Genomic Diversity of Ralstonia Solanacearum Strains Isolated from Banana Farms in West Malaysia

Khakvar, R. and Sijam, K. and Wong, M.Y. and Radu, S. and Jones, J. and Thong, Kwai Lin (2008) Genomic Diversity of Ralstonia Solanacearum Strains Isolated from Banana Farms in West Malaysia. Plant Pathology Journal, 7 (2). pp. 162-167. ISSN 1812-5387, DOI https://doi.org/10.3923/ppj.2008.162.167.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3923/ppj.2008.162.167

Abstract

Pulse-Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) and BOX-PCR patterns were used to determine the phylogenetic relationships among 32 strains of Ralstonia solanacearum collected from banana farms in West Malaysia. Eighty two percent (25 stains) were biovar 3 and the remainders were biovar 4. Cluster analysis based on PFGE and BOX-PCR fingerprinting showed that there was significant genetic variation among all strains within this species in West Malaysia. Patterns of DNA fingerprinting in both methods were significantly correlated with sampling sites and revealed the regional similarity among the strains. The PFGE patterns varied from 78 to 99 while BOX-PCR patterns showed a high degree of variation among R. solanacearum strains. Genomic fingerprinting by PFGE also revealed one that was significantly correlated to biovar type while BOX-PCR pattern analysis was unable to differentiate various biovars. This study clearly showed that R. solanacearum strains were phylogenetically similar within a region but diverse between regions despite biovar designation.

Item Type: Article
Funders: UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords: Genomic diversity; Ralstonia solanacearum; Banana diseases
Subjects: Q Science > Q Science (General)
Q Science > QH Natural history
Q Science > QR Microbiology
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Institute of Biological Sciences
Depositing User: miss munirah saadom
Date Deposited: 14 Jan 2013 04:19
Last Modified: 15 Oct 2018 02:49
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/5535

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