Detection of Phytophthora nicotianae and P. palmivora in citrus roots using PCR-RFLP in comparison with other methods
Detection of Phytophthora nicotianae and P. palmivora in citrus roots using PCR-RFLP in comparison with other methods
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DOI:
10.1007/s10658-007-9135-7
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发表时间:
2007-08
影响因子:
1.8
通讯作者:
K. Bowman;U. Albrecht;J. Graham;D. Bright
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作者:
K. Bowman;U. Albrecht;J. Graham;D. Bright
Phytophthora nicotianaeandP. palmivoraare the most important soil-borne pathogens of citrus in Florida. These two species were detected and identified in singly and doubly infected plants using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions of ribosomal DNA. The sensitivity of the PCR-RFLP was analyzed and the usefulness of the method evaluated as an alternative or supplement to serological methods and recovery on semi-selective medium. In a semi-nested PCR with universal primers ITS4 and ITS6, the detection limit was 1 fg of fungal DNA, which made it 1000× more sensitive than a single-step PCR with primers ITS4 and DC6. The sensitivity of detection forP. nicotianaewas shown to be ten-fold lower than forP. palmivora, limiting its detection with restriction profiles in plants infected by both fungal species.Phytophthora nicotianaewas detected with species-specific primers in all samples inoculated with this species despite the absence of species-specific patterns in RFLP. In contrast, the incidence of detection ofP. palmivorain the presence ofP. nicotianaewas considerably lower using plating and morphological detection methods. Due to its high sensitivity, PCR amplification of ribosomal ITS regions is a valuable tool for detecting and identifyingPhytophthoraspp. in citrus roots, provided a thorough knowledge of reaction conditions for the target species is established prior to the interpretation of data.