Development of novel species-specific and genus-specific primers for the detection of Babaco Mosaic Virus (BabMV)

Martina Albuja-Quintana, Carolina E. Armijos, Andrea Montero-Oleas, Maria de Lourdes Torres

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Babaco is a hybrid cultivar native to the Andean region of Ecuador and Colombia, commercially attractive for its fruit. Babaco production in Ecuador faces losses from plant pathogens like babaco mosaic virus (BabMV), an RNA virus that causes chlorosis, leaf mottling, and deformation. Phylogenetic studies link BabMV to papaya mosaic virus (PapMV), alternanthera mosaic virus, and senna mosaic virus. To address this threat, we developed novel species-specific primers to detect BabMV targeting a 165 bp region of the coat protein (CP). Genus-specific primers were designed to validate the species-specific primers and attest their ability to discriminate between BabMV and its closest relatives. These primers targeted a 175 bp fragment of the CP region. The most effective sets of primers were chosen for reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and SYBR® Green-based quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) in symptomatic and asymptomatic babaco plants. Among 28 plants tested, 25 were positive and 3 were negative for BabMV using species-specific and genus-specific primers in RT-PCR and RT-qPCR, while the PapMV positive control was detected with the genus-specific primers and was negative for the species-specific primers. These primers represent a valuable molecular tool for detecting BabMV, potentially enhancing crop management.

Idioma originalInglés
Número de artículoovae070
PublicaciónLetters in Applied Microbiology
Volumen77
N.º7
DOI
EstadoPublicada - jul. 2024

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