Characterization of a phytoplasma associated with frogskin disease in cassava

Cassava frogskin disease (CFSD) is an economically important root disease of cassava (Manihot esculenta) in Colombia and other South American countries, including Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, Costa Rica, and Panama. The roots of severely affected plants are thin, making them unsuitable for consumptio...

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Main Authors: Álvarez, E., Mejía de los Ríos, J.F., Llano Rodríguez, Germán Alberto, Loke, John Bernard, Calari, A, Duduk, B, Bertaccini, A
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Scientific Societies 2009
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43053
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author Álvarez, E.
Mejía de los Ríos, J.F.
Llano Rodríguez, Germán Alberto
Loke, John Bernard
Calari, A
Duduk, B
Bertaccini, A
author_browse Bertaccini, A
Calari, A
Duduk, B
Llano Rodríguez, Germán Alberto
Loke, John Bernard
Mejía de los Ríos, J.F.
Álvarez, E.
author_facet Álvarez, E.
Mejía de los Ríos, J.F.
Llano Rodríguez, Germán Alberto
Loke, John Bernard
Calari, A
Duduk, B
Bertaccini, A
author_sort Álvarez, E.
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description Cassava frogskin disease (CFSD) is an economically important root disease of cassava (Manihot esculenta) in Colombia and other South American countries, including Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, Costa Rica, and Panama. The roots of severely affected plants are thin, making them unsuitable for consumption. In Colombia, phytoplasma infections were confirmed in 35 of 39 genotypes exhibiting mild or severe CFSD symptoms either by direct or nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays employing ribosomal (r)RNA operon primer pairs. The CFSD-associated phytoplasmas were identified as group 16SrIII strains by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and sequence analyses of amplified rDNA products, and results were corroborated by PCRs employing group 16SrIII-specific rRNA gene or ribosomal protein (rp) gene primers. Collectively, RFLP analyses indicated that CFSD strains differed from all phytoplasmas described previously in group 16SrIII and, on this basis, the strains were tentatively assigned to new ribosomal and ribosomal protein subgroups 16SrIII-L and rpIII-H, respectively. This is the first molecular identification of a phytoplasma associated with CFSD in cassava in Colombia.
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spelling CGSpace430532024-08-27T10:34:54Z Characterization of a phytoplasma associated with frogskin disease in cassava Álvarez, E. Mejía de los Ríos, J.F. Llano Rodríguez, Germán Alberto Loke, John Bernard Calari, A Duduk, B Bertaccini, A manihot esculenta frogskin disease roots phytoplasmas pcr ametryn genotypes tissue analysis enfermedad cuero de sapo raíces fitoplasmas genotipos análisis de tejidos Cassava frogskin disease (CFSD) is an economically important root disease of cassava (Manihot esculenta) in Colombia and other South American countries, including Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, Costa Rica, and Panama. The roots of severely affected plants are thin, making them unsuitable for consumption. In Colombia, phytoplasma infections were confirmed in 35 of 39 genotypes exhibiting mild or severe CFSD symptoms either by direct or nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays employing ribosomal (r)RNA operon primer pairs. The CFSD-associated phytoplasmas were identified as group 16SrIII strains by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and sequence analyses of amplified rDNA products, and results were corroborated by PCRs employing group 16SrIII-specific rRNA gene or ribosomal protein (rp) gene primers. Collectively, RFLP analyses indicated that CFSD strains differed from all phytoplasmas described previously in group 16SrIII and, on this basis, the strains were tentatively assigned to new ribosomal and ribosomal protein subgroups 16SrIII-L and rpIII-H, respectively. This is the first molecular identification of a phytoplasma associated with CFSD in cassava in Colombia. 2009-11 2014-09-24T08:41:33Z 2014-09-24T08:41:33Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43053 en Open Access Scientific Societies
spellingShingle manihot esculenta
frogskin disease
roots
phytoplasmas
pcr
ametryn
genotypes
tissue analysis
enfermedad cuero de sapo
raíces
fitoplasmas
genotipos
análisis de tejidos
Álvarez, E.
Mejía de los Ríos, J.F.
Llano Rodríguez, Germán Alberto
Loke, John Bernard
Calari, A
Duduk, B
Bertaccini, A
Characterization of a phytoplasma associated with frogskin disease in cassava
title Characterization of a phytoplasma associated with frogskin disease in cassava
title_full Characterization of a phytoplasma associated with frogskin disease in cassava
title_fullStr Characterization of a phytoplasma associated with frogskin disease in cassava
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of a phytoplasma associated with frogskin disease in cassava
title_short Characterization of a phytoplasma associated with frogskin disease in cassava
title_sort characterization of a phytoplasma associated with frogskin disease in cassava
topic manihot esculenta
frogskin disease
roots
phytoplasmas
pcr
ametryn
genotypes
tissue analysis
enfermedad cuero de sapo
raíces
fitoplasmas
genotipos
análisis de tejidos
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43053
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