ISSN:
1618-2545
Keywords:
large patch disease
;
molecular diagnosis
;
plasmid
;
Rhizoctonia solani
;
zoysiagrass
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract A plasmid DNA (PE-42 plasmid) obtained fromRhizoctonia solani AG-2-2 LP isolate PE-42, the causal agent of large patch disease of zoysiagrass (Zoysia spp.), was partially cloned. Sequence analyses of the 1.2-kb and 0.2-kb cloned fragments revealed that the nucleotide sequence of the 0.2-kb fragment was similar to that of the 5′ region of the 1.2-kb fragment (pSH4). Southern hybridization analysis of total DNA of a large patch isolate using the 1.2-kb fragment as a probe showed two bands differing slightly in size. These results indicated that the PE-42 plasmid consisted of at least two components having similar nucleotide sequences with different sizes. The nucleotide sequence of the pSH4 fragment showed no significant homology with known DNA sequences. The pSH4 fragment hybridized to all of the 22 large patch isolates tested, but not to other subgroup isolates in AG-2-2, other anastomosis groups ofR. solani, or other pathogens of zoysiagrass. These results indicated that the pSH4 fragment can be used as a specific probe to detect the large patch fungus. The detection limit for the large patch fungus using the pSH4 fragment as a probe was 0.1 μg of the total DNA of the fungus, which was significantly higher than those for other fungi. However, with improvement of the detection sensitivity and simplification of the detection procedure, the pSH4 fragment has potential for use in molecular diagnosis of the large patch disease of zoysiagrass.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02465670
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