Identificação molecular de Groundnut ringspot virus em alface no município de Altamira.

A alface (Lactuca sativa L.), pertencente a família Asteracea, é uma das principais hortaliças folhosas cultivadas no Brasil. Em um cultivo de alface no município de Altamira, Estado do Pará, observou-se plantas apresentando manchas necróticas e bronzeamento das folhas, sintomas característicos de Tospovirus. O objetivo do trabalho foi identificar a espécie viral através dos testes de RT-PCR e sequenciamento do DNA. Para isso, amostras das plantas doentes foram levadas ao laboratório de fitopatologia da Embrapa Amazônia Oriental para realizar a extração do DNA e RT-PCR utilizando primers universais para o gênero Tospovirus (BR60/BR65). O produto do RT-PCR foi purificado e enviado para sequenciamento. As sequências foram avaliadas utilizando os programas Blastn, ClustalW e MEGA 7.0. Os isolados de alface provenientes do município de Altamira-PA foram identificados como Groundnut ringspot virus (GRSV).

Wavelet analysis and hierarchical clustering of ofm phenotypic population's variations originated from southern america and europe and attempts of a first relation to molecular divergence.

In this work we compare Grapholita molesta Busck (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) populations originated from Brazil, Chile, Spain, Italy and Greece using power spectral density and phylogenetic analysis to detect any similarities between the population macro- and the molecular micro-level. Log-transformed population data were normalized and AR(p) models were developed to generate for each case population time series of equal lengths. The time-frequency/scale properties of the population data were further analyzed using wavelet analysis to detect any population dynamics frequency changes and cluster the populations. Based on the power spectral of each population time series and the hierarchical clustering schemes, populations originated from Southern America (Brazil and Chile) exhibit similar rhythmic properties and are both closer related with populations originated from Greece. Populations from Spain and especially Italy, have higher distance by terms of periodic changes on their population dynamics. Moreover, the members within the same cluster share similar spectral information, therefore they are supposed to participate in the same temporally regulated population process. On the contrary, the phylogenetic approach revealed a less structured pattern that bears indications of panmixia, as the two clusters contain individuals from both Europe and South America. This preliminary outcome will be further assessed by incorporating more individuals and likely employed a second molecular marker.