TaqMan Real-Time PCR Assay for Specific Detection and Differentiation of Xanthomonas translucens pv. undulosa from Other Pathovars Targeting a Recombination Mediator Gene, recF

Bacterial leaf streak and black chaff diseases of wheat caused by Xanthomonas translucens pv. undulosa is becoming a major constraint to growers and trade since it is seedborne. Molecular tools for specific detection/differentiation of pv. undulosa are lacking. We report the development of a TaqMan...

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Publié dans:Plant disease. - 1997. - 108(2024), 6 vom: 13. Juni, Seite 1869-1878
Auteur principal: Tambong, James T (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Xu, Renlin, Fleitas, Maria Constanza, Wang, Lipu, Akuma, Mercy, Chi, Sylvia I, Kutcher, Hadley R
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2024
Accès à la collection:Plant disease
Sujets:Journal Article DNA-DNA hybridization TaqMan assay Xanthomonas translucens barley pathovars pv. translucens pv. undulosa recF wheat plus... whole-genome sequence Bacterial Proteins DNA, Bacterial
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Résumé:Bacterial leaf streak and black chaff diseases of wheat caused by Xanthomonas translucens pv. undulosa is becoming a major constraint to growers and trade since it is seedborne. Molecular tools for specific detection/differentiation of pv. undulosa are lacking. We report the development of a TaqMan real-time PCR for specific detection/identification of pv. undulosa targeting the recombination mediator gene (recF). Analysis of the complete recF (1,117 bp) sequences identified the gene as a reliable phylogenetic marker for identification of pv. undulosa, differentiating it from the other pathovars; recF-based sequence homology values among the 11 pathovars correlated well with genome-based DNA-DNA hybridization values. The discriminatory power of recF to differentiate pv. undulosa from the other pathovars is due to nucleotide polymorphic positions. We used these nucleotide polymorphisms to develop a TaqMan PCR for specific detection of pv. undulosa. The specificity of the assay was validated using 67 bacterial and fungal/oomycete strains. The selected primers and the double-quenched FAM-labeled TaqMan probe were specific for the detection of 11 pv. undulosa/secalis strains. The 56 strains of other X. translucens pathovars (n = 39) and non-Xanthomonas spp. (n = 17) did not exhibit any detectable fluorescence. Also, greenhouse-inoculated and naturally infected wheat leaf samples showed positive reactions for the presence of pv. undulosa DNA but not healthy control plants. The TaqMan assay reliably detected as low as 1-pg DNA amount and 10 colony forming units of the target pathogen per reaction. This TaqMan assay could be useful to regulatory agencies with economic benefits to wheat growers
Description:Date Completed 21.06.2024
Date Revised 10.07.2024
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:0191-2917
DOI:10.1094/PDIS-09-23-1827-RE