Estrutura de população e caracterização filogenética de isolados de Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris do Estado de Pernambuco

Abstract

The black rot (Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris) has caused great losses on brassica crops in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The knowledge of genetic diversity of this pathogen, population structure and pathogenic variability in the producing areas are very important because it will support disease control strategies, mainly the development and use of resistant cultivars. The objectives of the present study were: a) to analyze the genetic structure of populations of 159 isolates of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris from the state of Pernambuco, through genomic profiles of BOX-PCR; b) to infer phylogenetic relationship among these isolates and other X. campestris pathovars (aberrans, armoraciae, raphani, barbareae e incanae) using the MLSA technique with six housekeep genes (atpD, dnaK, gyrB, rpoD, tpiA e fyuA). The 159 isolates of brassica (broccoli, cabbage-leaf, cauliflower and cabbage) were obtained from the main producing cities of Pernambuco. Through the genotyping of BOX-PCR showed a high variability of X. campestris pv. campestris. Population analysis revealed a high richness of haplotypes and genetic diversity of this bacteria. It was possible to observe the migration of these haplotypes between cities. There were strong indications of random mating and therefore high recombinogenic capacity in this species. It was not observed the structure of populations related to cities or hosts. Also have not existed genetic differentiation among populations and the analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) showed that most of the variation was within subpopulations. The MLSA analysis demonstrated a high diversity in X. campestris pv. campestris isolates revealing two groups in this patovar, its close relationship with patovar aberrans, and its distinction from pathovars raphani, barbareae and incanae.