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Investigating the Distribution of Strains of Erwinia amylovora and Streptomycin Resistance in Apple Orchards in New York Using Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat Profiles: A 6-Year Follow-Up

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PLANT DISEASE
卷 105, 期 11, 页码 3554-3563

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AMER PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-12-20-2585-RE

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antimicrobial resistance; fire blight; Malus x domestica; strain tracking

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  1. NY State Apple Research and Development Program
  2. New York Farm Viability Institute
  3. Northeast SARE
  4. Department of Agriculture & Markets Apple Research & Development Program [FY 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-2020]

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The study investigated the distribution of streptomycin-resistant Erwinia amylovora strains in major apple production regions of New York over the past 6 years, revealing a few cosmopolitan strains and novel CRISPR profile diversity across regions. Streptomycin-resistant E. amylovora was detected in a small area and associated with specific CRISPR profile, suggesting the original strain was not fully eradicated and went undetected due to low disease pressure.
Fire blight, caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora, is one of the most important diseases of apple. The antibiotic streptomycin is routinely used in the commercial apple industries of New York (NY) and New England to manage the disease. In 2002 and again, from 2011 to 2014, outbreaks of streptomycin resistance (SmR) were reported and investigated in NY. Motivated by new grower reports of control failures, we conducted a follow-up investigation of the distribution of SmR and E. amylovora strains for major apple production regions of NY over the last 6 years (2015 to 2020). Characterization of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) profiles revealed that a few cosmopolitan strains were widely prevalent across regions, whereas many other resident strains were confined to one location. In addition, we uncovered novel CRISPR profile diversity in all investigated regions. SmR E. amylovora was detected only in a small area spanning two counties from 2017 to 2020 and was always associated with one CRISPR profile (41:23:38), which matched the profile of SmR E. amylovora, discovered in 2002. This suggests the original SmR E. amylovora was never fully eradicated and went undetected because of several seasons of low disease pressure in this region. Investigation of several representative isolates under controlled greenhouse conditions indicated significant differences in aggressiveness on 'Gala' apples. Potential implications of strain differences include the propensity of strains to become distributed across wide geographic regions and associated resistance management practices. Results from this work will directly influence sustainable fire blight management recommendations for commercial apple industries in NY state and other regions.

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