Detection of viruses infected the nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus

2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23658135
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Forest science
• Research Institution: Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
• Principal Investigator: YOKOI Toshiro 独立行政法人森林総合研究所, 森林微生物研究領域, 主任研究員 (60378867)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2012
• Keywords: 森林生態 / 保護 / 保全

Research Abstract

I tried to detect viruses in the nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus of some strains, but was not able to discover an infection virus. In addition, I inoculated the viruses which infected other creatures, or tried introduction those viruses by electroporation, but still was not able to find out virus which infected the nematode. From these results, it is suggested that Bursaphelenchus xylophilus has some kind of the systems of strong resistance for a viral disease, and at first the elucidation will be demanded.