Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor. J. Mycol.)
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Development of PCR Primers for Specific Identification and Detection of Botrytis cinerea on Tomato

1Dept. of Agricultural Biology, Chungnam National University,
2Nonsan Strawberry Experiment Station, Chungnam ARES,
3Dept. of Plant Science, Kangnung National University

Correspondence to bskim@kangnung.ac.kr

Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) December 31, 2008, 36(2):138-143.
https://doi.org/10.4489/kjm.2008.36.2.138
(Received November 24, 2008. Accepted December 19, 2008)
Published: December 31, 2008.
© The Korean Society of Mycology

ABSTRACT

Botrytis cinerea, gray mold pathogen, causes serious losses in greenhouse tomato crop. In this study, a primer set was developed for identification and specific PCR detection of B. cinerea from tomato plants. The primer pair (BTF1/BTR1) was designed from polymorphic sequence region in pyruvate carboxylase gene (pyc) of B. cinerea. A PCR product (112 bp) was amplified on genomic DNA of 13 B. cinerea isolates from 10 different host plants, but not on those from 6 other Botrytis spp., 4 Botryotinia spp., 5 Sclerotinia spp. and 16 other genus of phytopathogenic fungi. The sensitivity limit of the primer set was 2 pg of genomic DNA of B. cinerea, approximately. The PCR assay using species-specific primer set was specifically able to detect the pathogen on naturally infected tomato plants and artificially infected plants. These results suggest that the sensitivity and specificity of this primer set can be applied in a rapid and accurate diagnosis of tomato disease caused by B. cinerea.

Keywords

Botrytis cinerea, Pyruvate carboxylase gene, Species-specific primer, Tomato

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