title: A unique DNA repair and recombination gene (recN) sequence for identification and intraspecific molecular typing of bacterial wilt pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum and its comparative analysis with ribosomal DNA sequences.
abstract: Ribosomal gene sequences are a popular choice for identification of bacterial species and, often, for making phylogenetic interpretations. Although very popular, the sequences of 16S rDNA and 16-23S intergenic sequences often fail to differentiate closely related species of bacteria. The availability of complete genome sequences of bacteria, in the recent years, has accelerated the search for new genome targets for phylogenetic interpretations. The recently published full genome data of nine strains of R. solanacearum, which causes bacterial wilt of crop plants, has provided enormous genomic choices for phylogenetic analysis in this globally important plant pathogen. We have compared a gene candidate recN, which codes for DNA repair and recombination function, with 16S rDNA/16-23S intergenic ribosomal gene sequences for identification and intraspecific phylogenetic interpretations in R. solanacearum. recN gene sequence analysis of R. solanacearum revealed subgroups within phylotypes (or newly proposed species within plant pathogenic genus, Ralstonia), indicating its usefulness for intraspecific genotyping. The taxonomic discriminatory power of recN gene sequence was found to be superior to ribosomal DNA sequences. In all, the recN-sequence-based phylogenetic tree generated with the Bayesian model depicted 21 haplotypes against 15 and 13 haplotypes obtained with 16S rDNA and 16-23S rDNA intergenic sequences, respectively. Besides this, we have observed high percentage of polymorphic sites (S 23.04%), high rate of mutations (Eta 276) and high codon bias index (CBI 0.60), which makes the recN an ideal gene candidate for intraspecific molecular typing of this important plant pathogen.
authors: Division of Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India. kumar@iari.res.in
authors: Aundy
authors: A
authors: Kumar
authors: Thekkan Puthiyaveedu
authors: TP
authors: Prameela
authors: Rajamma
authors: R
authors: Suseelabhai
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D001499:Bayes Theorem; D003062:Codon; D004260:DNA Repair; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes / Q000235:genetics*; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000235:genetics; D006239:Haplotypes; D058889:Molecular Typing / Q000379:methods*; D010802:Phylogeny; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics*; D043368:Ralstonia solanacearum / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011995:Recombination, Genetic; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D003062:Codon; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; C047879:RecN protein, Bacteria
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