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Genetic relationships among strains of Xanthomonas campestrispv. campestrisrevealed by novel rep-PCR primers

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Novel primers for rep-PCR were developed with the original software and based on `ancient diverged periodical sequences'. Rep-PCR with these primers was applied to study genetic relationships among 51 Xanthomonas campestris strains. The strains were collected from different countries including Russia, Japan, UK, Germany and Hungary. Reference strains of three X. campestrispathovars and five other Xanthomonas species were included. Based on qualitative differences in amplification profiles, the strains were divided into four major groups. Two subgroups recognised within X. campestrispopulation were similar to RFLP haplotypes. The third subgroup included strains of two other pathovariants and Japanese isolates of X. campestris pv. campestriswhile the fourth group comprised the other species of Xanthomonas. The analysis of the diversity within X. campestris resulted in the conclusion that isolates belong to distinct clonal populations (subgroups). The differences between the subgroups of X. campestris were only slightly smaller than between species of Xanthomonas. A PCR fragment about 600 bp amplified by primer KRPN2 was found in nearly all tested strains of X. campestris.SCAR primers designed for this marker produced a single specific band for strains of X. campestris, but not for other Xanthomonas, Pseudomonas and Erwiniastrains tested. Application of the new primer set for rep-PCR offers a rapid, simple and reproducible method for identification of bacterial strains. The X. campestris-specific SCAR primers may be used in diagnostics of this important plant pathogen.

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    S.V. Tsygankova, A.N. Ignatov, E.S. Boulygina, B.B. Kuznetsov & E.V. Korotkov

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Tsygankova, S., Ignatov, A., Boulygina, E. et al. Genetic relationships among strains of Xanthomonas campestrispv. campestrisrevealed by novel rep-PCR primers. European Journal of Plant Pathology 110, 845–853 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-004-2726-7

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