Biological and molecular characterization of Rachiplusia nu single nucleopolyhedrovirus, a promising biocontrol agent against the South American soybean pest Rachiplusia nu

Rachiplusia nu (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a key soybean pest in Argentina. Current management of this moth relies mainly on the use of synthetic insecticides and transgenic plants. In search of biological control-based alternatives, a baculovirus from R. nu (hereafter RanuNPV) was characterized a...

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Main Authors: Jakubowicz, Violeta, Taibo, Catalina Beatriz, Sciocco, Alicia Ines, Arneodo Larochette, Joel Demian
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/5825
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022201119300850?via%3Dihub
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2019.107211
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Taibo, Catalina Beatriz
Sciocco, Alicia Ines
Arneodo Larochette, Joel Demian
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Sciocco, Alicia Ines
Arneodo Larochette, Joel Demian
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description Rachiplusia nu (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a key soybean pest in Argentina. Current management of this moth relies mainly on the use of synthetic insecticides and transgenic plants. In search of biological control-based alternatives, a baculovirus from R. nu (hereafter RanuNPV) was characterized and its insecticidal properties tested under laboratory conditions. RanuNPV occlusion bodies (OBs) were nearly tetrahedral, averaging 1.0 ± 0.2 μm in their longest edge and containing singly enveloped nucleocapsids. Histopathology of infected late-instar larvae revealed broad tissue tropism, where fat bodies and epidermis were the most affected organs. Phylogenetic analysis of concatenated polh, lef-8 and lef-9 partial sequences classified RanuNPV as a new species that clusters with other group II alphabaculoviruses infecting larvae of Plusiinae. Bioassays performed with R. nu neonates determined the median lethal dosage to be approximately 2.5 OBs/larva; most insects died within 4–5 days post inoculation showing typical baculovirus-induced liquefaction. No effects were observed in other lepidopteran species assayed, including Spodoptera frugiperda, Cydia pomonella and Diatraea saccharalis. High pathogenicity and host specificity make RanuNPV a good candidate for controlling R. nu.
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spelling INTA58252019-09-09T17:16:55Z Biological and molecular characterization of Rachiplusia nu single nucleopolyhedrovirus, a promising biocontrol agent against the South American soybean pest Rachiplusia nu Jakubowicz, Violeta Taibo, Catalina Beatriz Sciocco, Alicia Ines Arneodo Larochette, Joel Demian Rachiplusia Baculoviridae Organismos Beneficiosos Patogénesis Filogenia Soja Glycine Max Agentes de Control Biológico Lepidoptera Beneficial Organisms Pathogenesis Phylogeny Soybeans Biological Control Agents Viral Insecticide Rachiplusia nu (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a key soybean pest in Argentina. Current management of this moth relies mainly on the use of synthetic insecticides and transgenic plants. In search of biological control-based alternatives, a baculovirus from R. nu (hereafter RanuNPV) was characterized and its insecticidal properties tested under laboratory conditions. RanuNPV occlusion bodies (OBs) were nearly tetrahedral, averaging 1.0 ± 0.2 μm in their longest edge and containing singly enveloped nucleocapsids. Histopathology of infected late-instar larvae revealed broad tissue tropism, where fat bodies and epidermis were the most affected organs. Phylogenetic analysis of concatenated polh, lef-8 and lef-9 partial sequences classified RanuNPV as a new species that clusters with other group II alphabaculoviruses infecting larvae of Plusiinae. Bioassays performed with R. nu neonates determined the median lethal dosage to be approximately 2.5 OBs/larva; most insects died within 4–5 days post inoculation showing typical baculovirus-induced liquefaction. No effects were observed in other lepidopteran species assayed, including Spodoptera frugiperda, Cydia pomonella and Diatraea saccharalis. High pathogenicity and host specificity make RanuNPV a good candidate for controlling R. nu. Instituto de Microbiología y Zoología Agrícola (IMYZA) Fil: Jakubowicz, Violeta. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Microbiología y Zoología Agrícola; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular. Consejo Nacional de investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas. Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular; Argentina Fil: Taibo, Catalina Beatriz. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias y Agronómicas. Servicio de Microscopía; Argentina Fil: Sciocco, Alicia Ines. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Microbiología y Zoología Agrícola; Argentina Fil: Arneodo Larochette, Joel Demian. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Microbiología y Zoología Agrícola; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular. Consejo Nacional de investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas. Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular; Argentina 2019-09-09T17:12:04Z 2019-09-09T17:12:04Z 2019-09 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/5825 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022201119300850?via%3Dihub 0022-2011 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2019.107211 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Elsevier Journal of invertebrate pathology 166 : 107211. (September 2019)
spellingShingle Rachiplusia
Baculoviridae
Organismos Beneficiosos
Patogénesis
Filogenia
Soja
Glycine Max
Agentes de Control Biológico
Lepidoptera
Beneficial Organisms
Pathogenesis
Phylogeny
Soybeans
Biological Control Agents
Viral Insecticide
Jakubowicz, Violeta
Taibo, Catalina Beatriz
Sciocco, Alicia Ines
Arneodo Larochette, Joel Demian
Biological and molecular characterization of Rachiplusia nu single nucleopolyhedrovirus, a promising biocontrol agent against the South American soybean pest Rachiplusia nu
title Biological and molecular characterization of Rachiplusia nu single nucleopolyhedrovirus, a promising biocontrol agent against the South American soybean pest Rachiplusia nu
title_full Biological and molecular characterization of Rachiplusia nu single nucleopolyhedrovirus, a promising biocontrol agent against the South American soybean pest Rachiplusia nu
title_fullStr Biological and molecular characterization of Rachiplusia nu single nucleopolyhedrovirus, a promising biocontrol agent against the South American soybean pest Rachiplusia nu
title_full_unstemmed Biological and molecular characterization of Rachiplusia nu single nucleopolyhedrovirus, a promising biocontrol agent against the South American soybean pest Rachiplusia nu
title_short Biological and molecular characterization of Rachiplusia nu single nucleopolyhedrovirus, a promising biocontrol agent against the South American soybean pest Rachiplusia nu
title_sort biological and molecular characterization of rachiplusia nu single nucleopolyhedrovirus a promising biocontrol agent against the south american soybean pest rachiplusia nu
topic Rachiplusia
Baculoviridae
Organismos Beneficiosos
Patogénesis
Filogenia
Soja
Glycine Max
Agentes de Control Biológico
Lepidoptera
Beneficial Organisms
Pathogenesis
Phylogeny
Soybeans
Biological Control Agents
Viral Insecticide
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2019.107211
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