FIRST REPORT AND MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITAFROM RADERMACHERA SINICAIN CHINA

Authors

  • Yongsan Zeng Department of Plant Protection, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, 510225, People’s Republic of China
  • Weimin Ye Nematode Assay Section, Agronomic Division, North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Raleigh, NC 27607, USA
  • James Kern Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695–7613, USA

Keywords:

18S small subunit rDNA, Meloidogyne incognita, PCR, Radermachera sinica, root–knot nematode, 28S large subunit rDNA, taxonomy Radermachera sinica, rADN subunidad pequeña 18S, rADN subunidad grande 28S, nematodos formadores d

Abstract

Studies were conducted to characterize morphological and molecular profiles of Meloidogyne incognita from Radermachera sinicain China. Affected plants displayed poor growth and significant galling on roots. Serious infections resulted in formation of large numbers of galls, wilted leaves, root rot, and then plant death. The female vulval region was typically surrounded by a gelatinous egg mass with many eggs. Morphometrics and female perineal pattern of the isolate fit within the ranges for M. incognita. A single 1200– and 399–bp band produced by sequence–characterized–amplified–region markers with M. incognita–specific primers Finc/Rinc and Inc–K14F/Inc–K14R matched those reported for M. incognita. The sequences of partial rDNA 18S gene and 28S D2/D3 expansion segment were 99% similar to other M. incognitaisolates and three major tropical species, namely M. arenaria, M. javanica, and M. floridensis. This is the first report of M. incognita in Radermachera sinica.

 

Se realizaron estudios para caracterizar los perfiles morfológico y molecular de Meloidogyne incognita asociado a Radermachera sinicaen China. Las plantas afectadas mostraron crecimiento pobre y un agallamiento significativo en las raíces. Las infecciones más graves mostraron gran número de agallas, hojas marchitas, necrosis en las raíces y muerte de plantas. Típicamente, la región vulvar de la hembra estaba rodeada de una masa gelatinosa con muchos huevos. La morfometría y el patrón perineal de las hembras del aislado se ajustaron a los rangos establecidos para M. incognita. Una banda de 1200 pb y otra de 399 pb producidas con marcadores SCAR usando los cebadores específicos para M. incognita, Finc/Rinc and Inc–K14F/Inc–K14R, coinciden con
aquellos citados para M. incognita. La secuencia parcial del gene rDNA 18S y del segmento de expansión 28S D2/D3, fueron 99% similar a otros aislados de M. incognitay a tres especies tropicales: M. arenaria, M. javanica y M. floridensis. Este es el primer informe de M. incognitaasociado con Radermachera sinica.

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Published

2014-02-01