Validation of a one-step reverse transcription PCR detection method for Tobamovirus maculatessellati, in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) and pepper (Capsicum annuum L.).

IF 4.1 2区 生物学 Q1 PLANT SCIENCES
Frontiers in Plant Science Pub Date : 2025-01-29 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.3389/fpls.2025.1535175
Chellappan Padmanabhan, Andrea Gilliard, Kai-Shu Ling, Yazmín Rivera
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Abstract

The solanaceous-infecting tobamoviruses are closely related and hence it can be challenging to detect them using serological or molecular methods, particularly when present in a mixed infection. Tomato mottle mosaic virus (ToMMV) is a newly identified tobamovirus that poses serious risk to tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) and pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) production worldwide. Species-specific identification is crucial to prevent the entry and establishment of plant pathogens and protect the billion-dollar tomato industry. In this study, we report the validation of a previously described reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay that amplifies a 289 bp fragment of the coat protein coding region of ToMMV genome. This assay has 100% specificity for ToMMV. Inclusivity tests were performed against a diverse collection of six ToMMV isolates in North America. Exclusivity tests showed no cross reaction with eleven non-target viruses and seven viroids commonly found on tomato and pepper host plants. The detection limit of the one-step RT-PCR was determined to be at 10-5 (or 0.25pg/μl) dilution in plant samples, with its amplicon sequence confirmed by Sanger sequencing. The RT-PCR can detect ToMMV consistently on contaminated seed or leaf tissues. This validated assay could serve as a standard method for detecting ToMMV in seed health testing and for plant disease diagnosis, thus to prevent inadvertent introduction and spread of this emerging and economically important tobamovirus in tomato and pepper fields.

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Frontiers in Plant Science
Frontiers in Plant Science PLANT SCIENCES-
CiteScore
7.30
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14.30%
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4844
审稿时长
14 weeks
期刊介绍: In an ever changing world, plant science is of the utmost importance for securing the future well-being of humankind. Plants provide oxygen, food, feed, fibers, and building materials. In addition, they are a diverse source of industrial and pharmaceutical chemicals. Plants are centrally important to the health of ecosystems, and their understanding is critical for learning how to manage and maintain a sustainable biosphere. Plant science is extremely interdisciplinary, reaching from agricultural science to paleobotany, and molecular physiology to ecology. It uses the latest developments in computer science, optics, molecular biology and genomics to address challenges in model systems, agricultural crops, and ecosystems. Plant science research inquires into the form, function, development, diversity, reproduction, evolution and uses of both higher and lower plants and their interactions with other organisms throughout the biosphere. Frontiers in Plant Science welcomes outstanding contributions in any field of plant science from basic to applied research, from organismal to molecular studies, from single plant analysis to studies of populations and whole ecosystems, and from molecular to biophysical to computational approaches. Frontiers in Plant Science publishes articles on the most outstanding discoveries across a wide research spectrum of Plant Science. The mission of Frontiers in Plant Science is to bring all relevant Plant Science areas together on a single platform.
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