Studies on Witches' Broom of Ligustrum ovalifolium Hasskarl Caused by Mycoplasma-like Organism (MLO)

Mycoplasma성(性) 왕쥐똥나무 빗자루병(病)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究)

The occurrence of witches' broom in Ligustrum ovalifolium was first noticed in Korea by author in 1984. The present study was carried out with particular emphasis on the symptomatology, etiology, transmission of the disease and antibiotic treatments. The infected tissue was observed by the fluorescence and electron microscopy and its biochemical characteristics were compared with healthy one by electrophoresis. The results are summarized as follows : 1. symptoms of the infected trees were characterized by the dwarfing of the organs, yellowing and brooming of the foliage. 2. The observation by the trans electron microscopy on the witches' broom of L. ovalifolium revealed the occurrence of numerous mycoplasma-like organisms(MLOs) in the phloem tissue cells of the midribs of infected leaves. 3. The MLOs were surrounded by a single unit membrane, and they appeared to be multiplied by binary fission. 4. The presence of crystals unidentified in the phloem parenchyma cells was noticed by electron rnicroscopy, 5. The disease was able to be transmitted by budding, crown, and greenwood graftings to L. ovalifolium, L. obtusifolium, L, japonicum and also transmitted, even when the stocks and scions were not completely grafted. 6. Insect transmission on L. ovalifolium and L, obtzrsifolium was carried by Hishimonus sellatus. 7. The infected roots dipped in the 1,000 ppm of teracyclin solution was only temporarily effective in controlling the disease. 8. Infected plant with MLOs showed specific fluorescent reactions in phloems with DAPI stain. 9. The protein and peroxidase separated by electrophoresis showed strikingly distinctive difference between the healthy and diseased leaves.

왕쥐똥나무빗자루병(病)은 국내외적(國內外的)으로 처음 발견(發見)된 병(病)으로서 그 병원체(病原體), 병징(病徵), 전염경로(傳染經路), 항생물질반응(抗生物質反應), 전자현미경(電子顯微鏡) 및 형광현미경(螢光顯微鏡) 관찰(觀察), 전기영동(電氣永動)에 의(依)한 단백질(蛋白質) 및 peroxidase 분리(分離) 등(等)을 조사(調査)한 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. 1. 왕쥐똥나무빗자루병(病)의 병징(病徵)은 지엽(枝葉)의 총생(叢生) 절간단축(節間短縮), 기관(器官)의 위축(萎縮), 위황(萎黃) 등(等) 빗자루병(病) 특유(特有)의 양상(樣相)을 나타냈다. 2. 이병주(罹病株)의 엽주맥(葉主脈) 조직(組織)을 전자현미경(電子顯微鏡)에 의(依)하여 관찰(觀察)한 결과(結果) 사관세포(篩管細胞) 및 사부유세포(篩部柔細胞)에서 mycoplasma-like organism이 발견(發見)되었다. 3. 본(本) 병원체(病原體)는 unit membrane에 싸여 있고 이분법(二分法)에 의(依)하여 증식(增殖)되며 사공(篩孔)을 통해서 식물체내(植物體內) 이동(移動)을 한 것 같은 상(像)이 관찰(觀察)되었다. 4. 전자현미경(電子顯微鏡) 관찰(觀察) 결과(結果) 사부유세포(篩部柔細胞)에는 이상결정물(異常結晶物)이 관찰(觀察)되었다. 5. 아접(芽接), 절접(切接), 녹지접(綠枝接)에 의(依)한 접목전여(接木傳染)이 왕쥐똥나무, 쥐똥나무, 광나무에 가능(可能)했으며 점아(接芽)나 접수(接穗)가 활착(活着)되지 않았어도 전염(傳染)이 가능(可能)했다. 6. 마름무늬매미충에 의(依)하여 왕쥐똥나무와 쥐똥나무에 충매전염(虫媒傳染)이 되었다. 7. Teracyclin 1,000 ppm 수용액(水溶液)에 근부침지(根部浸漬)한 결과(結果) 일시적(一時的)인 치료효과(治療效果)는 있었으나 영구치료(永久治療)는 되지 않았다. 8. DAPI 염색(染色)에 의(依)한 형광현미경(螢光顯微鏡) 관찰결과(觀察結果) 병원체(病原體)가 사부요소(篩部要素)에 존재(存在)함이 확인(確認)되었다. 9. 전기영동법(電氣泳動法)에 의(依)한 단백질(蛋白質) 및 peroxidase 분리상(分離像)이 건전주(健全株)와 이병주(羅病珠)의 엽(葉)에서 뚜렷한 차이(差異)가 있었다.