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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2010, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (1): 163-168.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20100127

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Molecular Identification of Crotalaria Witches’Broom Phytoplasma

Li Yong ,Xu Qicong ,Tian Guozhong ,Guo Minwei ,Piao Chungen   

  1. Key Laboratory of Forest Protection of State Forestry Administration Research Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection, Chinese Academy of Forestry Beijing 100091
  • Received:2008-12-17 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2010-01-25 Published:2010-01-25

Abstract:

Crotalaria witches’-broom phytoplasma (CrWB) collected from Hainan Province, was classified and identified by sequencing techniques and Virtual RFLP. Two different type universal primer pairs of phytoplasma were used to amplify a 1.8 kb fragment of 16S rDNA and a 1.3 kb fragment of rp gene. The PCRamplified products were cloned and sequenced. The results of sequencing and homologuous comparison with other phytoplasmas showed that Crotalaria witches’-broom phytoplasma shared 99.9 % similarity with peanut witches’broom phytoplasma in 16S rRNA gene and 99.9% in rp gene. Crotalaria witches'-broom phytoplasma is sorted into Peanut witches'-broom group(16SrII), 16SrIIA, according to the results of Virtual RFLP of 16S rDNA, phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA and rp gene, which is related to Ca. Phytoplasma australasiae.

Key words: Crotalaria witches&rsquo, broom phytoplasma, phytoplasma, molecular identification, sequencing