Multilocus Sequence Typing and Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Analysis in <i>Tilletia indica</i> Isolates Inciting Karnal Bunt of Wheat
2021
Malkhan Singh Gurjar | Rashmi Aggarwal | Shekhar Jain | Sapna Sharma | Jagmohan Singh | Sangeeta Gupta | Shweta Agarwal | Mahender Singh Saharan
Karnal bunt of wheat is an internationally quarantined disease affecting trade, quality, and production of wheat. During 2015–2016, a severe outbreak of Karnal bunt disease occurred in north-western plain zone of India. The present study was undertaken to decipher genetic variations in Indian isolates of <i>Tilletia indica</i> collected from different locations. Seven multilocus sequence fragments were selected to differentiate and characterize these <i>T. indica</i> isolates. A phylogenetic tree constructed based on pooled sequences of actin-related protein 2 (ARP2), β-tubulin (TUB), eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit A (EIF3A), glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), histone 2B (H2B), phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK), and serine/threonine-protein kinase (STPK) showed that isolate KB-11 (Kaithal, Haryana) was highly conserved as it was located in cluster 1 and has the maximum sequence similarity with the reference strain. Other isolates in cluster 1 included KB-16 and KB-17, both from Uttar Pradesh, and KB-19 from Haryana. Isolates KB-07 (Jind, Haryana) and KB-18 (Mujaffar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh) were the most diverse and grouped in a subgroup of cluster 2. Maximum numbers of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (675) were in the PGK gene across the <i>T. indica</i> isolates. The minimum numbers of SNPs (67) were in KB-11 (Kaithal, Haryana), while the maximum number of SNPs (165) was identified in KB-18, followed by 164 SNPs in KB-14. KB-18 isolate was found to be the most diverse amongst all <i>T. indica</i> isolates. This first study on multilocus sequence typing (MLST) revealed that the population of <i>T. indica</i> was highly diverse.
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