Genetic variation of Colletotrichum magnum isolated from Carica papaya as revealed by DNA fingerprinting
2018
Daisy Perez-Brito, Centro de Investigacion Cientifica de Yucatan A.C., Yucatan, Mexico | Alberto Cortes-Velazquez, Centro de Investigacion Cientifica de Yucatan A.C., Yucatan, Mexico | Teresita Valencia-Yah, Centro de Investigacion Cientifica de Yucatan A.C., Yucatan, Mexico | Anuar Magana-Alvarez, Centro de Investigacion Cientifica de Yucatan A.C., Yucatan, Mexico | Cuauhtemoc Navarro, Nature Source Improved Plants de Mexico SA de CV. Rancho El Rocio S/N, Chiapas, Mexico | Blanca Moreno, Nature Source Improved Plants de Mexico SA de CV. Rancho El Rocio S/N, Chiapas, Mexico | Steven Quiroga, Nature Source Improved Plants de Mexico SA de CV. Rancho El Rocio S/N, Chiapas, Mexico | Raul Tapia-Tussell, Unidad de Energia Renovable, Centro de Investigacion Cientifica de Yucatan A.C., Yucatan, Mexico
Mexico is one of the five largest producers of papaya worldwide, but losses caused by pathogens, mainly fungus, at the pre- and post-harvest stages are often more than 50% of the crop. Papaya anthracnose, caused by three different species of the Colletotrichum genus in Mexico, occupies a preponderant place in this problem. Although two of these species, C. gloeosporiodes and C. truncatum, have been characterized morphologically and genotypically, this has not occurred with C. magnum, the third species involved, about which there is very little information. Because of this, it is vital to know its genetic characterization, much more so considering that the studies carried out on the other two species reveal a wide genetic diversity, differences in pathogenicity and in the response to fungicides of the different strains characterized. In this work, Colletotrichum spp. isolates were collected at different papaya orchards in the south-southeast of Mexico. C. magnum isolates identified by species-specific primers were characterized by morphological and molecular approaches. Differences in colony characteristics resulted in five morphological groups. AP-PCR, DAMD and ISSR markers were found to be very efficient for revealing the interspecific variability of this species. The high genetic variability found in the accessions of C. magnum was linked to the geographical area where they were collected. Isolates from Chiapas State were the most variable, showing point mutations in the ITS1- ITS2 region. These results will enable a better phytosanitary management of anthracnose in papaya in this region of Mexico.
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