Artificial infection of Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. and defence responses to Exobasidium species

An inoculation method for Exobasidium splendidum and Exobasidium vaccinii was developed on the dwarf shrub Vaccinium vitis-idaea. Using inoculated ramets, we investigated whether there are differences between V. vitis-idaea populations in the susceptibility to Exobasidium infections and whether the defence reaction of V. vitis-idaea is visible at a molecular level. Sixteen V. vitis-idaea clones from four populations were propagated in tissue cultures and the ramets were inoculated with E. splendidum or E. vaccinii fungi. The expression of three flavonoid biosynthetic genes (chalcone synthase, dihydroflavonol 4-reductase and anthocyanidin synthase) and the accumulation of flavonoids and hydroxycinnamic acids were determined in response to E. splendidum infection. A pathogenesis-related (PR 4) gene was isolated and its expression was studied in host ramet leaves. To our knowledge, this was the first successful artificial infection reported with E. splendidum. Disease frequencies of the inoculated ramets were between 32% and 47% for E. splendidum and 33% for E. vaccinii, but below 10% in uninoculated control ramets. There were no differences in disease frequencies between V. vitis-idaea populations. Both symptomatic leaves and healthy leaves of diseased ramets showed activation of flavonoid biosynthesis at the gene level, whereas expression of PR 4 was observed only in symptomatic leaves. The increase of flavonoid biosynthesis in healthy leaves of diseased ramets may represent a general response to stress or a role in defence against the pathogen E. splendidium. Ability of V. vitis-idaea to defend chemically against Exobasidium fungi and the heterogeneity of genotypes, age, size, and growth rates in host plant populations might be reasons for the low infection incidence of Exobasidia in nature.     

Histochemical studies on the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (O2 and H2O2) in the incompatible and compatible interaction of wheat—Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici

The generation and accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), superoxide anion (O₂⁻) and hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂), were studied in the interaction between wheat cv. ‘Suwon 11’ and two races of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (avirulent and virulent). Generation of O₂⁻ and H₂O₂ was analyzed histochemically using nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) and 3,3-diamino-benzidine (DAB), respectively. At the pre-penetration stage during appressorium formation both stripe rust races induced H₂O₂ accumulation in guard cells. In the incompatible interaction, a rapid increase of O₂⁻ and H₂O₂ generation at infection sites was detected. The percentage of infection sites showing NBT and DAB staining was 36.1% and 40.0%, respectively, 12 h after inoculation (hai). At extended incubation time until 24 hai, percentage of infection sites showing H₂O₂ accumulation further increased, whereas those exhibiting O₂⁻ accumulation declined. The early infection stage from 12 to 24 hai coincided with primary haustoria formation in mesophyll cells. In contrast, in the compatible interaction, O₂⁻ and H₂O₂ generation could not be detected in most of the infection sites. In the incompatible interaction, intensive DAB staining was also determined in mesophyll cells, especially in cell walls, surrounding the infected cells 16–24 hai; thereafter, these cells contained fluorescing compounds and underwent hypersensitive response (HR). The number of necrotic host cells surrounding the infection sites increased continuously from 20 to 96 hai. It might be concluded that H₂O₂ accumulation during the early infection stage is associated with the occurrence of hypersensitive cell death and that resistance response is leading to arrest the avirulent race of the obligate stripe rust pathogen. In the compatible interaction at 96 hai, H₂O₂ accumulation was observed in mesophyll cells surrounding the rust lesion.     

云南省小麦条锈菌不同地理亚群体的遗传结构分析

为明确云南省小麦条锈菌（Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici,Pst）在不同地理环境下的群体遗传结构,通过3种不同地理亚群体划分方式,即以县域（Group C）、区域（Group R）和海拔（Group E）对云南省537个Pst单孢系进行不同层次的群体划分,并利用12对SSR引物对其进行遗传多样性和群体遗传结构分析。结果显示,云南省Pst的遗传多样性水平在Group C的亚群体之间差异最大,且来自滇中及滇东北地区的Pst群体的遗传多样性较高。Group R和Group E的亚群体基因流及遗传分化结果表明,云南省Pst菌源交流频繁、遗传分化较小。系统进化树分析结果显示,滇东北与滇中Pst群体类似,滇东南与滇西Pst群体类似。Pst遗传组分呈现出由东向西、由北向南和自低海拔向高海拔变化的趋势,与云南省自东南向西北逐渐攀升的地形及地势吻合。Mantel检验结果表明地理距离与遗传距离不存在相关性,在8个县域亚群体、2个区域亚群体检测到有性生殖。表明来自滇中和滇东北地区的Pst群体具有更高的遗传多样性,地理隔离可能是滇西地区遗传多样性较低的成因,遗传分化发生在...     

云南小麦条锈菌群体对18个抗条锈近等基因系的毒性分析

为监测云南省小麦条锈菌群体毒性及小麦抗条锈基因的有效性动态,2016年采用18个抗条锈近等基因系鉴别寄主对云南省9个州市的136个小麦条锈菌株进行毒性分析,并按八进制法对小种进行命名。结果表明,云南省小麦条锈菌群体毒性丰富,共鉴定出64个小种类型,其中居于前2位的小种是550273和550073,出现频率分别为28.68%和11.76%,是本年度优势小种;其它小种出现频率均在4.41%以下,为次要小种。条锈菌群体对Yr5、Yr10、Yr15、Yr32四个抗条锈基因的毒力频率均为0,对Yr24、Yr Tr1、Yr8、Yr17四个抗条锈基因的毒力频率在0.74%~11.76%之间,表明这8个基因是云南省当前有效的抗条锈基因;对Yr27的毒力频率为52.94%,对Yr1、Yr6、Yr7、Yr9、Yr43、Yr44、Yr SP、Yr Exp2、Yr Tye九个抗条锈基因的毒力频率为77.94%~91.91%,表明这10个抗条锈基因的抗性已减缓或丧失,说明这些基因在云南省已失效。     

西藏小麦条锈菌群体结构与遗传多样性

为查明西藏小麦条锈菌Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici群体结构和遗传多样性,采用中国鉴别寄主和近等基因系鉴别寄主,以及竞争性等位基因特异性PCR-单核苷酸多态性（kompetitive al-lele specific PCR-single nucleotide polymorphism,KASP-SNP）分子标记对2017年采自西藏的150个小麦条锈菌菌系分别进行表型分析和基因型分析。表型分析结果显示,中国鉴别寄主将150个菌系区分为 12 个已知小种、6 个已知致病类型和 13 个未知致病类型,所有菌系均不能侵染中四和Triticum spelta album鉴别寄主。近等基因系鉴别寄主将150个菌系区分为88个毒性类型,这些毒性类型均不侵染携带抗性基因Yr5、Yr10或Yr15的品种。基因型分析结果显示,26对引物将150个菌系划分为73个基因型,表明西藏小麦条锈菌群体基因型丰富。基因流分析结果表明,波密县与洛扎县小麦条锈菌亚群体之间的基因流N_m最高,达5.86,米林县西部与波密县、洛扎县、巴宜县、米林县东部条锈菌亚群体之间的N_m较低,分别为0.25、0.34、0.42和0.67,表明西藏不同地区条锈菌群体之间基因交流强度差异较大。说明西藏作为我国小麦条锈病的独立流行区,条锈菌群体毒性结构复杂,遗传多样性高。     

Evaluation of morphology of infection structures in distinguishing between different Allium rust fungi

Fifteen isolates of rust fungi were collected in the United Kingdom and in the Netherlands from severalAllium species. The samples represented three putative rust species. The morphology of the telia, teliospores and urediniospores was investigated. From urediniospores infection structures were induced on leek, and their morphology was described. Telia and teliospores were not available on every sample. Morphology of the infection structures clearly differentiated between ‘leek’ type and ‘chive’ type isolates. The morphology of infection structures ofPuccinia mixta is very similar to that ofUromyces ambiguus, but clearly distinct fromPuccinia allii sensu Jennings from leek. Quantitative differences in urediniospore characters differentiated between the putative species, but there was overlap between the taxa. We conclude that morphology of infection structures of urediniosporelings is a useful trait for identification of rust isolates fromAllium. This is especially true where more than one rust species may occur on the same host species, as withAllium fistulosum.     

苹果树腐烂病菌染色质重塑因子Vmles4的功能研究

染色质重塑因子INO80是一类由多亚基构成的遗传学调控因子，调控多种DNA代谢，在基因的表达中发挥着重要的调控功能。但其在苹果树腐烂病菌（Valsa mali）中是否存在及其生物学功能并不清楚，为此，本研究从病菌基因组中分析鉴定到INO80的一个亚基基因Vmles4，利用qRT-PCR技术分析了Vmles4在病菌侵染过程中的表达模式，利用Double-joint PCR技术和PEG介导的原生质体转化方法进行了基因敲除，然后对3个突变体的营养生长及致病力进行测定和分析，并对病菌的非核糖体肽合成酶基因VmNRPS12及VmNRPS14在突变体中的表达进行定量分析。结果表明：Vmles4在侵染初期的表达显著上调，接种后6 h上调表达6.2倍。敲除突变体的生长速率平均降低28%且菌丝生长稀疏，在富士苹果品种（Malus domestic cv. Fuji）叶片和枝条上的致病力分别降低到22.5%和27.5%，VmNRPS12及VmNRPS14基因在Vmles4突变体侵染苹果枝条24 h后的表达量分别下调86.5%和50%；综上所述，Vmles4正调控腐烂病菌的营养生长、致病力以及次级代谢合成酶基因VmNRPS12和VmNRPS14的表达。     

Rhamnus lycioides in Tunisia is a new aecial host of oat crown rust

Puccinia coronata was not previously described on Rhamnus spp. in Tunisia. Three sites in the northwest of Tunisia, where Rhamnus is reported to be abundant, were surveyed for the presence of pycnia and aecia of oat crown rust caused by Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae. Two Rhamnus species (R. lycioides and R. alaternus) were encountered in the sites. Pycnia with viable pycniospores and aecia with viable aeciospores were found on R. lycioides. However, no characteristic structures of crown rust were found on R. alaternus. Aeciospores collected from leaves of R. lycioides were used to inoculate oat plants usually susceptible to oat crown rust. Typical uredinia containing oat crown rust urediniospores appeared on the leaves of these plants. Moreover, the sixteen Pc-gene differential oat lines, used by oat researchers to study the virulence pattern in oat crown rust populations, were artificially inoculated with aeciospores from R. lycioides. These inoculated lines showed resistance/susceptibility similar to the registered resistance level of these lines to crown rust under field conditions in Tunisia. These results indicate that R. lycioides, a common and endemic part of the vegetation in the northwest of Tunisia, is a new aecial host of oat crown rust. The aeciospores produced on this forest plant could constitute the source of the virulence diversity already detected via the Pc-gene line trials.     

罗布麻锈病病原菌鉴定

2011—2014年新疆阿勒泰地区罗布麻Apocynum venetum种植田普遍发生锈病,为明确引起罗布麻锈病的病原菌,通过研究其致病性、形态学特征以及寄主范围,并结合r DNA-ITS和28S r DNA D1/D2区段的序列分析对病原菌进行了鉴定。结果表明,经形态学和分子生物学鉴定,引起罗布麻锈病的病原菌为罗布麻栅锈菌Melampsora apocyni,可侵染罗布麻叶片、枝条和果实,造成大量叶片枯黄凋落,病害严重时可导致植株死亡。罗布麻锈病5月中、下旬开始发病,7月下旬至8月中旬为发病高峰期,病害发生期可持续至罗布麻生长季结束,该病害引起的病田率、病株率和病叶率最高均可达100%。寄主范围测定表明,该病原菌不仅可侵染罗布麻,也可侵染白麻Poacynum pictum和大叶白麻P.hendersonii,且在白麻和大叶白麻上的发病率分别为83%和99%,均高于罗布麻,表明白麻可作为罗布麻栅锈菌的新寄主。     

Molecular characterization and in planta detection of Fusarium moniliforme endopolygalacturonase isoforms

The activation of Fusarium moniliforme endopolygalacturonase (endoPG) was studied during infection of maize plants. EndoPG is a plant cell wall degrading enzyme that cleaves the pectin component causing cell death. The authors generated several hybridoma cell lines producing endoPG specific monoclonal antibodies. One monoclonal antibody was selected and successfully used in Western blotting analysis to detect F. moniliforme endoPG secretion in vitro and in planta. Two F. moniliforme strains (FC-l0 and 62264) were used for the studies. Both strains revealed the expression of a single endoPG in vitro as in planta. EndoPG from strain FC-10 presented four isoforms whereas only two isoforms were revealed in the endoPG from strain 62264. Differences were also found in the sequences of the two endoPG genes indicating the presence of endoPG variability among F. moniliforme strains.     

南方根结线虫MiV901基因在拟南芥中的异源表达及其表型分析

为明确南方根结线虫Meloidogyne incognita效应蛋白MiV901在其寄生过程中的生物学功能,通过构建MiV901基因的植物表达载体,利用根癌农杆菌Agrobacterium tumefaciens介导的花序浸染法将其转化拟南芥Arabidopsis thaliana,并采用室内人工接种法测定转基因植株对灰葡萄孢 Botrytis cinerea侵染及南方根结线虫寄生的影响。结果显示：经Southern blot检测,MiV901基因以不同的拷贝数插入到转基因拟南芥株系901-6、901-8和901-12的基因组中,且qPCR检测结果证实 MiV901基因能够正常表达。3个转基因拟南芥株系901-6、901-8和901-12叶部接种灰葡萄孢3 d后,叶片上形成的病斑平均直径分别为1.00、1.06、1.05 cm,比野生型对照扩大了9.9%~16.5%。相比野生型对照,转基因拟南芥株系901-12、901-6和901-8接种南方根结线虫2龄幼虫后根系上产生了更多的雌虫和卵块,雌虫数分别显著增加了45.4%、34.4%和23.7%,卵块数分别显著增加了51.2%、 46.3%和31.7%。表明异源表达MiV901基因能够抑制植物免疫,增加拟南芥对灰葡萄孢和南方根结线虫侵染的敏感性。     

Field Resistance to Willow Leaf Rust Melampsora epitea in Inter- and Intraspecific Hybrids of Salix viminalis and S. dasyclados

Families of interspecific hybrids between Salix dasyclados and S. viminalis, and intraspecific hybrids of the two species, were monitored for rust infection caused by Melampsora epitea during the years 1997–1999. The resistance of interspecific hybrids was compared to intraspecific pure species halfsibs. In addition, uredospores were sampled from the most infected interspecific hybrids to determine whether rust from interspecific hybrids differed from the rust spores that infected the pure species. The results from 1997 and 1999 showed that interspecific hybrids were more resistant than the intraspecific pure species, thus exhibiting a pattern of hybrid resistance. In 1998 the interspecific hybrids showed intermediate resistance compared to intraspecific pure species hybrids, i.e., an additive pattern of resistance. The rust sampled from the interspecific hybrids consisted of the same types of rust that infect the pure species. Comparisons of weather conditions prevailing during the three growing seasons indicated that these conditions might play a role in the infection pattern, in addition to the level of sensitivity to infection shown by the plants.     

柑橘溃疡病菌的侵染过程及噻森铜对溃疡病的防治效果

为高效精准防治柑橘溃疡病,本研究对不同成熟度柑橘叶片接种溃疡病菌Xanthomonas citri subsp.citri后的发病情况进行观察,并在显微镜下观察溃疡病菌侵染叶片的过程,并对不同浓度、不同施用方法下噻森铜的室内防治效果和田间防治效果进行测定,对施用噻森铜后土壤、叶片和果实中的残留进行测定。结果表明,溃疡病菌可侵染柑橘嫩叶、幼叶和未成熟叶,其在叶片上附着2~4 d既已进入寄主组织内部。15 mL/株和20 mL/株噻森铜灌根15 d接种溃疡病菌的防治效果显著,而噻森铜10 mL/株灌根的防治效果略差,对照植株严重发病。萌芽前15~20 d噻森铜灌根浓度为60、75和90 mL/株时,每株病叶数分别为3.9、3.9和3.7个,每株病斑数分别为8.4、8.5和8.5个,病果率分别为9.4%、11.5%和9.6%,3个浓度处理之间差异不显著,但均显著低于对照。萌芽前喷施 500倍噻森铜处理的每株病斑数为16.1个,与灌根60 mL/株噻森铜处理的每株病斑数差异不显著,但均显著低于对照;喷施噻森铜处理的病果率为16.8%,显著高于灌根60 mL/株噻森铜处理的,且两者均显著低于对照。萌芽前噻森铜不同施用方法的土壤、叶片和果实中铜离子含量均与常规管理的无显著差异。总之,萌芽前灌根或喷雾噻森铜可以克服生产上因萌芽不整齐和雨水带来的不利影响,进而有效防治柑橘溃疡病。     

疏水表面诱导橡胶树炭疽菌侵染结构的发育分化过程

为了解橡胶树2种炭疽病菌的侵染结构发育分化过程,采用平板菌落生长速率法测定了3株胶孢炭疽菌Colletotrichum gloeosporioides和3株尖孢炭疽菌C.acutatum的菌丝生长速率,测量其分生孢子大小,显微观察2种炭疽菌在疏水表面诱导下侵染结构的发育分化过程。结果表明,胶孢炭疽菌菌丝生长速率为0.96~1.36 cm/d,显著高于尖孢炭疽菌的菌丝生长速率0.72~0.89 cm/d,但二者分生孢子大小无显著差异。在疏水表面诱导下,2种炭疽菌分生孢子在接种2~6 h后开始萌发,12 h孢子萌发率为71.70%~88.05%,13~16 h开始分化附着胞,24 h附着胞形成率为48.99%~70.74%,36 h菌丝诱发形成大量附着枝,48 h后分生孢子产生的次生菌丝也可诱发形成附着枝,附着枝呈圆形、姜瓣形、梨形或不规则形。分生孢子极易产生,可在菌丝顶端成簇或菌丝侧面排列产生,也可由分生孢子形成的芽管产生,或在芽管分化附着胞过程分枝形成分生孢子;附着胞多着生于芽管顶端,少数附着胞顶端可继续萌发类似短芽管结构,再次分化形成可黑色化的次级附着胞。表明橡胶树2种炭疽菌不同菌株间分生孢子萌发时间、孢子萌发率、附着胞形成时间和形成率有一定差异,但种间无明显差异;橡胶树炭疽菌分生孢子极易形成,在疏水表面容易分化形成附着胞和附着枝,说明具有极强的适生性。     

Effect of surface wettability on germination and gene expression in Cronartium quercuum f. sp. fusiforme basidiospores

Cronartium quercuum f. sp. fusiforme is an obligate pathogen of pine and oak. Its basidiospores are specifically adapted to recognize and establish infections on the pine host. Depending on environmental cues, the basidiospores can germinate directly, which typically leads to infection of pine, or indirectly, which usually results in formation of secondary basidiospores. We investigated how changes in surface wettability, or hydrophilicity, affect basidiospore germination. When we decreased surface wettability, the direct germination and total germination (direct+indirect) frequencies increased. Additionally, there was a critical threshold between 42% and 54% wettability, at which the basidiospores switched from direct to indirect germination. We conclude that the germination type of C. q. fusiforme basidiospores is influenced by the hydrophilicity of the surface upon which they land. To gain insight into gene expression during basidiospore germination, we made two suppression subtraction hybridization (SSH) libraries enriched for genes expressed during each type of germination. A total of 172 unique gene sequences were recovered from the two expression libraries. Annotation of these libraries indicates that they include several clones that may encode rust-specific or basidiomycete-specific functions.     

Prehaustorial Resistance against Alfalfa Rust (Uromyces striatus) in Medicago truncatula

The legume species Medicago truncatula is gaining interests as a plant for structural and functional genomics that can be used to identify agronomically important genes in crop legumes. Resistance to the alfalfa rust (Uromyces striatus) was studied in a germplasm collection of M. truncatula. Accessions varied in resistance, as expressed by disease severity, but none showed macroscopically visible necrosis. Histological investigations, in selected lines covering the whole range of resistance reactions, revealed little difference in spore germination and none in orientation of germtubes on the leaf surface. However, appressorium formation on the stoma was significantly reduced in some accessions. Differences in resistance among accessions were more evident once the stoma were penetrated by the infection structures. Resistance was mainly due to a restriction of haustorium formation with varying levels of early abortion of the colonies, a reduction in the number of haustoria per colony, and hampered colony growth. In addition, necrosis of the host cells associated with infection hyphae was detectable in some accessions from the beginning of colony development. This information will be useful for eventual mapping and cloning analyses of resistance genes in M. truncatula that will in turn be useful for understanding other legume/rust interactions.     

The influence of carotenoid biosynthesis modification on the Fusarium culmorum and Fusarium oxysporum resistance in flax

Flax engineering to yield increased resistance to pathogens is the goal of this study. Since carotenoids act as antioxidants it is thus postulated that the accumulation of a higher quantity of these compounds in the transgenic plants might improve their resistance to pathogen infection.Our approach was based on the generation of transgenic flax overproducing carotene and analysis of its susceptibility to Fusarium infection. For transformation bacterial gene – crtB was used. As expected, transgenic plants showed increased resistance against pathogen infection.The impact of carotenoids on plant resistance to infection was verified by generation and analysis of transgenic flax with decreased content of carotene. The transgenic plants were obtained by suppression of endogenous flax gene coding for lycopene β-cyclase. Plant analysis revealed decrease in carotene content, however, an unexpected increase in resistance against Fusarium infection was detected. Further analysis of metabolites in the plants revealed that an increase in accumulation of other terpenoids and tocopherols, squalene and menthol were among them. Thus, it is suggested that repression of carotene synthesis results in the redirecting of substrates to other branches of isoprenoids synthesis.We conclude that a general level of antioxidants rather than the presence of any particular compound is the most important factor in resistance of the flax plant to pathogen infection.     

橡胶树白粉菌Oidium heveae侵染寄主拟南芥的筛选

为筛选出橡胶树白粉菌Oidium heveae Steimnann新的寄主载体,通过接种野生型拟南芥Col-0、突变体Sr1-4D及eds1,观察了橡胶树白粉菌侵染不同拟南芥突变体的过程,PCR扩增测序法验证相关致病基因,构建橡胶树白粉菌-拟南芥互作体系。结果表明,在Col-0、Sr1-4D叶片上面,橡胶树白粉菌产生部分菌丝后停止生长,不能形成典型的橡胶树白粉病症状;但能成功侵染eds1叶片,在叶片的正、背面有银白色辐射状菌丝,后期在病斑上出现一层粉层,表现橡胶树白粉病的典型症状。组织染色和显微观察结果显示,在突变体eds1叶片上橡胶树白粉菌完成了侵染过程。PCR扩增测序结果表明接种后突变体eds1叶片上及组织中病菌均为橡胶树白粉菌;使用橡胶树白粉菌3个致病相关基因作为靶标,验证了eds1和橡胶树上白粉菌基因组中的3个致病相关基因相似度均达到99%~100%。表明橡胶树白粉菌可侵染拟南芥突变体eds1。     

Functional analysis of the 3′ end of avrBs3/pthA genes from two Xanthomonas species

The phytopathogens Xanthomonas oryzae pathovar (pv.) oryzae and Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri each contain several avrBs3/pthA family genes. Structural features of these genes important for avirulence and/or virulence functions include a central region of multiple direct repeats and three nuclear localization signals (NLSs) and an acidic activation domain (AAD) at the 3′ end. To identify other regions critical to function in the 3′ ends of these genes, we constructed several chimeras using apl1 and apl2 from X. axonopodis pv. citri and avrXa10 and avrXa7 from X. oryzae pv. oryzae and evaluated their functions by inoculation to citrus and rice. The apl1 and avrXa7 genes are major virulence determinants in citrus and rice, respectively, while the contributions of apl2 and avrXa10 to virulence are negligible or not measurable. Constructs that contained a 417 bp HincII-SphI fragment from the 3′ end of apl1 in combination with the repeats from avrXa7, avrXa10, and apl1 caused a canker phenotype on citrus. Interchange of the HincII-SphI fragment between avrXa7 and avrXa10 abolishes avrXa7 avirulence function and reduces its virulence but it does not affect avrXa10 avirulence function in rice. avrXa7 caused a hypersensitive response (HR) in citrus and replacement of it's 3′ end with that of apl1 resulted in loss of canker and induction of HR. Thus, the HincII-SphI fragment of the avrBs3/pthA gene family is important for avirulence and virulence functions in two different plant species, Oryza sativa and Citrus natsudaidai HAYATA.