植物病原菌SSR标记开发与利用

SSR标记具有共显性、高多态性、位点专化性、稳定性好、操作技术简单等特点,是十分理想的分子标记。随着一些简单、经济和高效的SSR分离技术的发展,SSR标记已逐渐在植物病原菌中被开发和利用。本文综述了植物病原菌中SSR标记的主要开发策略及其应用进展。     

Note:In vitro antagonism of actinomycetes isolated from fungus-growing ants against plant pathogenic fungi

Fungus-growing ants have been found recently to be symbiotic with actinomycetes living on the ant’s cuticle; these bacteria are inhibitory to soil fungi that are detrimental to the ants’ fungus gardens. In order to investigate whether actinomycetes found on the cuticle of attine ants also had inhibitory properties against plant pathogenic fungi, we isolated 32 strains of actinomycetes from fungus-growing ants (Atta, Trachymyrmex, andCyphomyrmex), from the Mexican states of Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas. Of the actinomycetes tested against selected plant pathogenic fungi (Alternaria solani, Aspergillus flavus, Colletotrichum lindemuthianum, Rhizoctonia solani, Sclerotium sp.) on Czapek-Dox agar medium, 13 isolates inhibited at least one of the fungi.C. lindemuthianum was inhibited by 11 actinomycetes, andRhizoctonia by three. An actinomycete strain isolated fromCyphomyrmex rimosus inhibited all five fungi tested. http://www.phytoparasitica.org posting July 30, 2008.     

Chlorophyll fluorescence for visualizing the spatial and temporal spread of Phytophthora alni subsp. alni in alder bark tissue

The impact of alder Phytophthora (Phytophthora alni subsp. alni) on corticular photosynthetic metabolism was explored via measurements of chlorophyll fluorescence. Stem inoculation induced a sharp reduction of maximum (F_v/F_m) and effective quantum yield of PSII (). Observations of the axial and radial spread of the pathogen revealed that near to the point of inoculation and in the whole centre of the stem lesion F_v/F_m and of the cortex chlorenchyma decreased to almost zero, indicating tissue necrosis. Low values of F_v/F_m and were also found in some presymptomatic regions beyond the visible stem lesion. In contrast, substantial photosynthetic activity was found in uninvaded parts of the inoculated trees and in the control. These stem parts showed a marked light‐adapted quantum efficiency of PSII as well as marked electron transport rates in their bark tissues. Thus, corticular photosynthesis stayed unaffected in these stem parts supporting stem carbon balance. Chlorophyll fluorescence measurements in the field illustrated that stem infection with P. alni subsp. alni and the effect on the bark tissues is not only highly heterogeneous but also underlies very quick temporal changes, due to a rapid destruction of the photosynthetic apparatus. The results show that chlorophyll fluorescence measurements and fluorescence imaging are useful indicators of tissue infection caused by Phytophthora infection of bark tissues. Chlorophyll fluorescence measurements can be used to map and visualize the spatial as well as temporal spread of bark pathogens and can give a first indication of invasion of the host tissue beyond the visible lesion.     

A yellows disease system with differing principal host plants for the obligatory pathogen and its vector

A stolbur‐type phytoplasma is the putative pathogen of grapevine yellows disease that causes economic damage to vineyards in most growing areas around the world. The pathogen is known to be transmitted to vines by two planthoppers, Hyalesthes obsoletus and Reptalus panzer; the latter is found in Europe but has not yet been observed in Israel. The establishment of a vector–pathogen–plant relationship requires that the pathogen and the vector meet on a shared host plant. This does not happen in the ecosystem examined here, where two different principal host plants for the obligate pathogen and its vector exist: the pathogen is established on vines, while its vector, H. obsoletus, develops on Vitex agnus‐castus. The present study verified that: (i) the vector cannot complete its life cycle on vines; (ii) V. agnus‐castus does not grow in the immediate vicinity of vines, and does not harbour the pathogen; and (iii) the pathogen is not vertically transmitted from mother to offspring. Moreover, in a thorough search of plants in vine growing areas, no other plants were found that host both the vector and the pathogen. However, it was found that the planthopper can acquire the phytoplasma from infected vines. Nonetheless, this does not prove the ability of the planthopper to further transmit the pathogen to vines and does not explain the presence of the vector on the non‐preferred vines. Thus, the enigma of the pathogen–vector–host triangle in this system remains unresolved.     

Deep‐sequencing revealed Citrus bark cracking viroid (CBCVd) as a highly aggressive pathogen on hop

Newly emerging or re‐emerging diseases are a constant and significant threat to agricultural production, so prompt and accurate identification of the causative agents is required for rapid and appropriate disease management. Classical methods of pathogen detection can be successfully supplemented by next‐generation sequencing (NGS), whereby sequence analysis can help in the discovery of new or emerging diseases. In 2007, hop growers in Slovenia reported the appearance of severely stunted hop plants, a phenomenon that spread rapidly within hop gardens and among farms. Classical diagnostic methods were unable to detect a new pathogen; therefore, single step high‐throughput parallel sequencing of total RNA and small RNAs from plants with and without symptoms was employed to identify a novel pathogen. The sequences were assembled de novo and also mapped to reference genomes, resulting in identification of a novel sequence of Citrus bark cracking viroid (CBCVd) in the stunted hop plants. Furthermore, the presence of this novel pathogen on hop was confirmed by RT‐PCR analysis of 59 plants with symptoms from 15 hop gardens, representing the main outbreak locations identified by systematic disease monitoring, and small RNA Illumina sequencing of the bulked RNA sample. The high infectivity of the newly identified CBCVd was also confirmed by biolistic inoculation of two hop cultivars, which developed aggressive symptoms in controlled conditions. This study shows the feasibility of deep sequencing for the identification of causative agents of new diseases in hop and other plants.     

New insights into radiata pine seedling root infection by Fusarium circinatum

Pine root infection by Fusarium circinatum has been reported in the literature, but the underlying pathogenic interaction is poorly understood. A green fluorescent protein (GFP)‐tagged F. circinatum isolate, together with confocal microscopy, was used in order to monitor the events associated with root infection of Pinus radiata seedlings. It was found that in order to reach and successfully infect pine roots, F. circinatum employed features that are similar to those previously described for other root‐infecting pathogens, such as mycelial strands, single runner hyphae and simple hyphopodia as well as other features that are reminiscent of those that are known to be involved in biotrophic invasion, such as bulbous invasive hyphae and filamentous invasive hyphae. Abundant sporulation was observed at the root surface as well as inside tracheids both in roots and in the root collar region. The fungus can spread from the roots to the aerial parts of the plant, and once there, colonization appears to be similar to the process that occurs when the pathogen is inoculated in the stem. Wilting symptoms and plant demise may be the result of a reduction in water uptake by roots and of the blockage of the vascular system by fungal hyphae and resin.     

一种新油茶炭疽病原多基因序列鉴定

从湖南、广西油茶叶上分离获得5株能侵染油茶树的病原菌。通过柯赫氏法则证明该病原菌为油茶炭疽病的致病菌。病菌菌落圆形,初期为白色,逐渐变为浅灰色;气生菌丝由白色和灰白色渐变为深灰色绒状;菌落背面中心颜色深,外部颜色浅;菌丝划伤后在PDA培养基上能产生橘黄色的分生孢子堆,分生孢子为单胞、直、圆柱状、无色、光滑、两头钝圆或一端稍尖,分生孢子大小(11~15)μm×(4~5)μm;菌丝体附着胞不规则状,浅褐色,(8~12)μm×(5.5~7)μm。采用形态学结合多基因(核糖体内转录间隔区(ITS)、钙调蛋白-CAL、3-磷酸甘油醛脱氢酶-GAPDH)系统学的方法对它们进行鉴定,结果发现,5个菌株均为暹罗刺盘孢(Colletotrichum siamense)。这是国内油茶上C.siamense的首次报道。     

苹果属植物寄主应答病原菌胁迫的蛋白质组学研究进展

苹果基因组研究的不断深入,为苹果属植物蛋白质组学研究奠定了基础。近年来,蛋白质组学分析方法在探讨苹果属植物应答病原菌胁迫时,所启动的抗病相关蛋白的差异表达,以及相关抗病机制方面发挥了重要作用。本文针对近年来蛋白质组学研究技术在果树上的应用,综述了苹果属植物应答火疫病、褐斑病、黑星病等主要病害胁迫的蛋白质组学研究进展,分析了蛋白质组学分析技术在苹果属植物相关研究中存在的问题,以期为进一步探究苹果属植物抗病的分子机制提供参考。     

福建省大豆根腐病病原菌的鉴定

为明确福建省大豆根腐病病原菌的种类及组成,于2007～2009年从漳州、厦门、龙岩等地大豆产区采集根腐病标样216份,从中分离到307株丝状病原真菌.根据其培养性状、形态学特征、代表性菌株的致病性测定及rDNA-ITS序列分析,将这些病原菌分为5种,分别为尖孢镰刀菌(Fusarium oxysporum,112株)、茄...     

桂花病害研究概述

桂花是一种重要的景观树种,近年来发生在桂花上的病害有日趋严重之势。这些病害既影响了桂花的观赏效果,也给园林绿化事业造成了不小的经济损失。桂花病害种类繁多,绝大部分都发生在叶片上。在桂花病害的鉴定过程中,常会遇到症状相似而病原不同或症状迥异而病原相同的情况,且桂花病害的病原种类较多,鉴于此,笔者结合自己的研究结果和相关资料整理了这篇文章。本文共述及桂花叶部病害15种、枝干病害1种及病原16种,它们分属于3科11属。