Restriction analysis of genetic variability of Polish isolates of tomato black ring virus

Several different isolates of Tomato black ring virus (TBRV) have been collected in Poland from cucumber, tomato, potato and black locust plants. Biological tests showed some differences in the range of infected plants and the type of symptoms, which was the basis for selection of seven the most biologically different TBRV iso­lates. According to the sequence of TBRV-MJ, several primer pairs were designed and almost the entire sequence of both genomic RNAs was amplified. The RT-PCR products derived from all tested TBRV isolates were digested by restriction en­zymes. On the basis of the restriction patterns, the variable and the conserved re­gions of the TBRV genome were defined and the relationships between the Polish TBRV isolates established.