Identification of a New Haplotype of 'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum' in Solanum tuberosum.

In 2017, potato tubers suspected of being infected with the bacterium 'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum' were received from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in the United States. A total of 368 chipping tubers were observed for internal symptoms of zebra chip disease, which is associated with 'Ca. L. solanacearum' infection in the United States, Mexico, Central America, and New Zealand. A single tuber sliced at the stem end showed classic zebra chip symptoms of darkened medullary rays, with streaking and necrotic flecking. The symptomatic tuber was confirmed positive for the bacterium by polymerase chain reaction targeting three different 'Ca. L. solanacearum' genes. Sequence analysis of these three genes, and subsequent BLAST analysis, identified the pathogen with 99, 98, and 97% identity to 'Ca. L. solanacearum' for the 16S ribosomal RNA gene, 50S ribosomal proteins L10/L12 genes, and the outer membrane protein gene, respectively. Sequence analysis did not identify the sample as one of the six known haplotypes of 'Ca. L. solanacearum,' indicating that a seventh haplotype of the pathogen was identified. This new haplotype, designated haplotype F, is now the third haplotype of the bacterium that infects Solanum tuberosum in the United States.

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