High genetic diversity suggests a long evolutionary history of plum pox virus-M in Turkey


Teber S., GÜRCAN K., Brevet M., Palmisano F., Candresse T., Dallot S.

Plant Pathology, vol.72, no.2, pp.300-311, 2023 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 72 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/ppa.13663
  • Journal Name: Plant Pathology
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PASCAL, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Environment Index, Geobase, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.300-311
  • Keywords: complete genome, molecular epidemiology, plant virus, plum pox virus, sharka, stone fruits, 1ST REPORT, SEQUENCE-ANALYSIS, SHARKA DISEASE, PEACH ORCHARDS, STRAIN-M, REGION, EPIDEMIOLOGY, VARIABILITY, APRICOT, PPV
  • Kayseri University Affiliated: No

Abstract

© 2022 British Society for Plant Pathology.The genetic diversity and evolutionary history of the epidemic plum pox virus strain M (PPV-M) have been poorly studied. We sequenced the genomes of 69 PPV-M isolates selected from different Turkish regions. These new nearly full-length genomic sequences were analysed together with 21 previously reported Turkish sequences of the PPV-MIs clade and with 50 sequences of other PPV-M isolates collected worldwide, including four sequences of Albanian isolates. Major genomic features were maintained in all new PPV-M genomic sequences, with the highest divergence detected in the PIPO, P1 and CP proteins. Turkish PPV-M isolates displayed a high genetic diversity and grouped into two sister clades, one formed by PPV-MIs isolates only and a second clade consisting of the previously described PPV-Ma and PPV-Mb subclades. The combined diversity for PPV-M isolates (Europe, Japan and Turkey) reached to 0.022 ± 0.001, which is slightly higher than the diversity of the globally distributed PPV-D strain (0.017 ± 0.001). Likewise, the genetic diversity of PPV-M (0.020 ± 0.001) in Turkey was found to be comparable to that observed for PPV-M isolates from other countries (0.021 ± 0.001) and even marginally higher if considering partial genomic sequences that allow the inclusion of a much larger number of isolates and countries. Overall, the original distribution of PPV-MIs, which seems to be almost specific to Turkey, and the high genetic diversity of PPV-MIs and other Turkish PPV-M isolates suggest a long evolutionary history of M isolates in Turkey and position this country as a centre of diversity of PPV-M.