IDENTIFICATION AND PARTIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF PRUNUS NECROTIC RINGSPOT VIRUS ON STONE FRUITS IN JORDAN
N. Salem, A. Mansour, A. Al-Musa, A. Al-Nsour, R. Hammond
doi: 10.4454/jpp.v86i1.941
Abstract:
Prunus necrotic ringspot virus (PNRSV, Genus Ilarvirus, Family Bromoviridae) was isolated from stone fruit trees showing virus-like symptoms grown in Jordan. Identification of this virus was based on host range, properties in crude sap, transmissibility, and serological tests. PNRSV-J has a limited range of experimental hosts. The dilution end-point of infectivity was 10-2, the thermal inactivation point was 57°C, and purified virus had an in vitro longevity of 16 h at 25°C. PNRSV-J was detected by double antibody sandwich-enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (DAS-ELISA). PNRSV-J was purified from cucumber leaves harvested 6-8 days after inoculation. The modified purification method gave an adequate virus yield for antibody production. Antiserum produced by immunizing a rabbit had a titer of 1024 in direct antigen coating (DAC)-ELISA, with high specificity to PNRSV. An immunocapture-reverse transcription- polymerase chain reaction (IC-RT-PCR) protocol was useful for the detection of PNRSV in herbaceous and woody plant tissues. Nucleotide sequence and phylogenetic analysis of RT-PCR products derived from RNA3 of PNRSV-J confirmed its identity as an isolate of PNRSV and revealed that it is a member of Group I (PV32) isolates.
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