Coletta-Filho H D, Takita M A, de Souza A A, Aguilar-Vildoso C I, Machado M A
Centro de Citricultura Sylvio Moreira, Instituto Agronômico, CEP 13490-970, Cordeirópolis, São Paulo, Brazil.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2001 Sep;67(9):4091-5. doi: 10.1128/AEM.67.9.4091-4095.2001.
Short sequence repeats (SSRs) with a potential variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) loci were identified in the genome of the citrus pathogen Xylella fastidiosa and used for typing studies. Although mono- and dinucleotide repeats were absent, we found several intermediate-length 7-, 8-, and 9-nucleotide repeats, which we examined for allelic polymorphisms using PCR. Five genuine VNTR loci were highly polymorphic within a set of 27 X. fastidiosa strains from different hosts. The highest average Nei's measure of genetic diversity (H) estimated for VNTR loci was 0.51, compared to 0.17 derived from randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis. For citrus X. fastidiosa strains, some specific VNTR loci had a H value of 0.83, while the maximum value given by specific RAPD loci was 0.12. Our approach using VNTR markers provides a high-resolution tool for epidemiological, genetic, and ecological analysis of citrus-specific X. fastidiosa strains.
在柑橘病原体木质部难养菌的基因组中鉴定出具有潜在可变串联重复序列(VNTR)位点的短串联重复序列(SSR),并将其用于分型研究。虽然不存在单核苷酸和二核苷酸重复序列,但我们发现了几个中等长度的7、8和9核苷酸重复序列,我们使用聚合酶链反应(PCR)对其等位基因多态性进行了检测。在一组来自不同宿主的27株木质部难养菌中,5个真正的VNTR位点具有高度多态性。VNTR位点估计的最高平均奈氏遗传多样性指数(H)为0.51,而随机扩增多态性DNA(RAPD)分析得出的该指数为0.17。对于柑橘木质部难养菌菌株,一些特定的VNTR位点的H值为0.83,而特定RAPD位点的最大值为0.12。我们使用VNTR标记的方法为柑橘特异性木质部难养菌菌株的流行病学、遗传学和生态学分析提供了一种高分辨率工具。