‘Candidatus Phytoplasma noviguineense’, a novel taxon associated with Bogia coconut syndrome and banana wilt disease on the island of New Guinea
‘Candidatus Phytoplasma noviguineense’, a novel taxon associated with Bogia coconut syndrome and banana wilt disease on the island of New Guinea
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“Candidatus Phytoplasma noviguineense”,一种与新几内亚岛博吉亚椰子综合症和香蕉枯萎病相关的新分类单元
DOI:
10.1099/ijsem.0.002480
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发表时间:
2018
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
Namba Shigetou
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作者:
Miyazaki Akio;Shigaki Toshiro;Koinuma Hiroaki;Iwabuchi Nozomu;Rauka Gou Bue;Kembu Alfred;Saul Josephine;Watanabe Kiyoto;Nijo Takamichi;Maejima Kensaku;Yamaji Yasuyuki;Namba Shigetou
Bogia coconut syndrome (BCS) is one of the lethal yellowing (LY)-type diseases associated with phytoplasma presence that are seriously threatening coconut cultivation worldwide. It has recently emerged, and is rapidly spreading in northern parts of the island of New Guinea. BCS-associated phytoplasmas collected in different regions were compared in terms of 16S rRNA gene sequences, revealing high identity among them represented by strain BCS-BoR. Comparative analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that BCS-BoRshared less than a 97.5 % similarity with other species of ‘CandidatusPhytoplasma’, with a maximum value of 96.08 % (with strain LY; GenBank accession no. U18747). This result indicates the necessity and propriety of a novel taxon for BCS phytoplasmas according to the recommendations of the IRPCM. Phylogenetic analysis was also conducted on 16S rRNA gene sequences, resulting in a monophyletic cluster composed of BCS-BoRand other LY-associated phytoplasmas. Other phytoplasmas on the island of New Guinea associated with banana wilt and arecanut yellow leaf diseases showed high similarities to BCS-BoRand were closely related to BCS phytoplasmas. Based on the uniqueness of their 16S rRNA gene sequences, a novel taxon ‘Ca.Phytoplasma noviguineense’ is proposed for these phytoplasmas found on the island of New Guinea, with strain BCS-BoR(GenBank accession no. LC228755) as the reference strain. The novel taxon is described in detail, including information on the symptoms of associated diseases and additional genetic features of thesecYgene andrpoperon.