Studies on Mild Mutants of Tabacco Mosaic Virus I. Induction of Mild Mutants and Their Characteristics

약독 담배 모자이크 바이러스 I. 약독바이러스의 유기 및 특성

Three mild mutant strains of tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) were isolated from Nicotiana tabacum var. Samsun incubated at $38^{\circ}C$ for 10 days after inoculation with a wild type of TMV-OM strain. They were designated into Tg 5272, Tw 227 and Tw 333. All mild strains could be distinguished from TMV-OM by their reactions on different indicator plants. The mild strains induced the mild mottling without distinct symptoms, whereas the wild strain produced severe mosaic, rugose and stunting on tobacco and red pepper plants. Tw 227 and Tw 333 produced smaller necrotic spots than those of Tg 5272 and TMV-OM on N. glutinosa and Datura stramonium. The former two strains also produced ring spots and mosaic on Gomphrena globosa compared with necrotic spots by the latter strains. Three mild strains were serologically identical to TMV-OM. Their physical properties were thermal inactivation point $80-85^{\circ}C$, dilution end point between $10^{-4}\;and\;10^{-6}$, and longevity in vitro 7days or longer. Ultraviolet absorption spectra of purified preparations of the mild strains and TMV-OM were identical, with a minimum at 247nm, a maximum at 260nm, and a slight shoulder at 290nm. Electrophoresis of the strains in polyacrylamide-agarose gel showed that all the strains formed one major band and two minor bands, except for one minor band of Tw 333. However, when sodium dodecyl sulfate was added to the purified viruses before electrophoresis, each strain formed only one major band.

TMV-OM계통을 접종하여 고온처리시킨 Samsun으로부터 3종의 약독변이계통 Tg 5272, Tw 227 및 Tw 333을 유기시켰다. 이들 약독바이러스는 담배 및 고추에 가벼운 mottling 증상이나 무증징으로 감염되어 TMV-OM에 의한 모자이크, 기형, 위축현상 등을 나타내지 않고 건전식물과 비교하여 생육에 거의 차이를 보이지 않았다. 또한 국부병반기주에 감염되었을 때에도 원주에 비해 전반적으로 미약한 반응을 나타냈고, 특히 Tw 227 및 Tw 333은 N. glutinosa, D. stramonium 및 G. globosa에서 매우 특이한 병징을 나타냈다. 약독바이러스의 물리적 성질 및 TMV-OM 항혈청에 대한 혈청학적 성질의 차는 인정되지 않았다. 한편 약독바이러스를 둔화하였을 때, 약독바이러스의 농도는 TMV-OM에 비해 매우 낮았으나, 이들 바이러스의 자외선흡수 및 전기영동패턴에는 차이를 보이지 않았다.