Colletotrichum dematium Produces Phytotoxins in Anthracnose Lesions of Mulberry Leaves

ABSTRACT Colletotrichum dematium, the causal agent of mulberry anthracnose, was examined to produce phytotoxins in vitro and in planta. Raw and autoclaved mulberry leaves infected with the fungus, as well as the fungus incubated with several solid or liquid media, were extracted with acetone. Extracts obtained from the fungus grown on raw and autoclaved mulberry leaves caused brown necrotic lesions on susceptible mulberry leaves when they were placed (10 mul) on the wounded adaxial surface. Whereas, no extracts obtained from media, except inoculated medium containing homogenized mulberry leaves, induced the necrosis, suggesting that the fungus produced phytotoxins in planta and that some components in mulberry leaves may be indispensable substrates for producing the toxins. The phytotoxins obtained from the diseased leaves induced necrosis on nonhost plants leaves as well as on mulberry leaves. The toxins were present in the border of anthracnose lesions on the leaves, and the sensitivity to the toxin correlated with that to the fungus infection in each susceptible or resistant mulberry cultivar. These results suggest that the phytotoxins are host nonspecific and play a role in fungal pathogenesis in the development of the lesions. Four toxic compounds were isolated and purified from anthracnose lesions. However, due to the low yield, the chemical structure of the compounds could not be identified.     

枸杞内生真菌对胶孢炭疽菌Colletotrichum gloeosporioides的拮抗作用及生防潜力

为了明确枸杞内生真菌对胶孢炭疽菌的抑制作用,通过室内抑菌试验和离体试验测定了内生真菌对胶孢炭疽菌的抑制作用及对枸杞炭疽病的防治效果。结果表明,镰刀菌属Fusarium菌株NQ8GII4、NQ8GII7、NQ7GII4和篮状菌属Talaromyces菌株NQ6GIII11对胶孢炭疽菌有明显的拮抗作用。平板对峙试验显示,上述4株枸杞内生真菌具有较强的营养和空间竞争能力,菌株NQ8GII4对病原菌的抑制率高达93.43%。显微观察发现,枸杞内生真菌能缠绕并穿透胶孢炭疽菌菌丝,使胶孢炭疽菌菌丝膨胀崩解。菌株NQ7GII4的培养滤液在浓度为15%时对病原菌菌丝的抑制率达到70.75%,菌株NQ8GII7产生的挥发性物质对胶孢炭疽菌抑制率高达83.44%。离体生防试验结果表明,用拮抗性内生真菌预先占位接种枸杞嫩果及叶片,能有效抑制枸杞炭疽病菌的侵入和病斑的扩展,菌株NQ8GII4 10%培养滤液对枸杞炭疽病的防治效果最强,防效达到了92.54%和95.57%,说明枸杞内生真菌具有很好的生防潜力和应用前景。     

Potential of a novel antibiotic, 2-methylheptyl isonicotinate, as a biocontrol agent against fusarial wilt of crucifers

Screening for newer bioactive compounds from microbial metabolites resulted in the isolation of a novel antibiotic from the culture filtrate, Streptomyces sp 201, of a soil. The bioactive compound, with antifungal and antibacterial activity, was identified as 2-methylheptyl isonicotinate. The antifungal activity of live culture, culture broth and the isolated bioactive compound showed marked inhibition against dominant soil-borne phytopathogens such as Fusarium oxysporum Schlect, F moniliforme Sheldon, F semitectum Berkeley & Ravenel, F solani (Martius) Sacc and Rhizoctonia solani Kuehn. The compound had no effect on seed germination and seedling development as displayed by root and stem growth of the test plant species. In pot experiments with seedlings of cruciferous plants such as Raphanus sativus L (radish), Brassica campestris L (yellow mustard), Brassica oleracea var botrytis L (cauliflower), the antibiotic compound showed promising protective activity of 92% when seeds of the test plants were treated at a dose of 50 micrograms ml-1 prior to sowing. Seed treatment with a spore suspension (3 x 10(8) spores ml-1) of the Streptomyces sp 201 displayed protective activity in the range of 56-60%. Seeds coated with 2.5% methyl cellulose-amended spores of the antagonist showed protective activity in the range of 64-72%. Further, seed treatment with the culture filtrate of the antagonist also showed promising protective activity in the range of 64-84%.     

Inhibitory potential of metabolites produced by Cercospora sp. strain ME202 isolated from Trifolium incarnatum against anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum orbicular

Chemical fungicides are mainly used to control Colletotrichum orbiculare, but this fungal pathogen usually develops resistance to the pesticides. Natural compounds are therefore desirable for controlling C. orbiculare. Here, a culture filtrate (CF) from ME202, a fungal strain isolated from Trifolium incarnatum in Shimane Prefecture in 2020, was tested in vitro and found to inhibit conidial germination of C. orbiculare. The inhibitory compound in ME202-CF was soluble in ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate extract of ME202-CF (ME202-ECF) significantly inhibited in vitro conidial germination of C. orbiculare in a dose-dependent manner and lesion formation on cucumber leaves. The inhibitory compounds were heat stable at 40–121 °C and molecular mass?≥?500 and ≥?1000 Da. Thin layer chromatography–bioautography of ME202-ECF showed that the compounds inhibiting C. orbiculare growth had an Rf of 0.81 and 0.91. Furthermore, ME202 was found to be a member of the genus Cercospora through sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer and 5.8 S rDNA. These results suggest that secondary metabolites of Cercospora spp., such as ME202, can be used to develop new fungicides against anthracnose.

     

Isolation and antifungal activity of kakuol, a propiophenone derivative from Asarum sieboldii rhizome

An antifungal substance active against Colletotrichum orbiculare (Berk & Mont) Arx was isolated from the methanol extracts of Asarum sieboldii (Miq) Maek rhizomes. High-resolution MS, NMR and UV spectral data confirmed that the antifungal substance is kakuol, 2-hydroxy-4,5-methylenedioxypropiophenone. Colletotrichum orbiculare was most sensitive to kakuol, with MIC of 10 microg ml(-1). Kakuol also completely inhibited the mycelial growth of Botrytis cinerea Pers ex Fr and Cladosporium cucumerinum Ellis & Arthur at 50 microg ml(-1) and 30 microg ml(-1), respectively. However, no antimicrobial activity was found against yeast and bacteria even at 100 microg ml(-1). Kakuol exhibited a protective activity against the development of anthracnose disease on cucumber plants. The control efficacy of kakuol against the anthracnose disease was in general somewhat less than that of the commercial fungicide chlorothalonil. This is the first report to demonstrate in vitro and in vivo antifungal activity of kakuol against C. orbiculare infection.     

生物农药麦丰宁B3对小麦纹枯病菌的抑制作用

 用平板双培养法在PDA、NA及K'B 3种培养基上测定B₃菌株(Bacillus sp.)对小麦纹枯病菌(Rhizoctonia cerealis)均有显著抑制作用。用喷菌法、四周划线法和四角点菌法测定的抑菌效果为73.6%~99.5%。B₃的无细胞培养滤液也能显著抑制病菌菌丝生长、菌核形成和菌核萌发。PDA中含12.5%B₃滤液时对菌丝生长的抑制效果达80%以上。滤液含量为10%时,病菌不能形成菌核。B₃无细胞培养滤液可使含病菌菌丝溶液电导率上升,还原糖、氨基酸和蛋白质等物质含量提高,加热处理后B₃滤液的作用减弱。显微观察表明,B₃处理的病菌菌丝生长畸形,分枝增多,原生质稀薄。     

The Role of Chitinase Production by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Strain C3 in Biological Control of Bipolaris sorokiniana

ABSTRACT The role of chitinase production by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strain C3 in biological control of leaf spot on tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea), caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana, was investigated in vitro and in vivo. The filtrate of a broth culture of C3, with chitin as the carbon source, was separated into fractions. A high molecular-weight fraction (>8 kDa) was chitinolytic and more inhibitory than a low-molecular-weight, nonchitinolytic fraction to conidial germination and hyphal growth by B. sorokiniana and to leaf spot development. A protein fraction derived by ammonium sulfate precipitation and a chitinase fraction purified by chitin affinity chromatography also were chitinolytic and highly antifungal. The chitinolytic fractions caused swelling and vacuolation of conidia and discoloration, malformation, and degradation of germ tubes. When boiled, the chitinolytic fractions lost chitinase activity along with most of the antifungal properties. Two chitinase-deficient and two chitinase-reduced mutants of C3 were compared with the wild-type strain for inhibition of germination of B. sorokiniana conidia on tall fescue leaves and for suppression of leaf spot development in vivo. The mutants exhibited reduced antifungal activity and biocontrol efficacy, but did not lose all biocontrol activity. An aqueous extract of leaves colonized by wild-type C3 had higher chitinase activity than that of noncolonized leaves and was inhibitory to conidial germination. The addition of chitin to leaves along with the wild-type strain increased both chitinase and antifungal activity. The chitinase activity level of extracts from leaves colonized by a chitinase-deficient mutant of C3, with and without added chitin, was no higher than the background, and the extracts lacked antifungal activity. Chitinolysis appears to be one mechanism of biological control by strain C3, and it functions in concert with other mechanisms.     

Biotin Induces Sporulation of Mulberry Anthracnose Fungus, Colletotrichum dematium

Compounds in mulberry leaves inducing sporulation of C. dematium, mulberry anthracnose fungus, were detected. Dissolved or suspended aqueous solutions (1%) of 16 amino acids and 10 vitamins occurring in mulberry leaves were applied individually at the margin of the fungal colony growing on PSA plate. Sporulation was induced only where a biotin solution was applied on the mycelium at a concentration of at least 0.01 ppm. This result suggests that biotin, which occurs in mulberry leaves (ca. 0.6 mg/kg of dried leaves), has a role in inducing sporulation of C. dematium. Received 20 August 1999/ Accepted in revised form 16 November 1999     

番茄灰霉病菌拮抗放线菌的筛选、鉴定及其活性评价

从安徽省寿县农田土壤中分离筛选到1株对番茄灰霉病菌Botrytis cinerea有强拮抗作用的放线菌菌株HNU-1。根据菌体形态特征、培养特征、细胞壁组分、生理生化特性和16S rRNA基因序列分析,将该菌株鉴定为吸水链霉菌Streptomyces hygroscopicus。菌株HNU-1发酵滤液可抑制灰霉病菌菌丝生长和分生孢子萌发,且浓度越高,抑制能力越强;当发酵滤液稀释6.67倍时则完全抑制灰霉病菌菌丝生长和分生孢子萌发。盆栽试验结果表明,菌株HNU-1发酵滤液6.67倍稀释液对番茄灰霉病的预防与治疗效果分别为87.8%和77.9%,均显著高于50%多菌灵可湿性粉剂500倍稀释液。     

枯草芽孢杆菌C-D6抗菌蛋白对稻瘟病菌的抑菌作用

枯草芽孢杆菌Bacillus subtilis菌株C-D6及其发酵滤液在平板上对稻瘟病菌Magnaporthe oryzae显示明显的抑制作用。通过20%饱和度硫酸铵沉淀和Sephadex G-75凝胶柱层析分离,获得1个影响病原菌附着胞形成的抗菌蛋白,SDS-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳检测发现该蛋白的分子量为32kD。显微观察发现：用该蛋白处理的孢子虽能完全萌发,但形成串珠状膨大的芽管和色浅、膨大的附着胞,并抑制芽管的正常生长。该蛋白的活性表现具有较好的热稳定性（80℃,30min）和较广的pH适应范围（5.6～9.3）。     

油菜菌核病菌拮抗海洋细菌GM-1菌株的种类鉴定及抑菌作用研究

从连云港海域分离到1株对油菜菌核病菌有显著抑制作用的海洋细菌菌株GM-1,对其进行种类鉴定、抗菌作用测定及盆栽防病效果测定.通过形态特征观察、生理生化试验及16SrDNA序列、gyrB基因序列分析,将该菌株鉴定为芽胞杆菌属(Bacillus)的解淀粉芽胞杆菌(Bacillus amylolique faciens).抑菌作用测定结果表明:GMl菌株和无菌发酵液对油菜菌核病菌菌丝的生长具有明显的抑制作用,培养7d的抑菌带宽度分别达到30mm和16mm,GM-1菌株和无菌发酵液对菌丝细胞结构有明显的破坏作用,导致菌丝细胞壁变厚、膨大;同时对菌核的萌发有明显的抑制作用,菌液较无菌发酵液的抑制作用更显著.盆栽防病效果测定表明:该菌株菌液对油菜菌核病具有明显的防治作用,防治效果达68％,同时能够促进油菜种子萌发,显示出良好的开发应用前景.     

Antifungal activity of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Biscogniauxia</Emphasis> sp. culture filtrates against the rice pathogen <Emphasis Type="Italic">Magnaporthe oryzae</Emphasis>

An ethyl acetate extract of a culture filtrate (ECF) from an unidentified fungal isolate O821 was evaluated for antifungal activity against the rice pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae. The O821-ECF significantly inhibited spore germination, appressorium formation, and mycelial growth of M. oryzae, and its antifungal activity was heat-stable. It also significantly suppressed the number and size of blast lesions. In an analysis of the ITS sequence of this isolate, it shared similarities with species of the fungus Biscogniauxia. These results suggest that isolate O821 of the genus Biscogniauxia produces a heat-stable antifungal compound(s) in its culture filtrate.     

三株拮抗细菌的鉴定及抑菌作用研究

为了充分发掘和利用有益微生物资源,本文以草莓根腐尖孢镰刀菌Fusariumoxysporum为靶标菌,从草莓根际土壤中分离筛选得到3株拮抗细菌,通过培养性状与形态特征、生理生化特征以及16SrDNA同源序列比对分析进行了鉴定,菌株1-9和9—4为多粘类芽孢杆菌Paenibacilluspolymyxa、菌株12—4为枯草芽孢杆菌Bacillussubtilis。这3株细菌对草莓根腐尖孢镰刀菌的抑菌作用进行了初步的研究,结果表明,3株拮抗细菌对草莓根腐尖孢镰刀菌的生长有很好的抑制作用,镜下观察对菌丝有致畸作用,其培养滤液还能够抑制草莓根腐病尖孢镰刀菌分生孢子的产生与萌发。     

A Target-Site-Specific Screening System for Antifungal Compounds on Appressorium Formation in Magnaporthe grisea

ABSTRACT Chemical fungicides are a major method of control for plant diseases in spite of potential negative effects on the environment and the appearance of resistant strains. Development of new chemical fungicides has been largely dependent upon in vivo efficacy tests in the greenhouse or in fields, which is in contrast to target-oriented in vitro screening systems widely used in the pharmaceutical field. To establish a target-site-specific screening system for antifungal compounds, specific inhibition on appressorium formation of the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe grisea was employed. For many plant-pathogenic fungi, including M. grisea, appressorium formation is an essential step to infect host plants. Among 1,000 culture filtrates of members of the class Actinomycetes and fungi, five (A5005, A5008, A5314, A5387, and A5397) from the class Actinomycetes showed differential inhibitory effects on appressorium formation of M. grisea in a dosage-dependent manner. Three (A5005, A5314, and A5387) of these were further fractionated into ethyl acetate and water fractions. The ethyl acetate fraction of A5005 and both the ethyl acetate and water fractions from A5314 and A5387 inhibited appressorium formation, while conidial germination remained little affected. Inhibition of appressorium formation by the ethyl acetate or water fraction was reversed by the exogenous addition of cyclic AMP. Significantly reduced numbers of conidia with appressoria were observed on rice leaves in the presence of culture filtrates. Furthermore, these culture filtrates also exhibited significant disease control of rice blast in the greenhouse. This rapid and target-oriented screening system could be adopted to screen candidate compounds for rice blast control and could be applicable for other appressorium-forming, plant-pathogenic fungi.     

拮抗性链霉菌对大丽轮枝菌微菌核形成与萌发的影响

为探索拮抗性链霉菌对棉花黄萎病病原大丽轮枝菌Verticillium dahliae Kleb.的抑菌机制,采用菌丝生长速率法、微菌核萌发法研究了6株拮抗链霉菌无菌发酵滤液对大丽轮枝菌生长、微菌核形成与萌发的影响。链霉菌无菌发酵滤液对大丽轮枝菌菌落生长、菌核形成和微菌核萌发有明显抑制作用。其中菌株B49的抑菌效果最好,5倍稀释发酵液培养14天时对菌落生长的抑菌率达69.7%;菌株B49、D184和Act12的5倍稀释发酵液对微菌核形成的抑制率达100%;将经B49、D184和Act12发酵液处理后丧失形成微菌核能力的大丽轮枝菌菌株转接至不含发酵液的PDA培养基,连续传代至第5代,其仍然不能恢复形成微菌核的能力;微菌核在含有菌株D184 5倍稀释发酵液的培养基上培养168 h时,萌发率仅为38.3%。     

生防放线菌CY-14的鉴定及其发酵液对香蕉炭疽病的防治效果

香蕉炭疽病是由香蕉炭疽菌Colletotrichum musae侵染引起的,是香蕉采后贮藏、运输和销售过程中发生的主要病害之一,严重影响中国香蕉的北运和出口。从土壤中分离到1株对香蕉炭疽菌具有拮抗作用的放线菌CY-14,通过形态特征、培养特性、生理生化特性和16S rDNA序列分析对该菌株进行了初步鉴定,并对其发酵液进行了活性评价。结果表明:经初步鉴定,该放线菌为链霉菌属Streptomyces sp.;其发酵液稀释10倍对香蕉炭疽菌的抑制率达92.5%,同时对其他8种植物病原真菌均具有较强的抑菌活性,抗菌谱较广;其发酵液热稳定性较好,经100 ℃处理2 h后,体积分数为10%的发酵液对香蕉炭疽菌的抑制率为55.7%,发酵液稀释1 000倍后仍可完全抑制香蕉炭疽菌的孢子萌发;CY-14纯发酵液对香蕉炭疽病具有一定的防效,与对照药剂1 000 mg/L百菌清的防效相当。菌株CY-14作为香蕉炭疽病的生防放线菌,具有发现新型抗生素或者活性化合物的潜能,可对其进行深入的研究。     

内生菌BS-2菌株的抗菌蛋白及其防病作用

 BS-2菌株为一株能在多种植物体内定殖,对多种植物炭疽病具有良好防治效果,并对植物生长具有良好促进作用的枯草芽孢杆菌,其BPY培养液经30%~70%硫酸铵盐析、高温(100℃)处理后,以SDS-PAGE、MALDI-TOF检测,该菌株分泌的抗菌蛋白为分子量 ≤ 2884.39 D的多肽;该抗菌多肽对热稳定并抗紫外线照射,对植物炭疽病菌和番茄青枯病菌等多种植物病原真菌和细菌有强烈的抑制作用,并对辣椒果炭疽病具有69.79%(9 d后)的防病效果;抑制病菌生长,引起菌丝(或芽管)细胞消融,导致菌丝畸形以及抑制病菌分生孢子的产生和萌发等可能是该抗菌多肽主要的防病机制。     

Alternaria eichhorniae, a biological control agent for waterhyacinth: mycoherbicidal formulation and physiological and ultrastructural host responses

The bioherbicidal efficacy of different alginate formulations of Alternaria eichhorniae 5 (isolate Ae5), a virulent Egyptian isolate, was compared on waterhyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes). The fungus was formulated as alginate pellets containing mycelium alone, mycelium plus culture filtrate or culture filtrate alone. Each formulation was applied with and without a hydrophilic humectant (Evergreen 500). These formulations were evaluated for disease incidence (DI), and disease severity (DS). Maximum DS, but not DI, was obtained with the alginate pellets of mycelium plus culture filtrate. Alginate formulations supplemented with the hydrophilic polymer were more effective in promoting disease. Physiological changes associated with the treated waterhyacinth plants were determined 3, 6 and 9 days after treatment. Waterhyacinth plants treated with alginate pellets of mycelium plus culture filtrate of Ae5 had the lowest levels of pigments, carbohydrates and relative water content. Infection of waterhyacinth with Ae5 led to a significant increase in total phenols of leaves as compared to control. Penetration of waterhyacinth leaves by the fungus occurred only through the stomata, and the invading hyphae were located in the intercellular spaces of leaf tissues. Cytological changes noted in infected cells included changes in chloroplast, nucleus and mitochondria. Invagination of the plasma membrane, particularly at plasmodesmata was also noticed in infected cells. The associations between the infection process, the physiological disorder and the ultrastructure of infected leaves are discussed.     

Isolation and pathogenicity of Colletotrichum spp. causing anthracnose of Indian mulberry (Morinda citrifolia) in tropical islands of Andaman and Nicobar, India

This study identifies the Colletotrichum spp. which cause Morinda anthracnose in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. A survey of Indian mulberry plantations was carried out to ascertain the identity of isolates associated with Morinda anthracnose. These were identified as C. gloeosporioides based on morphology and sequencing analysis of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region, demonstrating that this species is currently the causal agent of Morinda anthracnose in a tropical ecosystem. The pathogenicity test of C. gloeosporioides isolates on Morinda seedlings for 1?month revealed that the five isolates MC1, MC8, MC2 (1), MC4 and MC12 were pathogenic to the respective host with different levels of anthracnose lesion.     

生防细菌FD6的鉴定及其对番茄灰霉病菌的作用机制

拮抗细菌FD6分离自福建闽侯青口青菜根围土壤,采用凹玻片法和离体叶片接种法测定菌株FD6的抑菌能力,经16S rDNA序列比对和相关生理生化性状分析,对生防细菌FD6进行了鉴定,并通过PCR扩增、薄层层析、薄层色谱生物自显影等探讨FD6产生抗生素的种类及其抑菌效果。结果表明,FD6的细菌悬浮液可显著抑制灰霉病菌分生孢子萌发,抑制率达99%,FD6培养滤液的抑制率仅为31%;细菌悬浮液对番茄灰霉病防效达59.7%。FD6的16S rDNA序列与假单胞菌属Pseudomonas的相似性达99%,系统进化树显示与荧光假单胞菌P.fluorescens遗传距离最近,结合生理生化表型特征将FD6菌株鉴定为荧光假单胞菌P.fluorescens。菌株FD6可产生硝吡咯菌素、2,4-二乙酰基间苯三酚、藤黄绿脓菌素、嗜铁素、氢氰酸和蛋白酶等抗菌物质,不产生吩嗪-1-羧酸,其中,硝吡咯菌素可直接抑制番茄灰霉病菌孢子萌发和菌丝的生长。