scholarly journals Host Range of Streptomycete Strains Causing Common Scab

Plant Disease ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 81 (8) ◽  
pp. 901-904 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Goyer ◽  
Carole Beaulieu
Keyword(s):  
Host Range ◽  
Daucus Carota ◽  
Dna Hybridization ◽  
Common Scab ◽  
Genetic Cluster ◽  
Dna Relatedness ◽  
Physiological Characterization ◽  
Genetic Clusters ◽  
High Level

Ten Streptomyces isolates from common scab lesions on carrots (Daucus carota) were characterized. Morphological and physiological characterization of the carrot isolates established that they were closely related to S. scabies. DNA-DNA hybridization studies were carried out between DNA from the carrot isolates and DNA from two potato strains belonging to the two genetic clusters of S. scabies. Most of the carrot isolates exhibited a high level of DNA relatedness (average of 90%) to strain EF-54, which belongs to genetic cluster 1 of S. scabies. Three carrot isolates could not be included in either S. scabies genetic cluster 1 or 2. The pathogenicity of six S. scabies isolates from potato or carrot, two isolates of S. caviscabies, and one isolate of S. acidiscabies was determined on potato, carrot, radish, beet, turnip, and parsnip. All S. scabies isolates were pathogenic on carrot and radish, but pathogenicity on beet, parsnip, turnip, and potato was variable. Even though S. acidiscabies and S. caviscabies until now have been isolated only from potato, we demonstrated that isolates of these species also could infect other crops, such as radish, carrot, parsnip, and turnip.

Further taxonomic characterization of the genus Bdellovibrio

1978 ◽  
Vol 24 (11) ◽  
pp. 1387-1394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Torrella ◽  
Richard Guerrero ◽  
Ramon J. Seidler
Keyword(s):  
Host Range ◽  
Dna Hybridization ◽  
Deoxyribonucleic Acid ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
C Genome ◽  
Time Differential ◽  
High Level ◽  
First Time ◽  
Taxonomic Characterization

Cultures of Bdellovibrio isolated from different geographic locations have been studied in terms of deoxyribonucleic acid analysis (% G + C, genome size, and DNA hybridization), cytochrome spectrum, and host range. Isolates of the genus exhibit a broad range of % G + C ranging from 37 to 51% and the genome sizes extend from 1300 × 106 to 1700 × 106 daltons. DNA hybridization continues to reveal a high level of genetic heterogeneity. Bdellovibrio 3294 exhibits 32% relative reassociation to Bdellovibrio W, 37% to Bdellovibrio stolpii Uki2, and an undetectible level to Bdellovibrio starrii A3.12. Bdellovibrio W is 23% related to B. starrii A3.12 and 28.5%to B. stolpii Uki2. For the first time differential absorption techniques have revealed peaks of cytochrome b. The analysis of the cytochrome spectrum seems to be limited as a taxonomic tool since most of the recent isolates studied share a common cytochrome spectrum. Host-range studies have been found to be dependent on the experimental conditions, and with the exception of one isolate (B. starrii A3.12) the taxonomic significance of such techniques must be taken with caution.

scholarly journals Molecular characterization of trimethoprim resistance inShigella sonneiin Sicily

1990 ◽  
Vol 105 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Agodi ◽  
C. Jones ◽  
E. J. Threlfall ◽  
M. D'Angelo ◽  
M. Marranzano
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Dihydrofolate Reductase ◽  
Plasmid Dna ◽  
Dna Hybridization ◽  
Plasmid Analysis ◽  
V Gene ◽  
Different Strains ◽  
High Level ◽  
Type V

SUMMARYDuring the 3-year period 1985–7, all strains ofShigella sonneiisolated in Catania, Sicily, showed a high level of resistance to trimethoprim (Tp) which was invariably associated with resistance to other antibiotics.Plasmid analysis showed 18 different electropherotypes: 35 of 37 strains harboured a plasmid of 70 Megadaltons (MDa), and 29 of 37 strains a plasmid of 130 MDa.Restriction endonuclease fingerprinting of purified 70 MDa plasmid DNA from different strains demonstrated that these plasmids were similar but not identical.In some strains with transferable Tp resistance, DNA hybridization analysis demonstrated the presence of genes coding for the production of dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) type V. In contrast, there was no detectable hybridization with DNA probes specific for genes coding for DHFR types I, II and IV. This is the first report of the DHFR type V gene outside Sri Lanka.

Molecular and physiological characterization of Arabidopsis‐Colletotrichum gloeosporioides pathosystem

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengze Gao ◽  
Miting Wan ◽  
Liyun Yang ◽  
Meng Zhao ◽  
Xiaojin Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colletotrichum Gloeosporioides ◽  
Physiological Characterization

scholarly journals Diversity of Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp] Landraces in Mozambique: New Opportunities for Crop Improvement and Future Breeding Programs

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 991
Author(s):  
Ana Maria Figueira Gomes ◽  
David Draper ◽  
Nascimento Nhantumbo ◽  
Rafael Massinga ◽  
José C. Ramalho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vigna Unguiculata ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Crop Improvement ◽  
Morphological Diversity ◽  
Ecological Zones ◽  
Nutrition Security ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
High Level ◽  
Nutrition Sensitive

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is a neglected crop native to Africa, with an outstanding potential to contribute to the major challenges in food and nutrition security, as well as in agricultural sustainability. Two major issues regarding cowpea research have been highlighted in recent years—the establishment of core collections and the characterization of landraces—as crucial to the implementation of environmentally resilient and nutrition-sensitive production systems. In this work, we have collected, mapped, and characterized the morphological attributes of 61 cowpea genotypes, from 10 landraces spanning across six agro-ecological zones and three provinces in Mozambique. Our results reveal that local landraces retain a high level of morphological diversity without a specific geographical pattern, suggesting the existence of gene flow. Nevertheless, accessions from one landrace, i.e., Maringué, seem to be the most promising in terms of yield and nutrition-related parameters, and could therefore be integrated into the ongoing conservation and breeding efforts in the region towards the production of elite varieties of cowpea.

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