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Bennypaul H, Sanderson D, Donaghy P, Abdullahi I. Development of a Real-Time PCR Assay for the Detection and Identification of Rubus Stunt Phytoplasma in Rubus spp. PLANT DISEASE 2023; 107:2296-2306. [PMID: 36611241 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-09-22-2193-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Rubus stunt, caused by 'Candidatus Phytoplasma rubi' (Rubus stunt phytoplasma; RSP), is an economically important disease of Rubus. This disease occurs in wild and cultivated Rubus spp. in Europe but has not been reported from North America; however, its major leafhopper vector is well established in western Canada and the U.S.A. RSP has the potential to impact the cane-fruit industry by significantly compromising yields and impacting export potential for Rubus propagation material. To mitigate the risk of this disease entering or establishing, import and export testing of propagation material is a phytosanitary requirement in Canada, the U.S.A., and other countries regulating RSP. In the absence of a specific test for RSP, the current testing scheme involves the use of a generic test to screen for phytoplasmas followed by additional time-consuming procedures to confirm the phytoplasma species. In this study, a real-time PCR assay, targeting a 154-bp region of tuf gene, was developed for sensitive and specific detection of RSP in Rubus spp. The developed assay detected a minimum of five target copies, and no cross-reactivity was observed even with the 'Ca. P. rubi'-related strain associated with blackberry witches' broom, which differs from RSP only by a single nucleotide polymorphism in the target region. Repeatability of the developed assay was checked on two real-time PCR platforms with acceptable results. In conclusion, this real-time PCR assay provides a sensitive and specific detection of RSP for mitigating the introduction and spread of Rubus stunt disease in Rubus spp.
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- Harvinder Bennypaul
- Centre for Plant Health - Sidney Laboratory, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, North Saanich, British Columbia V8L 1H3, Canada
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- Centre for Plant Health - Sidney Laboratory, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, North Saanich, British Columbia V8L 1H3, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia V8P 5C2, Canada
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- Centre for Plant Health - Sidney Laboratory, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, North Saanich, British Columbia V8L 1H3, Canada
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Cruz-Medrano MG, Manzanares-Leal GL, González-Nava J, Moreno-Pérez PA, Sandoval-Trujillo H, Ramírez-Durán N. Genetic variability of the 16S rRNA gene of Nocardia brasiliensis, the most common causative agent of actinomycetoma in Latin America and the Caribbean. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 2023; 65:e31. [PMID: 37075338 PMCID: PMC10109444 DOI: 10.1590/s1678-9946202365031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/21/2023] Open
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Mycetoma is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2016. It is characterized by the progressive growth of nodules and granulomatous lesions on the legs, arms, and trunk. It is potentially disfiguring and causes disability or amputations in working-age people from marginalized areas. The causative agents can be fungi (eumycetoma) or actinobacteria (actinomycetoma), the latter being the most common in America and Asia. Nocardia brasiliensis is the most important causal agent of actinomycetoma in the Americas. Taxonomic problems have been reported when identifying this species, so this study aimed to detect the 16S rRNA gene variations in N. brasiliensis strains using an in silico enzymatic restriction technique. The study included strains from clinical cases of actinomycetoma in Mexico, isolated from humans and previously identified as N. brasiliensis by traditional methods. The strains were characterized microscopically and macroscopically, then subjected to DNA extraction and amplification of the 16S rRNA gene by PCR. The amplification products were sequenced, and consensus sequences were constructed and used for genetic identification and in silico restriction enzyme analysis with the New England BioLabs® NEBcutter program. All study strains were molecularly identified as N. brasiliensis; however, in silico restriction analysis detected a diversity in the restriction patterns that were finally grouped and subclassified into 7 ribotypes. This finding confirms the existence of subgroups within N. brasiliensis. The results support the need to consider N. brasiliensis as a complex species.
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- Michele Guadalupe Cruz-Medrano
- Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Facultad de Medicina, Laboratorio de Investigación en Microbiología Médica y Ambiental, Toluca, Mexico
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- Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Facultad de Medicina, Laboratorio de Investigación en Microbiología Médica y Ambiental, Toluca, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Ecología Molecular, Departamento de Sistemas Biológicos, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Facultad de Medicina, Laboratorio de Investigación en Microbiología Médica y Ambiental, Toluca, Mexico
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- Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Departamento de Sistemas Biológicos, Laboratorio de Producción de Biológicos, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Facultad de Medicina, Laboratorio de Investigación en Microbiología Médica y Ambiental, Toluca, Mexico
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Pusz-Bochenska K, Perez-Lopez E, Wist TJ, Bennypaul H, Sanderson D, Green M, Dumonceaux TJ. Multilocus sequence typing of diverse phytoplasmas using hybridization probe-based sequence capture provides high resolution strain differentiation. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:959562. [PMID: 36246242 PMCID: PMC9556853 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.959562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Phytoplasmas are insect-vectored, difficult-to-culture bacterial pathogens that infect a wide variety of crop and non-crop plants, and are associated with diseases that can lead to significant yield losses in agricultural production worldwide. Phytoplasmas are currently grouped in the provisional genus ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma’, which includes 49 ‘Candidatus’ species. Further differentiation of phytoplasmas into ribosomal groups is based on the restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) pattern of the 16S rRNA-encoding operon, with more than 36 ribosomal groups (16Sr) and over 100 subgroups reported. Since disease symptoms on plants are not associated with phytoplasma identity, accurate diagnostics is of critical importance to manage disease associated with these microorganisms. Phytoplasmas are typically detected from plant and insect tissue using PCR-based methods targeting universal taxonomic markers. Although these methods are relatively sensitive, specific and are widely used, they have limitations, since they provide limited resolution of phytoplasma strains, thus necessitating further assessment of biological properties and delaying implementation of mitigation measures. Moreover, the design of PCR primers that can target multiple loci from phytoplasmas that differ at the sequence level can be a significant challenge. To overcome these limitations, a PCR-independent, multilocus sequence typing (MLST) assay to characterize an array of phytoplasmas was developed. Hybridization probe s targeting cpn60, tuf, secA, secY, and nusA genes, as well as 16S and rp operons, were designed and used to enrich DNA extracts from phytoplasma-infected samples for DNA fragments corresponding to these markers prior to Illumina sequencing. This method was tested using different phytoplasmas including ‘Ca. P. asteris’ (16SrI-B), ‘Ca. P. pruni’ (16SrIII-A),‘Ca. P. prunorum’ (16SrX-B), ‘Ca. P. pyri’ (16SrX-C), ‘Ca. P. mali’ (16SrX-A), and ‘Ca. P. solani’ (16SrXII-A). Thousands of reads were obtained for each gene with multiple overlapping fragments, which were assembled to generate full-length (typically >2 kb), high-quality sequences. Phytoplasma groups and subgroups were accurately determined based on 16S ribosomal RNA and cpn60 gene sequences. Hybridization-based MLST facilitates the enrichment of target genes of phytoplasmas and allows the simultaneous determination of sequences corresponding to seven different markers. In this proof-of-concept study, hybridization-based MLST was demonstrated to be an efficient way to generate data regarding ‘Ca. Phytoplasma’ species/strain differentiation.
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- Karolina Pusz-Bochenska
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Saskatoon Research and Development Centre, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche et D'innovation sur les Végétaux (CRIV), Faculté des Sciences de L'agriculture et de L'alimentation, Département de Phytologie, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
- Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Saskatoon Research and Development Centre, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Sidney Laboratory, Centre for Plant Health, North Saanich, BC, Canada
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- Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Sidney Laboratory, Centre for Plant Health, North Saanich, BC, Canada
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- Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Sidney Laboratory, Centre for Plant Health, North Saanich, BC, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Saskatoon Research and Development Centre, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
- *Correspondence: Tim J. Dumonceaux,
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Detection of blueberry stunt phytoplasma in Eastern Canada using cpn60-based molecular diagnostic assays. Sci Rep 2021; 11:22118. [PMID: 34764366 PMCID: PMC8586236 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-01439-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Blueberry stunt phytoplasma (BBSP; ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’) is an insect-vectored plant pathogen that causes severe yield losses in blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum), which is the most valuable fruit crop in Canada. Rapid, field-based diagnostic assays are desirable tools for the control of BBSP, as part of an integrated, proactive approach to production management termed biovigilance. We designed and validated a chaperonin-60 (cpn60)-targeted LAMP assay for detection of BBSP, providing a rapid, low cost, field-deployable diagnostic option. Our validation demonstrates that the assay is reproducible, with high analytical specificity and improved sensitivity when compared with 16S rRNA nested PCR. We applied the validated LAMP assay to nearly 2000 blueberry samples from Québec and Nova Scotia over three growing seasons (2016–2018). Our surveys revealed that BBSP is present in most sites across both provinces, though detection of the pathogen in individual plants varied in different tissues across sampling dates and across years, and evidence of spread between plants was limited. To quantify pathogen load in select plants, we designed additional qPCR and ddPCR assays, also based on cpn60. We found that pathogen load fluctuates in individual plants, both within and between growing seasons. Finally, we designed an interactive map to visualize the results of our surveys. These results provide a validated diagnostic assay that can be used as part of a biovigilance strategy for detecting and controlling infections caused by BBSP.
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Cao Y, Trivellone V, Dietrich CH. A timetree for phytoplasmas (Mollicutes) with new insights on patterns of evolution and diversification. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2020; 149:106826. [PMID: 32283136 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The first comprehensive timetree is presented for phytoplasmas, a diverse group of obligate intracellular bacteria restricted to phloem sieve elements of vascular plants and tissues of their hemipteran insect vectors. Maximum likelihood-based phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequence data from the 16S rRNA and methionine aminopeptidase (map) genes yielded well resolved estimates of phylogenetic relationships among major phytoplasma lineages, 16Sr groups and known strains of phytoplasmas. Age estimates for divergences among two major lineages of Mollicutes based on a previous comprehensive bacterial timetree were used to calibrate an initial 16S timetree. A separate timetree was estimated based on the more rapidly-evolving map gene, with an internal calibration based on a recent divergence within two related 16Sr phytoplasma subgroups in group 16SrV thought to have been driven by the introduction of the North American leafhopper vector Scaphoideus titanus Ball into Europe during the early part of the 20th century. Combining the resulting divergence time estimates into a final 16S timetree suggests that evolutionary rates have remained relatively constant overall through the evolution of phytoplasmas and that the origin of this lineage, at ~641 million years ago (Ma), preceded the origin of land plants and hemipteran insects. Nevertheless, the crown group of phytoplasmas is estimated to have begun diversifying ~316 Ma, roughly coinciding with the origin of seed plants and Hemiptera. Some phytoplasma groups apparently associated with particular plant families or insect vector lineages generally arose more recently than their respective hosts and vectors, suggesting that vector-mediated host shifts have been an important mechanism in the evolutionary diversification of phytoplasmas. Further progress in understanding macroevolutionary patterns in phytoplasmas is hindered by large gaps in knowledge of the identity of competent vectors and lack of data on phytoplasma associations with non-economically important plants.
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- Yanghui Cao
- Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL 61820, USA
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- Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL 61820, USA.
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- Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL 61820, USA
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Muirhead K, Pérez-López E, Bahder BW, Hill JE, Dumonceaux T. The CpnClassiPhyR Is a Resource for cpn60 Universal Target-Based Classification of Phytoplasmas. PLANT DISEASE 2019; 103:2494-2497. [PMID: 31453748 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-03-19-0454-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Phytoplasmas are plant-pathogenic bacteria that are associated with yield losses in many crop plants worldwide. Phytoplasma strain differentiation is accomplished using in silico restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of 16S ribosomal RNA-encoding gene sequences, which has resulted in the definition of ribosomal groups and subgroups of phytoplasmas. Due to limitations associated with this approach, a complementary classification scheme was recently developed based on RFLP analysis of the single-copy, protein-encoding gene chaperonin-60 (cpn60). We present the CpnClassiPhyR, software that facilitates phytoplasma strain classification using both RFLP and automated phylogenetic analysis of cpn60 sequences. This software is available through a web interface at http://cpnclassiphyr.ca.
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- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- University of Florida Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon Research and Development Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Villamor DEV, Eastwell KC. Multilocus Characterization, Gene Expression Analysis of Putative Immunodominant Protein Coding Regions, and Development of Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Assay for Detection of ' Candidatus Phytoplasma Pruni' in Prunus avium. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2019; 109:983-992. [PMID: 30589370 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-09-18-0326-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Western X (WX) disease, caused by 'Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni', is a devastating disease of sweet cherry resulting in the production of small, bitter-flavored fruits that are unmarketable. Escalation of WX disease in Washington State prompted the development of a rapid detection assay based on recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) to facilitate timely removal and replacement of diseased trees. Here, we report on a reliable RPA assay targeting putative immunodominant protein coding regions that showed comparable sensitivity to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in detecting 'Ca. Phytoplasma pruni' from crude sap of sweet cherry tissues. Apart from the predominant strain of 'Ca. Phytoplasma pruni', the RPA assay also detected a novel strain of phytoplasma from several WX-affected trees. Multilocus sequence analyses using the immunodominant protein A (idpA), imp, rpoE, secY, and 16S ribosomal RNA regions from several 'Ca. Phytoplasma pruni' isolates from WX-affected trees showed that this novel phytoplasma strain represents a new subgroup within the 16SrIII group. Examination of high-throughput sequencing data from total RNA of WX-affected trees revealed that the imp coding region is highly expressed, and as supported by quantitative reverse transcription PCR data, it showed higher RNA transcript levels than the previously proposed idpA coding region of 'Ca. Phytoplasma pruni'.
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- Dan Edward V Villamor
- Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center, Prosser, WA 99350
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center, Prosser, WA 99350
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Berg JA, Merrill BD, Breakwell DP, Hope S, Grose JH. A PCR-Based Method for Distinguishing between Two Common Beehive Bacteria, Paenibacillus larvae and Brevibacillus laterosporus. Appl Environ Microbiol 2018; 84:e01886-18. [PMID: 30217838 PMCID: PMC6210111 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01886-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2018] [Accepted: 09/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Paenibacillus larvae and Brevibacillus laterosporus are two bacteria that are members of the Paenibacillaceae family. Both are commonly found in beehives and have historically been difficult to distinguish from each other due to related genetic and phenotypic characteristics and a shared ecological niche. Here, we discuss the likely mischaracterization of three 16S rRNA sequences previously published as P. larvae and provide the phylogenetic evidence that supported the GenBank reassignment of the sequences as B. laterosporus We explore the issues that arise by using only 16S rRNA or other single-gene analyses to distinguish between these bacteria. We also present three sets of molecular markers, two sets that distinguish P. larvae from B. laterosporus and other closely related species within the Paenibacillus genus and a third set that distinguishes B. laterosporus from P. larvae and other closely related species within the Brevibacillus genus. These molecular markers provide a tool for proper identification of these oft-mistaken species.IMPORTANCE 16S rRNA gene sequencing in bacteria has long been held as the gold standard for typing bacteria and, for the most part, is an excellent method of taxonomically identifying different bacterial species. However, the high level of 16S rRNA sequence similarity of some published strains of P. larvae and B. laterosporus, as well as possible horizontal gene transfer events within their shared ecological niche, complicates the use of 16S rRNA sequence as an effective molecular marker for differentiating these two species. Additionally, shared characteristics of these bacteria limit the effectiveness of using traditional phenotypic identification assays, such as the catalase test. The results from this study provide PCR methods to quickly differentiate between these two genera and will be useful when studying Brevibacillus, Paenibacillus, and other disease-relevant bacteria commonly found in beehives.
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- Jordan A Berg
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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Perez-Lopez E, Vincent C, Moreau D, Hammond C, Town J, Dumonceaux TJ. A novel 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris' subgroup 16SrI-(E/AI)AI associated with blueberry stunt disease in eastern Canada. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 69:322-332. [PMID: 30431416 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.003100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Phytoplasmas ('Candidatus Phytoplasma' species) are phytopathogenic bacteria vectored by insects and are associated with crop diseases that cause severe yield losses by affecting reproductive tissue development. Infection of northern highbush blueberry plants (Vaccinium corymbosum; Ericaceae) with phytoplasma leads to yield losses by altering plant development resulting in stunting and subsequent plant death. Samples collected from symptomatic blueberry plants in two important blueberry-producing areas in Canada, in the provinces of Québec and Nova Scotia, were analysed for the presence of DNA sequences associated with phytoplasma. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequences demonstrated that the plants were infected with a strain of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris', which was previously identified as blueberry stunt phytoplasma (BBS; 16SrI-E). Examination of further bacterial sequences revealed that two distinct 16S rRNA-encoding gene sequences were present in each sample in combination with a single chaperonin-60 (cpn60) sequence and a single rpoperon sequence, suggesting that this strain displays 16S rRNA-encoding gene sequence heterogeneity. Two distinct rrnoperons, rrnE and the newly described rrnAI, were identified in samples analysed from all geographic locations. We propose, based on the sequences obtained, delineating the new subgroup 16SrI-(E/AI)AI, following the nomenclature proposed for heterogeneous subgroups. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a heterogeneous phytoplasma strain affecting blueberry plants and associated with blueberry stunt disease.
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- Edel Perez-Lopez
- 1Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- 2Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada, Centre de recherche et de développement de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
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- 3Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Kentville Research and Development Centre, Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- 4Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon Research and Development Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- 4Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon Research and Development Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- 5Department of Veterinary Microbiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.,4Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon Research and Development Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Genome Sequence of a Plant-Pathogenic Bacterium, "Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris" Strain TW1. Microbiol Resour Announc 2018; 7:MRA01109-18. [PMID: 30533656 PMCID: PMC6256679 DOI: 10.1128/mra.01109-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A draft genome sequence is presented for a strain of "Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris" affecting canola plants in Saskatoon, Canada. This phytopathogenic bacterium was determined to be a 16SrI strain and features 16S rRNA-encoding gene sequence heterogeneity.
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Pérez-López E, Omar AF, Al-Jamhan KM, Dumonceaux TJ. Molecular identification and characterization of the new 16SrIX-J and cpn60 UT IX-J phytoplasma subgroup associated with chicory bushy stunt disease in Saudi Arabia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:518-522. [PMID: 29303692 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.002530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Chicory (Cichorium intybus) is a perennial plant (Asteraceae) that grows wild in pasture fields in Saudi Arabia. Chicory plants displaying symptoms typically induced by phytoplasmas, such as bushy phenotype and stunt, were observed in the Mulayda region, Qassim governorate, Saudi Arabia. In this study we examined samples taken from three symptomatic chicory plants and confirmed the presence of phytoplasma DNA. Analysis of the 16S rRNA-encoding sequences showed that the plants were infected with a phytoplasma from the pigeon pea witches'-broom group (16SrIX). Sequencing of the 16S rRNA-encoding gene and the partial cpn60 sequence, computer-simulated RFLP analysis, and phylogenetic analysis of both markers revealed that the phytoplasma identified was representative of a new 16SrIX-J and cpn60 UT IX-IJ subgroup. The present study identified chicory plants as a novel host for phytoplasma strains within the pigeon pea witches'-broom phytoplasma group, and expanded the known diversity of this group.
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- Edel Pérez-López
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
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- Department of Plant Production and Protection, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Qassim University, 51452, Burydah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Department of Plant Pathology, Plant Pathology and Biotechnology Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, 33516 Kafrelsheikh, Egypt
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- Department of Plant Production and Protection, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Qassim University, 51452, Burydah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon Research Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Pérez-López E, Rodríguez-Martínez D, Olivier CY, Luna-Rodríguez M, Dumonceaux TJ. Molecular diagnostic assays based on cpn60 UT sequences reveal the geographic distribution of subgroup 16SrXIII-(A/I)I phytoplasma in Mexico. Sci Rep 2017; 7:950. [PMID: 28424530 PMCID: PMC5430490 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-00895-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2016] [Accepted: 03/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Geographically diverse samples from strawberry exhibiting symptoms of Strawberry Green Petal (SbGP), periwinkle plants with virescence, and blackberry, blueberry, and raspberry plants displaying yellowing and inedible fruits, were assayed for the presence of phytoplasma DNA. PCR targeting the 16S rRNA-encoding gene and chaperonin-60 (cpn60) showed that the plants were infected with phytoplasma subgroup16SrXIII-(A/I)I (SbGP/MPV). To examine the geographic distribution of this pathogen in Mexico, we designed an array of cpn60-targeted molecular diagnostic assays for SbGP/MPV phytoplasma. A fluorescent microsphere hybridization assay was designed that was capable of detecting SbGP/MPV phytoplasma in infected plant tissues, successfully differentiating it from other known phytoplasma cpn60 UT sequences, while identifying a double infection with SbGP/MPV and aster yellows (16SrI) phytoplasma. Two quantitative assays, quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) and droplet digital PCR (ddPCR), gave similar results in infected samples. Finally, a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay provided rapid detection of SbGP/MPV phytoplasma DNA. Application of these assays revealed that SbGP/MPV phytoplasma is widely distributed in Central Mexico, with positive samples identified from eleven localities within three states separated by hundreds of kilometres. These results also provide tools for determining the presence and geographic distribution of this pathogen in plant and insect samples in other localities.
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- Edel Pérez-López
- Instituto de Biotecnología y Ecología Aplicada (INBIOTECA), Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London Research and Development Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Laboratorio de Genética e Interacciones Planta Microorganismos, Facultad de Ciencias Agrícolas, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
| | - Tim J Dumonceaux
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon Research and Development Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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