title: Differentiation of Plum pox virus isolates by single-strand conformation polymorphism and low-stringency single specific primer PCR analysis of HC-Pro genome region.
abstract: Single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) and low-stringency single specific primer (LSSP)-PCR were assessed for suitability and reliability in genotyping of Plum pox virus (PPV) isolates. Examined PPV isolates included 16 PPV-D, 12 PPV-M, and 14 PPV-Rec isolates collected in Czech Republic. The analysis was performed on the helper component protease (HC-Pro) region of the PPV genome. SSCP and LSSP-PCR allowed the differentiation of PPV strain, but SSCP was not able to distinguish isolates within the same strain. The individual genotyping of each PPV isolate was obtained by LSSP-PCR. Nevertheless, both SSCP and LSSP-PCR techniques are suitable for preliminary screening of genetic variability of plant RNA viruses.
authors.affiliation: Palacký University in Olomouc, Holice, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gadiou
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Safárová
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Navrátil
mesh_terms: D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases / Q000235:genetics*; D018153:Czech Republic; D017801:Plum Pox Virus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D018807:Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral; D014764:Viral Proteins; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases; C072775:HC-Pro protein, potyvirus