First Report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma australasia’ Strain Related to Witches’-Broom of Tomato in Türkiye

Phytoplasmas are dangerous bacteria severely infecting agricultural production worldwide. In the present study, the identification of phytoplasmas infecting tomato plants showing symptoms such as small leaves, flower abnormalities, stunting, witches' broom, and reddening was performed. Fi...

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Main Authors: Mustafa USTA, Abdullah GÜLLER, Hikmet Murat SİPAHİOĞLU
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Published: Yuzuncu Yil University Faculty of Agriculture 2023-03-01
Series:Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Tarim Bilimleri Dergisi
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description Phytoplasmas are dangerous bacteria severely infecting agricultural production worldwide. In the present study, the identification of phytoplasmas infecting tomato plants showing symptoms such as small leaves, flower abnormalities, stunting, witches' broom, and reddening was performed. Five plants, two symptomatic and three asymptomatic, were tested to verify phytoplasma infection. Total DNA isolated from 5 leaf samples was used as a template for PCR reactions. The phytoplasma agents were confirmed in the two symptomatic samples. BLASTn search of 16S rRNA of two sequences shared identity similarity of 99.84% with ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma australasia’. Computer-simulated virtual RFLP profiles show that the 16S rRNA sequences is identical to the reference pattern of the 16SrII-D subgroup, with a similarity coefficient of 1.00. Based on BLAST, virtual RFLP, and phylogenetic dendrogram, the identified phytoplasma strains are enclosed in the 16SrII-D subgroup. This is the first report of tomato witches' broom disease related to 16SrII-D subgroup phytoplasma strains in the Antalya province of Türkiye.
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spelling doaj-art-a858aeb7256f4e7ebfbb25728f69dd802025-08-20T03:18:49ZengYuzuncu Yil University Faculty of AgricultureYüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Tarim Bilimleri Dergisi1308-75761308-75842023-03-01331546310.29133/yyutbd.1205091First Report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma australasia’ Strain Related to Witches’-Broom of Tomato in Türkiye Mustafa USTAhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3940-2774Abdullah GÜLLERhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3887-4208Hikmet Murat SİPAHİOĞLUhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2304-2794Phytoplasmas are dangerous bacteria severely infecting agricultural production worldwide. In the present study, the identification of phytoplasmas infecting tomato plants showing symptoms such as small leaves, flower abnormalities, stunting, witches' broom, and reddening was performed. Five plants, two symptomatic and three asymptomatic, were tested to verify phytoplasma infection. Total DNA isolated from 5 leaf samples was used as a template for PCR reactions. The phytoplasma agents were confirmed in the two symptomatic samples. BLASTn search of 16S rRNA of two sequences shared identity similarity of 99.84% with ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma australasia’. Computer-simulated virtual RFLP profiles show that the 16S rRNA sequences is identical to the reference pattern of the 16SrII-D subgroup, with a similarity coefficient of 1.00. Based on BLAST, virtual RFLP, and phylogenetic dendrogram, the identified phytoplasma strains are enclosed in the 16SrII-D subgroup. This is the first report of tomato witches' broom disease related to 16SrII-D subgroup phytoplasma strains in the Antalya province of Türkiye. 16s rrnamolecular phylogenyphloem restricted bacteriarflpsolanum lycopersicum
spellingShingle Mustafa USTA
Abdullah GÜLLER
Hikmet Murat SİPAHİOĞLU
First Report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma australasia’ Strain Related to Witches’-Broom of Tomato in Türkiye
Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Tarim Bilimleri Dergisi
16s rrna
molecular phylogeny
phloem restricted bacteria
rflp
solanum lycopersicum
title First Report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma australasia’ Strain Related to Witches’-Broom of Tomato in Türkiye
title_full First Report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma australasia’ Strain Related to Witches’-Broom of Tomato in Türkiye
title_fullStr First Report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma australasia’ Strain Related to Witches’-Broom of Tomato in Türkiye
title_full_unstemmed First Report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma australasia’ Strain Related to Witches’-Broom of Tomato in Türkiye
title_short First Report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma australasia’ Strain Related to Witches’-Broom of Tomato in Türkiye
title_sort first report of candidatus phytoplasma australasia strain related to witches broom of tomato in turkiye
topic 16s rrna
molecular phylogeny
phloem restricted bacteria
rflp
solanum lycopersicum
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