Abstract
Abstract
Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) by killing millions of citrus cultivars grown on sour orange rootstock worldwide has become one of the most dangerous viral pathogen. Characterization of 12 CTV isolates was analyzed by biological indexing. Infected samples of citrus were collected from citrus growing areas of Pakistan and CTV was detected by symptoms on indicator plants and confirmed by direct tissue blot immunoassay (DTBIA). CTV positive samples were graft inoculated on six biological indicator hosts in the study. A standardized protocol was deployed to study biological characteristics of these isolates. All biological indicators induced mild and from mild to moderate reactions against all of the CTV isolates tested. About two isolates produced stem-pitting symptoms from moderate to severe on Mexican lime. CTV strains were further characterized and confirmed by the analysis of p25 gene of CTV isolates using single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) assay. SSCP analysis revealed that most isolates confined only one predominant sequence variant. SSCP profiles of PCR amplified products from CTV isolates showed bands patterns corresponding to mild and sever strain. Three isolates (4MF, 8KBS and 10GS) from different regions and cultivars were identified as potential source of mild strains for cross protection. These results are the best base for mild strain cross protection (MSCP) in the country.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,Biophysics
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