Sequence Variation in the rDNA Region of Root-Knot Nematodes (Meloidogyne spp) Infecting Indigenous Leafy Vegetables in Kisii and Transmara Sub-counties, Kenya
Journal Title: Annual Research & Review in Biology - Year 2016, Vol 9, Issue 3
Abstract
Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the utility of DNA sequencing in differentiating Root-Knot Nematodes (RKN) (Meloidogyne spp) infecting Indigenous Leafy Vegetables (ILVs) in Kisii and Transmara sub-counties in Kenya. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Distribution of Study: Nematology Laboratory, Kenyatta University and International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Laboratories, Nairobi, between March 2009 to September 2011. Methodology: Samples were obtained from two sites; Kisii and Trans-mara sub-counties. From each selected site; 10 farms which grew ILVs were randomly sampled. From each farm 10 plants of each ILV infected by Root knot nematodes were randomly selected. They were uprooted together with the surrounding soil and transported to the laboratory. In the laboratory female second-stage juveniles (J2) were extracted and used for genomic DNA isolation and sequencing. PCR amplifications of the extracted DNA was carried out for each isolate using primers: SSU18A (5’-AAAGATTAAAGCCATGCATG-3’) and SSU26R (5’-CATTCTTGGCAAATGCTTTCG-3’). Double stranded DNA were sequenced by cycle sequencing with Big Dye 3.0 Terminator cycle sequencing kit and analysed with an ABI 310 Gene Analyser. Sequences were determined on one strand using the M13 forward primer. Sequence information was assembled using sequencer 4.1. Alignments were performed using ClustalW. Results: All the three major species identified, namely Meloidogyne arenaria, M. javanica and M. incognita amplified using SSUrRNA produced a single PCR product of 700 bp and 11 sequences obtained that were compared with nucleotide sequences in the Gene bank using the BLAST Software to determine similarities. Several sequences of Meloidogyne nematodes (5 S ribosomal RNA) were identified with regions that matched with the obtained sequences. The nearly complete 5S rDNA sequences obtained from the 11 sequences varied from 675 to 692 base pairs. Conclusion: The selected primers can be used for determining variation in the rDNA region in RKN infecting ILVs in Kenya.
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J. M. Mwangi, C. Gichuki, W. Wanjohi, S. Runo, P. K. Maina
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