Assessment of Genetic Relatedness Among Double-Stranded RNAs from Isolates of<i>Rhizoctonia solani</i>from Diverse Geographic Origins

Abstract

The degree of genetic relatedness among double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) components from 51 isolates of Rhizoctonia solani of diverse geographic origins was analyzed by RNA-RNA hybridization. The cultures included in this study were classified into five anastomosis groups (AGs 1−5), and originated from different geographic locations in the United States, Japan, and Israel. Radioisotope-labeled total dsRNA from eight Japanese cultures (AGs 1, 2, 4, and 5) did not hybridize to northern blots of total dsRNA from American cultures of the corresponding AGs. By contast, total dsRNA from a Japanese AG 3 isolate hybridized to dsRNA from two of the nine North American cultures tested (...)