Development and application of loop-mediated isothermal amplification for detecting the highly benzimidazole-resistant isolates in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Sci Rep. 2015 Nov 26:5:17278. doi: 10.1038/srep17278.

Abstract

Resistance of benzimidazole fungicides is related to the point mutation of the β-tubulin gene in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. The point mutation at codon 198 (GAG → GCG, E198A) occurs in more than 90% of field resistant populations in China. Traditional detection methods of benzimidazole-resistant mutants of S. sclerotiorum are time-consuming, tedious and inefficient. To establish a suitable and rapid detection of benzimidazole-resistant mutants of S. sclerotiorum, an efficient and simple method with high specificity was developed based on loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP). Eight sets of LAMP primers were designed and four sets were optimized to specially distinguish benzimidazole-resistant mutants of S. sclerotiorum. With the optimal LAMP primers, the concentration of LAMP components was optimized and the reaction conditions were set as 60-64 °C for 60 min. This method had a good specificity, sensitivity, stability and repeatability. In the 1491 sclerotia, 614 (41.18%) were positive by LAMP, and 629 (42.19%) positive by MIC. Therefore, the LAMP assay is more feasible to detect benzimidazole-resistant mutants of S. sclerotiorum than traditional detection methods.

MeSH terms

  • Ascomycota / drug effects*
  • Ascomycota / isolation & purification*
  • Benzimidazoles / pharmacology*
  • DNA Primers / metabolism
  • Drug Resistance, Fungal / drug effects*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Mutation
  • Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques / methods
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Temperature
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Benzimidazoles
  • DNA Primers
  • benzimidazole