PCR-based assays to detect and quantify Phomopsis sclerotioides in plants and soil
PCR-based assays to detect and quantify Phomopsis sclerotioides in plants and soil
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DOI:
10.1007/s10327-009-0209-6
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发表时间:
2010-02
影响因子:
1.2
通讯作者:
M. Shishido;Kyoko Sato;Nanako Yoshida;Rie Tsukui;T. Usami
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作者:
M. Shishido;Kyoko Sato;Nanako Yoshida;Rie Tsukui;T. Usami
We developed polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays to detect and quantifyPhomopsis sclerotioides, the causal agent of black root rot of cucurbits. We used internal transcribed spacers 1 and 2 of the ribosomal DNA (rDNA) from representative isolates to search for target sequences. Primer pairs were selected after testing against 40 fungal isolates including 13Ph. sclerotioidesisolates, 9Phomopsisisolates other thanPh. sclerotioides,and 18 soilborne fungi that were either pathogenic or nonpathogenic to cucurbits. Conventional PCR assays with the primer pair of CPs-1 (forward) and CPs-2 (reverse) produced target DNA amplicons from allPh. sclerotioidesisolates but none of the other isolates tested. From soil and root samples collected from fields naturally infested with black root rot of cucumber and melon, the CPs-1/CPs-2 primer pair successfully amplified target DNA fragments in conventional PCR assays. Moreover, we applied the CPs-1/CPs-2 primer pair in a real-time PCR assay with SYBR Green I, and PCR-amplified products were successfully quantified by reference to a standard curve generated by adding known amounts of target DNA. TargetPh. sclerotioidesDNA fragments were similarly detected in artificially inoculated roots of cucumber, melon, pumpkin, and watermelon, but quantities ofPh. sclerotioidesDNA in their hypocotyls of the hosts varied as follows: melon ≥ cucumber ≥ watermelon > pumpkin. These results suggest thatPh. sclerotioidesinfection is not species-specific but the rate of infection may differ among host species.