Identification of msp1 Gene Variants in Populations of Meloidogyne incognita Using PCR-DGGE.

ABSTRACT: Effectors of root-knot nematodes are essential for parasitism and prone to recognition by adapted variants of the host plants. This selective pressure initiates hypervariability of effector genes. Diversity of the gene variants within nematode populations might correlate with host preferences. In this study we developed a method to compare the distribution of variants of the effector gene msp1 among populations of Meloidogyne incognita. Primers were designed to amplify a 234-bp fragment of msp1. Sequencing of cloned PCR products revealed five msp1 variants from seven populations that were distinguishable in their reproduction on five host plants. A protocol for denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) was developed to separate these msp1 variants. DGGE for replicated pools of juvenil

SUBMITTER: Adam M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4176410 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature