First Report of Citrus tristeza virus Infecting Citrus Trees in Georgia, USA

Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) [genus Closterovirus; family Closteroviridae] is one of the most important, economically devastating viruses of citrus worldwide. On citrus trees grafted onto sour orange rootstock, typical CTV symptoms include dieback and defoliation, stunting, curling and chlorotic leav...

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Veröffentlicht in:Plant disease. - 1997. - (2021) vom: 17. März
1. Verfasser: Ali, Emran (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Bennett, Allina, Stackhouse, Tammy, Waliullah, Sumyya, Oliver, Jonathan E
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2021
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Plant disease
Schlagworte:Journal Article Citrus Citrus tristeza virus Georgia Graft transmission
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520 |a Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) [genus Closterovirus; family Closteroviridae] is one of the most important, economically devastating viruses of citrus worldwide. On citrus trees grafted onto sour orange rootstock, typical CTV symptoms include dieback and defoliation, stunting, curling and chlorotic leaves, stem-pitting, and pinholes below the bud union on the inner face of the bark (Moreno et al. 2008). This single-stranded, positive-sense RNA virus is most efficiently transmitted by the brown citrus aphid (Toxoptera citricida), but it can also be transmitted by other aphid species and through grafting of infected plant material onto healthy plants (Moreno et al 2008; Herron et al. 2006). In Fall 2020, leaf material for virus testing was collected from 13 navel orange trees (Citrus × sinensis) grafted onto Poncirus trifoliata rootstocks (including 'Flying Dragon') located in a citrus research orchard in Tifton, GA. Trees ranged in age from 2 to 10 years, with the younger trees having been grafted from cuttings taken from the older trees. The oldest of these trees was derived from cuttings taken in 2009 from an orange tree growing locally in a residential yard in Tifton; this parent tree was more than 15 years old when these cuttings were obtained and was no longer available for sampling as of 2020. Symptoms or other visible signs of disease had not been noted on any of the tested trees, and trees were chosen for testing prior to the further dissemination of this plant material. The presence of CTV was verified via molecular and serological testing. CTV infection was initially confirmed in 8 of 13 tested samples using the ImmunoStrip® for CTV assay (Agdia® Inc., Elkhart, IN, cat no: ISK 78900/0025) according to the manufacturer's instructions. RNA was extracted from leaf material collected from the 13 sampled trees using the RNeasy Plant Mini Kit (Qiagen, Valencia, CA). Following cDNA synthesis, samples were tested for the presence of CTV by reverse-transcription PCR using primer pair AR18F (5'-ATGTCAGGCAGCTTGGGAAATT-3') and AR18R (5'-TTCGTGTCTAAGTCRCGCTAAACA-3') which produces a 511 bp amplicon (Roy et al., 2005). PCR reactions confirmed the presence of CTV, with the same eight samples that had previously tested positive via Immunostrip® producing PCR fragments of the expected size. Amplified products from two of these samples were then sequenced using Sanger sequencing (Retrogen Inc, San Diego, CA, USA) and subjected to BLAST analysis (https://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi) for further identification. Sequence analysis revealed that the obtained partial sequences (MW540805) from the p18 gene of both isolates were 100% identical to one another and shared 100% identity to corresponding sequences from CTV strain N4 (MK779711.1). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of CTV infecting citrus plants in Georgia. CTV could pose an imminent threat to the emerging citrus industry in Georgia if it were to become established in commercial citrus plantings either via the dissemination of infected plant material or via vector transfer of the virus under field conditions. While the brown citrus aphid is not known to be widespread in Georgia at this time, other CTV vectors are prevalent including the cotton aphid (Aphis gossypii) and the black citrus aphid (T. aurantia). Georgia citrus growers and plant propagators should be aware of this virus and take appropriate control measures to prevent the spread of this viral diseas 
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