, temperatures and aphid activity. This paper demonstrates how the model may be used for monitoring and forecasting of various disease management strategies to support policy-level decision making. The Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV) poses one of the greatest threats to the food security of developing nations and the banana industry throughout the Asia-Pacific Basin. Decision-makers face significant challenges in mitigating BBTV spread in banana plantations due to the vector-borne spread of this disease, which is significantly influenced by a vast array of external environmental factors that are unique to each plantation. We propose a flexible network-based model that describes the spread of BBTV in a real banana plantation through a random process while accounting for individual plantation characteristics and utilise a principled methodology for estimating model parameters. Our models can be used to quantify the effects of seasonal changes and plantation configuration on BBTV spread and can be used to predict high-risk areas in this plantation. We believe that our model might be used by decision-makers to evaluate the effectiveness of current disease management strategies and explore opportunities for improvements.
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- Abhishek Varghese
- School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
- ARC Centre for Excellence in Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers (ACEMS), Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
- ARC Centre for Excellence in Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers (ACEMS), Brisbane, Australia
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- Institute of Computational Science, Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
- Department of Science and High Technology, Università degli Studi dell’Insubria, Como, Italy
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- School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
- ARC Centre for Excellence in Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers (ACEMS), Brisbane, Australia
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van Munster M. Impact of Abiotic Stresses on Plant Virus Transmission by Aphids. Viruses 2020; 12:E216. [PMID: 32075208 PMCID: PMC7077179 DOI: 10.3390/v12020216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Revised: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Plants regularly encounter abiotic constraints, and plant response to stress has been a focus of research for decades. Given increasing global temperatures and elevated atmospheric CO2 levels and the occurrence of water stress episodes driven by climate change, plant biochemistry, in particular, plant defence responses, may be altered significantly. Environmental factors also have a wider impact, shaping viral transmission processes that rely on a complex set of interactions between, at least, the pathogen, the vector, and the host plant. This review considers how abiotic stresses influence the transmission and spread of plant viruses by aphid vectors, mainly through changes in host physiology status, and summarizes the latest findings in this research field. The direct effects of climate change and severe weather events that impact the feeding behaviour of insect vectors as well as the major traits (e.g., within-host accumulation, disease severity and transmission) of viral plant pathogens are discussed. Finally, the intrinsic capacity of viruses to react to environmental cues in planta and how this may influence viral transmission efficiency is summarized. The clear interaction between biotic (virus) and abiotic stresses is a risk that must be accounted for when modelling virus epidemiology under scenarios of climate change.
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- Manuella van Munster
- INRA, UMR385, CIRAD TA-A54K, Campus International de Baillarguet, CEDEX 05, 34398 Montpellier, France
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Velásquez AC, Castroverde CDM, He SY. Plant-Pathogen Warfare under Changing Climate Conditions. Curr Biol 2019; 28:R619-R634. [PMID: 29787730 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.03.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 316] [Impact Index Per Article: 63.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Global environmental changes caused by natural and human activities have accelerated in the past 200 years. The increase in greenhouse gases is predicted to continue to raise global temperature and change water availability in the 21st century. In this Review, we explore the profound effect the environment has on plant diseases - a susceptible host will not be infected by a virulent pathogen if the environmental conditions are not conducive for disease. The change in CO2 concentrations, temperature, and water availability can have positive, neutral, or negative effects on disease development, as each disease may respond differently to these variations. However, the concept of disease optima could potentially apply to all pathosystems. Plant resistance pathways, including pattern-triggered immunity to effector-triggered immunity, RNA interference, and defense hormone networks, are all affected by environmental factors. On the pathogen side, virulence mechanisms, such as the production of toxins and virulence proteins, as well as pathogen reproduction and survival are influenced by temperature and humidity. For practical reasons, most laboratory investigations into plant-pathogen interactions at the molecular level focus on well-established pathosystems and use a few static environmental conditions that capture only a fraction of the dynamic plant-pathogen-environment interactions that occur in nature. There is great need for future research to increasingly use dynamic environmental conditions in order to fully understand the multidimensional nature of plant-pathogen interactions and produce disease-resistant crop plants that are resilient to climate change.
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- MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; Plant Resilience Institute, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; Plant Resilience Institute, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
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Tripathi L, Ntui VO, Tripathi JN. Application of genetic modification and genome editing for developing climate‐smart banana. Food Energy Secur 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/fes3.168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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- Leena Tripathi
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Nairobi Kenya
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Baldodiya GM, Baruah G, Borah BK, Modi MK, Nath PD. Molecular characterization and sequence analyses of Banana bunchy top virus infecting banana cultivar Jahaji (Dwarf Cavendish) in Assam, India. 3 Biotech 2019; 9:110. [PMID: 30863694 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-019-1636-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Several isolates of Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) have been reported worldwide. They are members of either the Pacific Indian Ocean (PIO) or the South East Asian (SEA) group. However, there is only one completely sequenced isolate published from the northeastern part of India till date. Therefore, we obtained the complete sequences of all the six genomic components of a BBTV isolate from the northeastern Indian state of Assam. The isolate was named as BBTV-As-JOR, and its genome showed the presence of the reported conserved motifs. Nevertheless, like other Indian BBTV isolate, the major common regions in DNA-R and DNA-U3 of BBTV-As-JOR had deletions of 26 and 36 nucleotides, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis based on 312 sequences of BBTV DNA-R classified BBTV-As-JOR as a member of the PIO group; similar phylogenetic patterns were also found with the other genomic segments. Analysis with Recombination Detection Program revealed two intra-segment recombination events involving DNA-C of geographically distinct BBTV isolates. On the other hand, DNA-U3 and DNA-N were found to be involved in few inter-segment recombination events in BBTV-As-JOR. This is the first report of a BBTV isolate from Assam and also of another PIO isolate from the region (the other isolate, BBTV-Umiam, was much closer to the SEA group). The detected possible recombinants could emerge as a major future threat for the banana cultivations in the country considering the asexual nature of propagation of banana crop.
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- Gajendra Mohan Baldodiya
- 1Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam 785013 India
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- 1Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam 785013 India
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- 1Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam 785013 India
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- 1Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam 785013 India
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- 2Department of Plant Pathology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam 785013 India
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Virus titre determines the efficiency of Pentalonia nigronervosa (Aphididae: Hemiptera) to transmit banana bunchy top virus. Virusdisease 2018; 29:499-505. [PMID: 30539053 DOI: 10.1007/s13337-018-0493-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2018] [Accepted: 09/14/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Banana bunchy top disease (BBTD) caused by banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) is one of the most serious viral diseases of banana and plantains. BBTV is transmitted by Pentalonia nigronervosa (Hemiptera, Aphididae) in a persistent circulative manner. Better knowledge of vector-virus-host relationship and the mechanism of transmission is essential for developing an effective control strategy. In this study, the viral copies in single to group of aphids with different acquisition access period (AAP) were quantified using SYBR green-based quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). The result indicated that a single aphid was able to acquire 861.04 copies of the virus after 24 h of AAP from the infected banana plant and transmitted the virus to 16.6% tissue culture plants, whereas 50 viruliferous aphids (15,066.94 viral copies) were necessary to achieve 100% transmission in a shortest time of 21.6 days. The number of viral copies acquired by the aphids were gradually increased with increased AAP. Hundred percent transmission was observed with 20 aphids in 48 h of AAP or 30-50 aphids in 24 h of AAP. The inoculated plants expressed typical bunchy top symptoms quickly when higher number of aphids (30 and above) were used with 24 h of AAP. Further, we report that the tissue culture banana plants are highly prone or vulnerable to BBTV infection compared to sucker grown plants. We conclude that higher the number of viral copies in the vector, higher the percent transmission and quicker the symptom expression and the results will contribute to a better understanding of vector-BBTV interactions and useful for epidemiological studies.
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Das T, Banerjee A. Distribution, molecular characterization and diversity of banana bunchy top virus in Tripura, India. Virusdisease 2018; 29:157-166. [PMID: 29911148 DOI: 10.1007/s13337-018-0451-7] [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: 01/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) is a serious threat to banana (Musa spp.) production in India. Generally, BBTV isolates within the country share very low genetic diversity. However, in India, relatively greater diversity has been observed between isolates from north-eastern (NE) region (Meghalaya) and rest of India. Tripura is situated in the south-west corner of NE India and shares international border with Bangladesh. During 2014-2015, diagnostic surveys were conducted in seven districts of Tripura and polymerase chain reaction based detection established that BBTD is widely prevalent in all parts of Tripura showing an average incidence of 22.02%. Among the cultivars, maximum BBTV infection (27.03%) was recorded in 'Chini Champa', followed by plantain (24.29%). A representative population (31 isolates) of BBTV from Tripura was characterized based on DNA R and DNA S. Phylogenetic analysis based on BBTV DNA R and DNA S generated two broad clusters of Pacific-Indian Oceans (PIO) and south-east Asian groups including all Tripura isolates within PIO cluster. The clustering pattern and genetic diversity of BBTV population from Tripura suggested monophyletic origin of majority of representative isolates from a common ancestor of PIO group. The exchange of vegetative propagules within and in between countries could have contributed to the geographical expansion of PIO isolates in Tripura. However, four variant BBTV isolates has been identified from North Tripura and Khowai districts possessing somewhat unique variability than that of distinct isolate (BBTV-Umiam) reported from NE India (Meghalaya).
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- Tanmoy Das
- 1School of Crop Protection, College of Post Graduate Studies, Central Agricultural University, Umiam, Meghalaya 793103 India
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- 2ICAR Research Complex for North Eastern Hill Region, Umiam, Meghalaya 793103 India.,Present Address: ICAR National Rice Research Institute, Central Rainfed Upland Rice Research Station, Hazaribag, Jharkhand 825301 India
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Mauck KE, Chesnais Q, Shapiro LR. Evolutionary Determinants of Host and Vector Manipulation by Plant Viruses. Adv Virus Res 2018; 101:189-250. [PMID: 29908590 DOI: 10.1016/bs.aivir.2018.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Plant viruses possess adaptations for facilitating acquisition, retention, and inoculation by vectors. Until recently, it was hypothesized that these adaptations are limited to virus proteins that enable virions to bind to vector mouthparts or invade their internal tissues. However, increasing evidence suggests that viruses can also manipulate host plant phenotypes and vector behaviors in ways that enhance their own transmission. Manipulation of vector-host interactions occurs through virus effects on host cues that mediate vector orientation, feeding, and dispersal behaviors, and thereby, the probability of virus transmission. Effects on host phenotypes vary by pathosystem but show a remarkable degree of convergence among unrelated viruses whose transmission is favored by the same vector behaviors. Convergence based on transmission mechanism, rather than phylogeny, supports the hypothesis that virus effects are adaptive and not just by-products of infection. Based on this, it has been proposed that viruses manipulate hosts through multifunctional proteins that facilitate exploitation of host resources and elicitation of specific changes in host phenotypes. But this proposition is rarely discussed in the context of the numerous constraints on virus evolution imposed by molecular and environmental factors, which figure prominently in research on virus-host interactions not dealing with host manipulation. To explore the implications of this oversight, we synthesized available literature to identify patterns in virus effects among pathogens with shared transmission mechanisms and discussed the results of this synthesis in the context of molecular and environmental constraints on virus evolution, limitations of existing studies, and prospects for future research.
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- Kerry E Mauck
- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States.
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States
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- Department of Applied Ecology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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Trębicki P, Dáder B, Vassiliadis S, Fereres A. Insect-plant-pathogen interactions as shaped by future climate: effects on biology, distribution, and implications for agriculture. INSECT SCIENCE 2017; 24:975-989. [PMID: 28843026 DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.12531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2016] [Revised: 08/06/2017] [Accepted: 08/07/2017] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Carbon dioxide (CO2 ) is the main anthropogenic gas which has drastically increased since the industrial revolution, and current concentrations are projected to double by the end of this century. As a consequence, elevated CO2 is expected to alter the earths' climate, increase global temperatures and change weather patterns. This is likely to have both direct and indirect impacts on plants, insect pests, plant pathogens and their distribution, and is therefore problematic for the security of future food production. This review summarizes the latest findings and highlights current knowledge gaps regarding the influence of climate change on insect, plant and pathogen interactions with an emphasis on agriculture and food production. Direct effects of climate change, including increased CO2 concentration, temperature, patterns of rainfall and severe weather events that impact insects (namely vectors of plant pathogens) are discussed. Elevated CO2 and temperature, together with plant pathogen infection, can considerably change plant biochemistry and therefore plant defense responses. This can have substantial consequences on insect fecundity, feeding rates, survival, population size, and dispersal. Generally, changes in host plant quality due to elevated CO2 (e.g., carbon to nitrogen ratios in C3 plants) negatively affect insect pests. However, compensatory feeding, increased population size and distribution have also been reported for some agricultural insect pests. This underlines the importance of additional research on more targeted, individual insect-plant scenarios at specific locations to fully understand the impact of a changing climate on insect-plant-pathogen interactions.
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- Piotr Trębicki
- Biosciences Research, Department of Economic Development Jobs, Transport and Resources (DEDJTR), Horsham, VIC, Australia
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- INRA, UMR 385 BGPI (CIRAD-INRA-SupAgroM), Campus International de Baillarguet, Montpellier, France
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- Biosciences Research, DEDJTR, La Trobe University, AgriBio Centre, 5 Ring Road, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
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Low genetic diversity of Banana bunchy top virus, with a sub-regional pattern of variation, in Democratic Republic of Congo. Virus Genes 2016; 52:900-905. [PMID: 27550369 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-016-1383-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2016] [Accepted: 08/13/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV), belonging to the genus Babuvirus, is the most devastating and widespread banana virus. Banana and plantain are major crops in terms of household income and food security in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Despite the large area under banana and plantain cultivation in the country, before this study, the genetic characterization of BBTV isolates had only been undertaken for two provinces. In the study presented here, genetic variation in BBTV was assessed from 52 BBTV isolates collected in five out of 11 provinces in DRC (Bandundu, Bas-Congo, Katanga, Kinshasa and Kasaï Oriental) and in two provinces using sequences previously described in databases. Full genome sequencing of DNA-R components was performed, revealing low genetic variation (98-100 % nucleotide identity) among the BBTV isolates detected. The phylogenetic analyses showed that all the DRC isolates were clustered in the South Pacific clade of BBTV. Based on the coding region for the replication initiator protein, haplotype diversity was estimated to be 0.944 ± 0.013, with 30 haplotypes from 68 isolates in DRC. Such diversity shows a haplotype distribution mainly at the sub-regional level in DRC. In addition, the sequence determination from the whole genome of selected isolates confirmed low genetic variation among isolates from seven DRC provinces (97-100 % nucleotide identity). This study strengthened the hypothesis of a single BBTV introduction some time ago, followed by the spread of the virus in the country.
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Blanc S, Michalakis Y. Manipulation of hosts and vectors by plant viruses and impact of the environment. CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE 2016; 16:36-43. [PMID: 27720048 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2016.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2016] [Revised: 05/02/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2016] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The effect of environmental factors on the efficiency of plant virus transmission is extremely difficult to predict, because they obviously impact concomitantly multiple steps of the complex three-way plant-virus-vector interaction. This review summarizes the diversity of the relationship between plants, viruses and insect vectors, and highlights the numerous phases of this process that can be altered by the virus in ways that can potentially enhance its transmission success. Many of the reported cases are often considered to be possible viral manipulations acting through modifications of the physiology of the host plant, indirectly reaching to the insect vector. Plants are extremely responsive to environmental fluctuations and so interferences with these putative viral manipulations are highly expected. The role of environmental factors in plant virus transmission can thus be envisaged solely in the context of this complexity. It is only briefly evoked here because this field of research is in its infancy and currently suffers from an impressive lack of experimental data.
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Barandoc-Alviar K, Ramirez GM, Rotenberg D, Whitfield AE. Analysis of Acquisition and Titer of Maize Mosaic Rhabdovirus in Its Vector, Peregrinus maidis (Hemiptera: Delphacidae). JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE (ONLINE) 2016; 16:iev154. [PMID: 28076276 PMCID: PMC5779079 DOI: 10.1093/jisesa/iev154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Accepted: 12/09/2015] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The corn planthopper, Peregrinus maidis (Ashmead) (Hemiptera: Delphacidae), transmits Maize mosaic rhabdovirus (MMV), an important pathogen of maize and sorghum, in a persistent propagative manner. To better understand the vectorial capacity of P. maidis, we determined the efficiency of MMV acquisition by nymphal and adult stages, and characterized MMV titer through development. Acquisition efficiency, i.e., proportion of insects that acquired the virus, was determined by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and virus titer of individual insects was estimated by quantitative RT-PCR. Acquisition efficiency of MMV differed significantly between nymphs and adults. MMV titer increased significantly over time and throughout insect development from nymphal to adult stage, indication of virus replication in the vector during development. There was a positive association between the vector developmental stage and virus titer. Also, the average titer in male insects was threefold higher than female titers, and this difference persisted up to 30 d post adult eclosion. Overall, our findings indicate that nymphs are more efficient than adults at acquiring MMV and virus accumulated in the vector over the course of nymphal development. Furthermore, sustained infection over the lifespan of P. maidis indicates a potentially high capacity of this vector to transmit MMV.
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- Department of Statistics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA, and
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA,
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Savory FR, Ramakrishnan U. Cryptic diversity and habitat partitioning in an economically important aphid species complex. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2014; 30:230-237. [PMID: 25535945 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2014.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2014] [Revised: 12/03/2014] [Accepted: 12/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cardamom Bushy Dwarf Virus (CBDV) is an aphid-borne nanovirus which infects large cardamom, Amomum subulatum (Zingiberaceae family), in the Himalayan foothills of Northeast India, Nepal and Bhutan. Two aphid species have been reported to transmit CBDV, including Pentalonia nigronervosa and Micromyzus kalimpongensis (also described as Pentalonia kalimpongensis). However, P. nigronervosa was recently split into two species which exhibit different host plant affiliations. Whilst P. nigronervosa primarily feeds on banana plants, Pentaloniacaladii (previously considered a 'form' of P. nigronervosa) typically feeds on plants belonging to the Araceae, Heliconiaceae and Zingiberaceae families. This raises the possibility that CBDV vectors that were originally described as P. nigronervosa correspond to P. caladii. Accurate identification of vector species is important for understanding disease dynamics and for implementing management strategies. However, closely related species can be difficult to distinguish based on morphological characteristics. In this study, we used molecular markers (two mitochondrial loci and one nuclear locus) and Bayesian phylogenetic analyses to identify aphid specimens collected from 148 CBDV infected plants at a range of locations and elevations throughout Sikkim and the Darjeeling district of West Bengal (Northeast India). Our results revealed the presence of a diversity of lineages, comprising up to six distinct species in at least two related genera. These included the three species mentioned above, an unidentified Pentalonia species and two lineages belonging to an unknown genus. Surprisingly, P. caladii was only detected on a single infected plant, indicating that this species may not play an important role in CBDV transmission dynamics. Distinct elevation distributions were observed for the different species, demonstrating that the community composition of aphids which feed on large cardamom plants changes across an elevation gradient. This has implications for understanding how competent vector species could influence spatial and temporal transmission patterns of CBDV.
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- F R Savory
- National Centre for Biological Sciences, TATA Institute of Fundamental Research, Bangalore 560065, India.
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- National Centre for Biological Sciences, TATA Institute of Fundamental Research, Bangalore 560065, 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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Chen Y, Hu X. High-throughput detection of banana bunchy top virus in banana plants and aphids using real-time TaqMan® PCR. J Virol Methods 2013; 193:177-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2013.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2012] [Revised: 05/31/2013] [Accepted: 06/06/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Watanabe S, Greenwell AM, Bressan A. Localization, concentration, and transmission efficiency of Banana bunchy top virus in four asexual lineages of Pentalonia aphids. Viruses 2013; 5:758-76. [PMID: 23435241 PMCID: PMC3640525 DOI: 10.3390/v5020758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2013] [Revised: 02/14/2013] [Accepted: 02/14/2013] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) is the most destructive pathogenic virus of banana plants worldwide. The virus is transmitted in a circulative non-propagative manner by the banana aphid, Pentalonia nigronervosa Coquerel. In this work, we examined the localization, accumulation, and transmission efficiency of BBTV in four laboratory-established lineages of Pentalonia aphids derived from four different host plants: taro (Colocasia esculenta), heliconia (Heliconia spp.), red ginger (Alpinia purpurata), and banana (Musa sp.). Mitochondrial sequencing identified three and one lineages as Pentalonia caladii van der Goot, a recently proposed species, and P. nigronervosa, respectively. Microsatellite analysis separated the aphid lineages into four distinct genotypes. The transmission of BBTV was tested using leaf disk and whole-plant assays, both of which showed that all four lineages are competent vectors of BBTV, although the P. caladii from heliconia transmitted BBTV to the leaf disks at a significantly lower rate than did P. nigronervosa. The concentration of BBTV in dissected guts, haemolymph, and salivary glands was quantified by real-time PCR. The BBTV titer reached similar concentrations in the guts, haemolymph, and salivary glands of aphids from all four lineages tested. Furthermore, immunofluorescence assays showed that BBTV antigens localized to the anterior midguts and the principal salivary glands, demonstrating a similar pattern of translocations across the four lineages. The results reported in this study showed for the first time that P. caladii is a competent vector of BBTV.
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- Shizu Watanabe
- Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
- Department of Molecular Bioscience and Bioengineering, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822; USA; E-Mail: (S.W.)
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
- NSF-Center for Integrated Pest Management, North Carolina State University, USDA APHIS PPQ office, Honolulu, HI 96850, USA; E-Mail: (A.M.G.)
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
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Gutiérrez S, Michalakis Y, Munster M, Blanc S. Plant feeding by insect vectors can affect life cycle, population genetics and evolution of plant viruses. Funct Ecol 2013. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Serafín Gutiérrez
- UMR BGPI, INRA‐CIRAD‐SupAgro, TA‐A54K Campus International de Baillarguet 34398 Montpellier Cedex 05 France
- UMR MIVEGEC 5290 CNRS‐IRD‐UM1‐UM2, IRD 911 Avenue Agropolis B.P. 64501 34394 Montpellier Cedex 05 France
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- UMR MIVEGEC 5290 CNRS‐IRD‐UM1‐UM2, IRD 911 Avenue Agropolis B.P. 64501 34394 Montpellier Cedex 05 France
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- UMR BGPI, INRA‐CIRAD‐SupAgro, TA‐A54K Campus International de Baillarguet 34398 Montpellier Cedex 05 France
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- UMR BGPI, INRA‐CIRAD‐SupAgro, TA‐A54K Campus International de Baillarguet 34398 Montpellier Cedex 05 France
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Watanabe S, Bressan A. Tropism, compartmentalization and retention of banana bunchy top virus (Nanoviridae) in the aphid vector Pentalonia nigronervosa. J Gen Virol 2012; 94:209-219. [PMID: 23015741 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.047308-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Plant viruses of the families Luteoviridae and Geminiviridae rely on hemipteran vectors for the infection of their hosts. Several lines of evidence have revealed that these viruses are transmitted by competent vectors in a circulative manner, involving entry into the vector's body and the crossing of epithelial tissues forming the alimentary tract and the salivary glands. Similar to luteovirids and geminiviruses, a third family of plant viruses, the family Nanoviridae, have also been reported to be transmitted by aphids in a circulative manner. However, there is limited direct evidence of a possible path of translocation through the aphid vectors. Here, we used time-course experiments and transmission assays coupled with real-time PCR and immunofluorescence assays on dissected tissues to examine the translocation, compartmentalization and retention of banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) into the aphid vector Pentalonia nigronervosa. Our results indicate that BBTV translocates rapidly through the aphid vector; it is internalized into the anterior midgut in which it accumulates and is retained at concentrations higher than either the haemolymph or the principal salivary glands. Despite the large increase in viral concentration, we have failed to detect BBTV transcripts with RT-PCR. When tissues were not permeabilized, BBTV localized as distinct puncta in the proximity of the basal surface of the cells forming the anterior midgut and principal salivary glands, suggesting an on-going process of virion escape and internalization, respectively. Interestingly, we document that those organs can have direct contact within the aphid body, suggesting a possible haemolymph-independent translocation path.
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- Shizu Watanabe
- Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, University of Hawaii, 3050 Maile Way, Gilmore Hall 96822 Honolulu, HI, USA.,Department of Molecular Bioscience and Bioengineering, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, University of Hawaii, 3050 Maile Way, Gilmore Hall 96822 Honolulu, HI, USA
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Shekhawat UKS, Ganapathi TR, Hadapad AB. Transgenic banana plants expressing small interfering RNAs targeted against viral replication initiation gene display high-level resistance to banana bunchy top virus infection. J Gen Virol 2012; 93:1804-1813. [DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.041871-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The banana aphid-transmitted Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) is the most destructive viral pathogen of bananas and plantains worldwide. Lack of natural sources of resistance to BBTV has necessitated the exploitation of proven transgenic technologies for obtaining BBTV-resistant banana cultivars. In this study, we have explored the concept of using intron-hairpin-RNA (ihpRNA) transcripts corresponding to viral master replication initiation protein (Rep) to generate BBTV-resistant transgenic banana plants. Two ihpRNA constructs namely ihpRNA-Rep and ihpRNA-ProRep generated using Rep full coding sequence or Rep partial coding sequence together with its 5′ upstream regulatory region, respectively, and castor bean catalase intron were successfully transformed into banana embryogenic cells. ihpRNA-Rep- and ihpRNA-ProRep-derived transgenic banana plants, selected based on preliminary screening for efficient reporter gene expression, were completely resistant to BBTV infection as indicated by the absence of disease symptoms after 6 months of viruliferous aphid inoculation. The resistance to BBTV infection was also evident by the inability to detect cDNAs coding for viral coat protein, movement protein and Rep protein by RT-PCR from inoculated transgenic leaf extracts. Southern analysis of the two groups of transgenics showed that ihpRNA transgene was stably integrated into the banana genome. The detection of small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) derived from the ihpRNA transgene sequence in transformed BBTV-resistant plants positively established RNA interference as the mechanism underlying the observed resistance to BBTV. Efficient screening of optimal transformants in this vegetatively propagated non-segregating fruit crop ensured that all the transgenic plants assayed were resistant to BBTV infection.
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- Upendra K. S. Shekhawat
- Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, India
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- Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, India
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- Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, India
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Hooks CRR, Wang KH, Pradhan NC, Manandhar R, Wright MG, Vorsino A. Population distribution and density of Pentalonia nigronervosa (Hemiptera: Aphididae) within banana mats: influence of plant age and height on sampling and management. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2011; 104:947-955. [PMID: 21735915 DOI: 10.1603/ec10323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The banana aphid, Pentalonia nigronervosa Coquerel (Hemiptera: Aphididae), is the most economically important pest of banana (Musa spp.) fields in Hawaii. Recently, there has been a concerted effort in Hawaii to learn more about the biology and ecology of this pest. However, limited work has been directed at determining the distribution of P. nigronervosa in banana fields and developing an integrated pest management plan. Therefore, a survey was conducted in banana fields throughout the Hawaiian Islands to determine the distribution and density of P. nigronervosa within banana mats from plants of different stages. Another aim was to determine whether the presence of ants on banana plants could be used as a reliable indicator of aphid infestations. Results of the survey showed that plants < or = 1.5 m (small sucker) in height contain the highest aphid populations per meter in plant height and that mother plants (> or = 2.5 m) had the lowest aphid counts and rate of infestation compared with small and intermediate suckers (> 1.5 < 2.5 m). More specifically, aphid population was reduced by approximately 12 aphids for every meter increase in plant height and that aphids are rarely found > or = 2.5 m within the plant canopy. Although there was an increase likelihood of finding ants on banana plants with higher aphid densities, results suggest that ants would be present on plants in the absence of aphids. Implications of these and other findings with respect to sampling and managing P. nigronervosa and associated Banana bunchy top virus are discussed.
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- Cerruti R R Hooks
- Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, 4112 Plant Sciences Bldg., College Park, MD 20742, USA.
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Kumar PL, Hanna R, Alabi OJ, Soko MM, Oben TT, Vangu GHP, Naidu RA. Banana bunchy top virus in sub-Saharan Africa: investigations on virus distribution and diversity. Virus Res 2011; 159:171-82. [PMID: 21549775 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2011.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2011] [Accepted: 04/15/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) was first reported from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the 1950s, has become invasive and spread into 11 countries in the region. To determine the potential threat of BBTV to the production of bananas and plantains (Musa spp.) in the sub-region, field surveys were conducted for the presence of banana bunchy top disease (BBTD) in the DRC, Angola, Cameroon, Gabon and Malawi. Using the DNA-S and DNA-R segments of the virus genome, the genetic diversity of BBTV isolates was also determined from these countries relative to virus isolates across the banana-growing regions around the world. The results established that BBTD is widely prevalent in all parts of DRC, Malawi, Angola and Gabon, in south and western part of Cameroon. Analysis of the nucleotide sequences of DNA-S and DNA-R indicate that BBTV isolates from these countries are genetically identical forming a unique clade within the 'South Pacific' phylogroup that includes isolates from Australia, Egypt, South Asia and South Pacific. These results imply that farmers' traditional practice of transferring vegetative propagules within and between countries, together with virus spread by the widely prevalent banana aphid vector, Pentalonia nigronervosa, could have contributed to the geographic expansion of BBTV in SSA. The results provided a baseline to explore sanitary measures and other 'clean' plant programs for sustainable management of BBTV and its vector in regions where the disease has already been established and prevent the spread of the virus to as yet unaffected regions in SSA.
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- P Lava Kumar
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), PMB 5320, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Immunofluorescence localisation of Banana bunchy top virus (family Nanoviridae) within the aphid vector, Pentalonia nigronervosa, suggests a virus tropism distinct from aphid-transmitted luteoviruses. Virus Res 2010; 155:520-5. [PMID: 21167229 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2010.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2010] [Revised: 12/02/2010] [Accepted: 12/05/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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We have applied immunocapture PCR and developed an immunofluorescence assay to specifically detect Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV; family Nanoviridae, genus Babuvirus) within its aphid vector, Pentalonia nigronervosa (Hemiptera, Aphididae). BBTV was localised using either monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies into the anterior midgut (stomach) and into specific cells forming the principal salivary glands. These results suggest a distinct path of virus translocation that likely differs from the one described for aphid-transmitted luteovirus, which enter hemocoels through the hindguts and posterior midguts and that penetrate the accessory salivary glands of their competent vectors. To our understanding, this is the first work analysing the localisation of a virus member of the family Nanoviridae within an aphid vector.
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Mandal B. Advances in Small Isometric Multicomponent ssDNA Viruses Infecting Plants. INDIAN JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY : AN OFFICIAL ORGAN OF INDIAN VIROLOGICAL SOCIETY 2010; 21:18-30. [PMID: 23637475 PMCID: PMC3550773 DOI: 10.1007/s13337-010-0010-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2010] [Accepted: 05/14/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Multicomponent ssDNA plant viruses were discovered during 1990s. They are associated with bunchy top, yellowing and dwarfing diseases of several economic plants under family Musaceae, Leguminosae and Zingiberaceae. In the current plant virus taxonomy, these viruses are classified under the family Nanoviridae containing two genera, Nanovirus and Babuvirus. The family Nanoviridae was created with five members in 2005 and by 2010, it has expanded with four additional members. The viruses are distributed in the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Australia, Europe and Africa. The viruses are not sap or seed transmissible and are naturally transmitted by aphid vector in a persistent manner. The genome is consisted of several circular ssDNAs of about 1 kb each. Up to 12 DNA components have been isolated from the diseased plant. The major viral proteins encoded by these components are replication initiator protein (Rep), coat protein, cell-cycle link protein, movement protein and a nuclear shuttle protein. Each ssDNA contains a single gene and a noncoding region with a stable stem and loop structure. Several Rep encoding components have been reported from each virus, only one of them designated as master Rep has ability to control replication of the other genomic components. Infectivity of the genomic DNAs was demonstrated only for two nanoviruses, Faba bean necrotic yellows virus and Faba bean necrotic stunt virus (FBNSV). A group of eight ssDNA components of FBNSV were necessary for producing disease and biologically active progeny viruses. So far, infectivity of genomic components of Babuvirus has not been demonstrated.
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- Bikash Mandal
- Plant Virology Unit, Division of Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012 India
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Almeida RPP, Bennett GM, Anhalt MD, Tsai CW, O'Grady P. Spread of an introduced vector-borne banana virus in Hawaii. Mol Ecol 2008; 18:136-46. [PMID: 19037897 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294x.2008.04009.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Emerging diseases are increasing in incidence; therefore, understanding how pathogens are introduced into new regions and cause epidemics is of importance for the development of strategies that may hinder their spread. We used molecular data to study how a vector-borne banana virus, Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV), spread in Hawaii after it was first detected in 1989. Our analyses suggest that BBTV was introduced once into Hawaii, on the island of Oahu. All other islands were infected with isolates originating from Oahu, suggesting that movement of contaminated plant material was the main driving factor responsible for interisland spread of BBTV. The rate of mutation inferred by the phylogenetic analysis (1.4 x 10(-4) bp/year) was similar to that obtained in an experimental evolution study under greenhouse conditions (3.9 x 10(-4) bp/year). We used these values to estimate the number of infections occurring under field conditions per year. Our results suggest that strict and enforced regulations limiting the movement of banana plant material among Hawaiian islands could have reduced interisland spread of this pathogen.
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- Rodrigo P P Almeida
- Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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