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Study of symptoms and gene expression in four Pinus species after pinewood nematode infection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2011

Albina R. Franco ,
Carla Santos ,
Mariana Roriz ,
Rui Rodrigues ,
Marta R. M. Lima  and
Marta W. Vasconcelos
Albina R. Franco
Affiliation:
Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
Carla Santos
Affiliation:
Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
Mariana Roriz
Affiliation:
Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
Rui Rodrigues
Affiliation:
Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
Marta R. M. Lima
Affiliation:
Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
Marta W. Vasconcelos*
Affiliation:
Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
*
*Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Pine wilt disease, caused by the pinewood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner and Buhrer) Nickle, is originating severe infections in pine trees. The disease is detected when external symptoms appear (e.g. needle chlorosis), but trees could remain asymptomatic for long periods and serve as a long-term host. The primary goal of this study was to assess the effect of inoculation with an avirulent isolate of B. xylophilus (C14-5) on different Pinus spp. seedlings (P. sylvestris, P. nigra, P. pinea and P. pinaster). At the same time, seedlings were also inoculated with a virulent strain, HF, in order to compare the phenotypic and genomic results of the two types of inoculations. The effect of inoculation was determined in terms of expression of various Pinus genes potentially involved in the response to the disease.The results suggest that P. pinea and P. nigra are more resistant to infection by the nematode than P. sylvestris and P. pinaster. The phenotypic and genetic differences were more marked among P. pinea and P. pinaster.

Keywords

Bursaphelenchus xylophilusgenetic expressionPinus spp
Type
Research Article
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Plant Genetic Resources , Volume 9 , Issue 2 , July 2011 , pp. 272 - 275
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Copyright © NIAB 2011

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