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A rapid multiplication system for ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ through regeneration of axillary buds in vitro
- Source :
- Journal of Integrative Agriculture, Vol 21, Iss 6, Pp 1683-1693 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2022.
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Abstract
- ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas)’, which causes citrus Huanglongbing (HLB) disease, has not been successfully cultured in vitro to date. Here, a rapid multiplication system for CLas was established through in vitro regeneration of axillary buds from CLas-infected ‘Changyecheng’ sweet orange (Citrus sinensis Osbeck). Stem segments with a single axillary bud were cultured in vitro to allow CLas to multiply in the regenerating axillary buds. A high CLas titer was detected in the regenerated shoots on an optimized medium at 30 days after germination (DAG). This titer was 28.2-fold higher than in the midribs from CLas-infected trees growing in the greenhouse. To minimize contamination during in vitro regeneration, CLas-infected axillary buds were micrografted onto seedlings of ‘Changyecheng’ sweet orange and cultured in a liquid medium. In this culture, the titers of CLas in regenerated shoots rapidly increased from 7.5×104 to 1.4×108 cells μg–1 of citrus DNA during the first 40 DAG. The percentages of shoots with >1×108 CLas cells μg–1 DNA were 30 and 40% at 30 and 40 DAG, respectively. Direct tissue blot immunoassay (DTBIA) indicated that the distribution of CLas was much more uniform in regenerated plantlets than in CLas-infected trees growing in the greenhouse. The disease symptoms in the plantlets were die-back, stunted growth, leaf necrosis/yellowing, and defoliation. The death rate of the plantlets was 82.0% at 60 DAG. Our results show that CLas can effectively multiply in citrus plantlests in vitro. This method will be useful for studying plant-HLB interactions and for rapid screening of therapeutic compounds against CLas in citrus.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20953119
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of Integrative Agriculture
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.7d3c80240ae14602ac994e6cf283f9fb
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/S2095-3119(21)63856-X