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- Title
Molecular differentiation of Pantoea stewartii subsp. indologenes from subspecies stewartii and identification of new isolates from maize seeds.
- Authors
Gehring, I.; Wensing, A.; Gernold, M.; Wiedemann, W.; Coplin, D.L.; Geider, K.
- Abstract
Aims Assays to detect Pantoea stewartii from maize seeds should include differentiation of P. stewartii subsp. stewartii and P. stewartii subsp. indologenes. Methods and Results Previously published PCR primers for the identification of P. stewartii subsp. stewartii amplified signals from both subspecies using both conventional and quantitative PCR. In MALDI- TOF mass spectroscopy analysis with the Biotyper software ( Bruker), subspecies stewartii and indologenes produced identical score values. Analysis against the Biotyper database produced similar score values for both subspecies. From the subtyping methods provided by the Biotyper software, only composite correlation indexing ( CCI) separated both groups. By alignment of 16 S r RNA sequences, no subspecies distinction was possible. To develop new techniques for the separation of these subspecies, the partial sequences of several housekeeping genes were compared. The type strains of the two subspecies showed characteristic single-nucleotide polymorphisms ( SNPs) in the genes gal E, glm S and rec A. Other reference strains of P. stewartii subsp. stewartii followed the same nucleotide pattern, whereas known P. stewartii subsp. indologenes strains were different. Based on single-nucleotide polymorphisms in gal E and rec A, PCR primers were created to separate the subspecies by stepdown PCR analysis. Two putative P. stewartii strains were isolated from imported maize seeds. They were not virulent on maize seedlings, were positive in the indole assay with Kovacs reagent and identified as P. stewartii subsp. indologenes. The subspecies-specific PCR primers confirmed they were subspecies indologenes. Conclusions By stepdown PCR, P. stewartii subsp. indologenes can be differentiated from P. stewartii subsp. stewartii. Significance and Impact of the Study A possible detection of P. stewartii subsp. stewartii, the causative agent of Stewart's wilt of maize, in plant material by immunological or molecular assays must exclude contamination with P. stewartii subsp. indologenes, which would create false positives in seed tests and affect quarantine measurements.
- Subjects
PANTOEA; BACTERIAL diseases of plants -- Molecular aspects; CORN seeds; BACTERIAL typing; POLYMERASE chain reaction; MASS spectrometry; WILT diseases; SINGLE nucleotide polymorphisms
- Publication
Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2014, Vol 116, Issue 6, p1553
- ISSN
1364-5072
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/jam.12467