Thèse de doctorat : Biologie cellulaire et moléculaire des plantes : Strasbourg 1 : 2008. / Thèse soutenue en co-tutelle. Titre provenant de l'écran-titre. Bibliogr. 9 p.

Thèse de doctorat : Sciences du Vivant. Biologie cellulaire et moléculaire des Plantes : Strasbourg 1 : 2007. / Thèse soutenue sur un ensemble de travaux. Titre provenant de l'écran-titre. Bibliogr. 17 p.

O principal objetivo do presente trabalho, considerando a tomaticultura praticada na região de Sumaré e Elias Fausto, no Estado de São Paulo, foi caracterizar os padrões temporal e espacial do Tomato yellow vein streak virus (ToYVSV) em condições de campo e de casa-de-vegetação (estufas plásticas). Também foram avaliados os danos causados por este vírus e pelo vírus do amarelo baixeiro do tomateiro na produção quantitativa e qualitativa das plantas de tomate em campo. No ensaio de campo, em Sumaré, plantado com o cultivar Alambra, foram avaliadas 4.032 plantas, distribuídas em oito blocos. Em oito casas-de-vegetação, em Elias Fausto, com plantios escalonados do cultivar Ikram, foram avaliadas 6.016 plantas. As avaliações foram feitas com base nos sintomas característicos induzidos por esses vírus. A confirmação da identidade do ToYVSV foi feita por meio da análise da seqüência de nucleotídeos de parte do DNA-A viral, que incluiu os genes AV1 e AC3. A presença do vírus do amarelo baixeiro do tomateiro foi detectada por DAS-ELISA, com antissoro específico contra o Potato leafroll virus. Também foi monitorada a população de aleirodídeos nas áreas dos dois ensaios. No ensaio em condições de campo, a incidência da doença causada pelo ToYVSV evoluiu lentamente, desde um mínimo de 0,2% até um máximo de 4,97%. Mesmo assim, foi possível constatar um efeito de borda, pois a incidência média de plantas doentes nos blocos situados nos bordos da área foi 2,1 vezes maior do que naqueles internos. Além disso, nesses blocos, as plantas sintomáticas apresentaram padrão espacial levemente agregado, ao contrário dos blocos internos, que apresentaram padrão ao acaso. O progresso da incidência da doença foi linear, o que indica que novas infecções foram devidas principalmente a um influxo constante de vetores virulíferos de fora para dentro da área avaliada. Nos plantios em casas-de-vegetação, os níveis finais de doença causada pelo ToYVSV foram fortemente dependentes da época de plantio, com médias variando de 4,8% a 69,3%. A distribuição espacial de plantas sintomáticas nesses plantios foi fortemente agregada. Essa agregação provavelmente não se deve a infecções secundárias dentro das casas-de-vegetação, mas sim à concentração de plantas sintomáticas nos bordos das mesmas, conseqüência da migração de vetores virulíferos a partir de áreas externas. A avaliação de danos revelou que as médias de produção das plantas infectadas pelo ToYVSV e pelo vírus do amarelo baixeiro foram 37,6% e 14,8% inferiores às das plantas sadias, respectivamente. Entretanto, esses vírus não provocaram nenhum decréscimo para os caracteres de qualidade analisados em comparação com os valores encontrados para as plantas sadias. / The purpose of the present work was the characterization of the temporal and spatial pattern of Tomato yellow vein streak virus (ToYVSV), transmitted by the whitefly Bemisia tabaci, in tomato crops under field and greenhouse conditions, in Sumaré and Elias Fausto counties, respectively, State of São Paulo, Brazil. Evaluation of quantitative and qualitative yield loss caused by the infection with ToYVSV and Tomato yellow bottom leaf virus (TYBLV), a putative member of the genus Polerovirus, family Luteoviridae, was also carried out in the field experiment. A total of 4,032 plants of cultivar Alambra, distributed in eight randomized blocks, were evaluated under field conditions. Evaluations under greenhouses were carried out with cultivar Ikram, for which 6.016 plants were analyzed. Plants were transplanted into eight greenhouses, in a staggered manner. Evaluations were based on typical symptoms induced by these viruses. The identification of ToYVSV was based on the analysis of the nucleotide sequence of part of the DNA-A, which included the AV1 and AC3 genes. The presence of TYBLV was detected by DAS-ELISA with antiserum against Potato leafroll virus. The population of aleyrodidae was monitored under both conditions. The incidence of the disease progressed very slowly under field conditions, coming from a minimum of 0.2% to a maximum of 4.97%. In spite of this, border effect was observed, since the average of diseased plants in the peripheric blocks was 2.1 times higher than in the inner blocks. Furthermore, the pattern of symptomatic plants in the peripheric blocks was slightly aggregated, whereas in the inner blocks it was randomized. The disease progress curve was linear, indicating that newer infections were mainly due to the constant influx of viruliferous whiteflies coming from outside sources of inoculum. The percentage of diseased plants in tomatoes grown under greenhouse conditions was enormously influenced by the time of planting, varying from 4.8% to 69.3%. The spatial distribution of symptomatic tomato plants in these crops was aggregated. Apparently, this pattern was not due to secondary infections, but a result of aggregation of diseased plants near by the periphery of the greenhouses, as a consequence of the migration of viruliferous vectors from outside sources of inoculum. Damage evaluation showed that the average yield of tomato plants infected with ToYVSV and TYBLV were 37.6% and 14.8%, respectively, lower than the yield of healthy plants. Infection with these viruses did not affect the quality of the fruits, based on the parameters analyzed.

O principal objetivo do presente trabalho, considerando a tomaticultura praticada na região de Sumaré e Elias Fausto, no Estado de São Paulo, foi caracterizar os padrões temporal e espacial do Tomato yellow vein streak virus (ToYVSV) em condições de campo e de casa-de-vegetação (estufas plásticas). Também foram avaliados os danos causados por este vírus e pelo vírus do amarelo baixeiro do tomateiro na produção quantitativa e qualitativa das plantas de tomate em campo. No ensaio de campo, em Sumaré, plantado com o cultivar Alambra, foram avaliadas 4.032 plantas, distribuídas em oito blocos. Em oito casas-de-vegetação, em Elias Fausto, com plantios escalonados do cultivar Ikram, foram avaliadas 6.016 plantas. As avaliações foram feitas com base nos sintomas característicos induzidos por esses vírus. A confirmação da identidade do ToYVSV foi feita por meio da análise da seqüência de nucleotídeos de parte do DNA-A viral, que incluiu os genes AV1 e AC3. A presença do vírus do amarelo baixeiro do tomateiro foi detectada por DAS-ELISA, com antissoro específico contra o Potato leafroll virus. Também foi monitorada a população de aleirodídeos nas áreas dos dois ensaios. No ensaio em condições de campo, a incidência da doença causada pelo ToYVSV evoluiu lentamente, desde um mínimo de 0,2% até um máximo de 4,97%. Mesmo assim, foi possível constatar um efeito de borda, pois a incidência média de plantas doentes nos blocos situados nos bordos da área foi 2,1 vezes maior do que naqueles internos. Além disso, nesses blocos, as plantas sintomáticas apresentaram padrão espacial levemente agregado, ao contrário dos blocos internos, que apresentaram padrão ao acaso. O progresso da incidência da doença foi linear, o que indica que novas infecções foram devidas principalmente a um influxo constante de vetores virulíferos de fora para dentro da área avaliada. Nos plantios em casas-de-vegetação, os níveis finais de doença causada pelo ToYVSV foram fortemente dependentes da época de plantio, com médias variando de 4,8% a 69,3%. A distribuição espacial de plantas sintomáticas nesses plantios foi fortemente agregada. Essa agregação provavelmente não se deve a infecções secundárias dentro das casas-de-vegetação, mas sim à concentração de plantas sintomáticas nos bordos das mesmas, conseqüência da migração de vetores virulíferos a partir de áreas externas. A avaliação de danos revelou que as médias de produção das plantas infectadas pelo ToYVSV e pelo vírus do amarelo baixeiro foram 37,6% e 14,8% inferiores às das plantas sadias, respectivamente. Entretanto, esses vírus não provocaram nenhum decréscimo para os caracteres de qualidade analisados em comparação com os valores encontrados para as plantas sadias. / The purpose of the present work was the characterization of the temporal and spatial pattern of Tomato yellow vein streak virus (ToYVSV), transmitted by the whitefly Bemisia tabaci, in tomato crops under field and greenhouse conditions, in Sumaré and Elias Fausto counties, respectively, State of São Paulo, Brazil. Evaluation of quantitative and qualitative yield loss caused by the infection with ToYVSV and Tomato yellow bottom leaf virus (TYBLV), a putative member of the genus Polerovirus, family Luteoviridae, was also carried out in the field experiment. A total of 4,032 plants of cultivar Alambra, distributed in eight randomized blocks, were evaluated under field conditions. Evaluations under greenhouses were carried out with cultivar Ikram, for which 6.016 plants were analyzed. Plants were transplanted into eight greenhouses, in a staggered manner. Evaluations were based on typical symptoms induced by these viruses. The identification of ToYVSV was based on the analysis of the nucleotide sequence of part of the DNA-A, which included the AV1 and AC3 genes. The presence of TYBLV was detected by DAS-ELISA with antiserum against Potato leafroll virus. The population of aleyrodidae was monitored under both conditions. The incidence of the disease progressed very slowly under field conditions, coming from a minimum of 0.2% to a maximum of 4.97%. In spite of this, border effect was observed, since the average of diseased plants in the peripheric blocks was 2.1 times higher than in the inner blocks. Furthermore, the pattern of symptomatic plants in the peripheric blocks was slightly aggregated, whereas in the inner blocks it was randomized. The disease progress curve was linear, indicating that newer infections were mainly due to the constant influx of viruliferous whiteflies coming from outside sources of inoculum. The percentage of diseased plants in tomatoes grown under greenhouse conditions was enormously influenced by the time of planting, varying from 4.8% to 69.3%. The spatial distribution of symptomatic tomato plants in these crops was aggregated. Apparently, this pattern was not due to secondary infections, but a result of aggregation of diseased plants near by the periphery of the greenhouses, as a consequence of the migration of viruliferous vectors from outside sources of inoculum. Damage evaluation showed that the average yield of tomato plants infected with ToYVSV and TYBLV were 37.6% and 14.8%, respectively, lower than the yield of healthy plants. Infection with these viruses did not affect the quality of the fruits, based on the parameters analyzed.

no / Yellow leaf syndrome (YLS) of sugarcane has been associated with Sugarcane yellow leaf virus (ScYLV) and has been reported from most sugarcane growing countries around the world. As sugarcane is vegetatively propagated, it is important to use effective and sensitive detection methods to screen new propagating material. Virus detection in symptomatic tissue is currently achieved using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), tissue blot immunoassay (TBIA) or a conventional RT-PCR based assay. This paper reports the development of an improved assay based on multiplex real-time fluorescent RT-PCR. The new assay is 100-fold more sensitive than conventional RT-PCR, and incorporates a novel `RNA specific¿ internal positive control (based around the intron of the caffeic acid 3-o-methyltransferase gene) to guard against false negative results. The paper also describes the comparison of eight RNA extraction methods for sugarcane tissue giving a number of alternatives for different laboratory situations. The sensitivity of this assay has allowed the detection of ScYLV in many samples that were thought to be healthy following conventional testing (RT-PCR, ELISA or TBIA). The detection of ScYLV using this TaqMan assay can be applied to the production of ScYLV-free plants and prevents its spread through the propagation material.

No / Yellow leaf syndrome (YLS) of sugarcane is associated with sugarcane yellow leaf virus (SCYLV), a member of the family Luteoviridae. A fragment of the coat protein and readthrough domain of SCYLV was expressed in a bacterial expression system. The resulting protein was purified and used to immunize mice for monoclonal antibody (MAb) production. Two MAbs, 3A2E3 and 2F7H5, were selected following the screening of hybridoma cells using both plate-trapped antigen enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (PTA-ELISA) and tissue blot immunoassay (TBIA). These MAbs can be incorporated into the TBIA assay currently used for the routine detection of SCYLV but could not be used in triple antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (TAS-ELISA). The two antibodies selected have slightly different specificities. Antibody 3A2E3 gave equivalent results to a polyclonal antiserum (raised to purified virus) in comparative testing using TBIA. The MAbs produced should provide a widely available, uniform reagent for SCYLV diagnosis with the potential to help manage YLS.