我国大麦条锈病菌的生理分化

 我国大麦条锈病主要由条形柄锈菌大麦专化型引起,病菌有明显的生理分化。对西藏大麦条锈菌鉴别寄主进行扩充改进,初步建立了一套在我国较为适用的大麦条锈菌鉴别寄主,由7个品种组成:喜马拉6号、矮秆齐、早熟3号、永1394、永802、科品2号、辉县红(小麦)。这套鉴别寄主可清楚地将大麦专化型和小麦专化型区分开;并将采自西藏、青海、甘肃、陕西和河南5省区的40个大麦专化型菌系区分为4个毒性类型。以毒性中等的大麦型1号和毒性较弱的大麦型2号分布较广,大麦型3号和大麦型4号则只见于西藏的标样中。     

2017年2018年甘肃省小麦条锈菌生理小种变异监测

2017年2018年对采自甘肃省不同生态区的572份小麦条锈菌标样进行生理小种鉴定及监测, 结果表明:两年共监测出37个生理小种及致病类型。其中贵农22类群居第一位, 2017年和2018年出现频率分别为56.88%和50.34%, 中四类群出现频率分别为10.15%和13.85%。主要流行小种中, 条中34号出现频率分别为33.69%和38.51%, 居第一位; 条中32号出现频率分别为13.04%和15.20%, 居第二位; 条中33号出现频率降至5%以下; 贵22-14致病类型出现频率在4%~6.6%之间; 新菌系ZS-1出现频率呈上升趋势, 2017年和2018年出现频率分别为2.90%和7.43%; 次要致病类型中, HY4、HY8、水11-3、水11-7、水11-192及贵22-104、贵22-108、ZS-18等出现频率在0.72%~4.71%之间, 其他致病类型在0.36%以下。毒性分析发现, VYr9、VYr3b+Yr4b、VYrSu、VYr26仍为甘肃省主要毒性致病基因。目前甘肃小麦条锈菌仍处于以条中34号为主的贵农22致病类群占优势阶段。开展中四类群监测是今后条锈菌变异研究的重点。抗条锈育种应以抗条中34号、条中32号、ZS-1为主, 兼顾贵农22及中四类群中其他类型。     

2002—2014年陕西省小麦条锈菌生理小种变化动态和小麦品种(系)的抗病性

为明确陕西省小麦条锈菌的群体结构、变异动态和新育成小麦品种(系)的抗病性,为病害流行预测、防治以及抗病育种提供依据,本研究于2002—2014年从陕西省8个市(区)的28个县(区)和毗邻的甘肃省、四川省和湖北省部分地区共采集鉴定小麦条锈菌标样2 779份,监测到条锈菌生理小种和致病类型45个,其中,CYR33和CYR32为目前陕西省小麦条锈菌主要流行小种,新致病类型G22-9和G22-14虽然目前出现频率不高,但对贵农系列、92R系列以及Moro均有毒性,且出现频率呈上升趋势。目前小麦条锈菌群体中Hybrid46致病类群和水源11致病类群占绝对优势,这与我国小麦品种抗病基因单一化有较大关系,应加强开发和利用新的、多元化的抗源材料。对2 952份陕西省新育成小麦品种(系)抗病性测试结果表明,其整体抗性水平呈上升趋势。综合条锈菌生理小种监测和抗病性分析结果,目前小麦抗条锈病育种应以抗CYR33和CYR32为主,同时注意对G22-9和G22-14的抗病性研究。     

2013-2016年甘肃省小麦条锈菌生理小种变异监测

2013-2016年对1 000份甘肃省小麦条锈菌标样进行生理小种鉴定和监测, 结果表明:共监测到56个生理小种及致病类型。贵农22致病类群已占据优势地位, 出现频率由2013年的28.72%上升到2016年的66.76%。新小种条中34号(原代号贵22-9)出现频率由2013年的11.28%上升到2016年的34.85%, 居第一位; 条中32号出现频率由2013年的15.38%下降到2016年的9.12%, 居第二位; 贵22-14致病类型2016年出现频率6.43%, 居第三位; 条中33号出现频率由13.85%降为5.63%, 居第四位。次要小种HY4、HY8、水11-4、水11-5、水11-7及贵22-8、贵22-45、贵22-74等类型出现频率较低, 在051%~615%之间。毒性频率分析发现, 到2016年对 Yr9、Yr3b + Yr4b、YrSu、Yr26 基因的毒性频率均超过58%, 其中对 Yr26 超过72%, 甘肃省小麦条锈菌群体已进入以条中34号为主、贵农22致病类群占优势的新的变异活跃期。抗锈育种应以针对条中34号、条中32号、条中33号为主, 兼顾贵农22、Hybrid 46和水源11致病类群中其他类型。     

2019年-2020年甘肃省小麦条锈菌生理小种变异监测

2019年-2020年, 对甘肃省不同生态区于小麦不同生育期采集的661份条锈菌标样, 在甘肃省农业科学院植物保护研究所兰州温室进行条锈菌生理小种变异监测, 结果表明:两年共监测到52个生理小种及致病类型, 其中贵农22仍为优势致病类群, 居第一位, 2019年和2020年出现频率分别为36.7%和 49.5%, 低于2018年的50.3%; 其次是HY和水源致病类群, 出现频率分别为25.3%?25.5%和10.2%和15.5%; 中四致病类群出现频率分别为22.8%和7.6%, 2020年居第五位, 低于2018年的13.9%?流行小种条中34号出现频率分别为23.4%和22.5%, 居第一位; 条中32号出现频率分别为19.6%和17.9%, 居第二位; 条中33号?贵22-14出现频率分别为4.4%?4.0%和2.5%?6.0%; 新类型ZS-1出现频率分别为7.0%和0.6%?次要致病类型如HY8?HY29?HY103?水11-192及贵22-13?贵22-108?贵22-244和贵22-271等出现频率在1.0%~1.9%之间, 其他致病类型均在0.6%以下?毒性分析发现, VYr9?VYr3b+Yr4b?VYrsu?VYr26为甘肃省条锈菌主要毒性致病基因, 毒性频率在50.6%~93.7%之间?甘肃小麦条锈菌群体结构仍处于以条中34号为主的贵农22致病类群占优势阶段?对感染中四的新致病菌系ZS进行持续监测是今后一段时期甘肃省小麦条锈菌变异研究的重点?小麦抗条锈育种应以兼抗条中34号?条中32号为主, 兼顾贵农22其他类型及中四新菌系?     

小麦条锈菌生理小种条中32号及水源14致病类型在甘肃的流行与发展趋势

小麦条锈菌新毒性小种的产生与发展是造成条锈病大流行及品种抗锈性丧失的主导因素。1999～2004年采用条锈菌生理小种变异监测、致病性及寄生适合度测定、毒谱分析、哺育品种调查等方法,对条中32号及水源14致病类型的流行预测进行了系统研究。结果表明,条中32号及水源14致病类型已经成为甘肃省第一、二位优势小种,两小种毒性谱宽、致病力强、寄生适合度高、哺育品种面积大,其流行趋势已超过条中31号,将继31号后成为危害甘肃省小麦生产的流行小种。小麦条锈菌毒性群体结构已进入以条中32号和水源14致病类型为代表的Hybrid46和水源11致病类群占优势的新时期,这也对全国小麦条锈菌群体组成产生重要影响。     

西藏条锈菌大麦专化型生理专化研究初报

西藏大麦条锈病Puccinia striiformis f.sp.hordei在致病性和流行规律方面都有其特点,不同于小麦条锈病P.striiformis f.sp.tritici。过去国内很少有人作这方面的工作,对大麦条锈菌的专化型更没有人研究过。为了获得这方面的知识,便于进一步提高大麦抗条锈育种工作和此病的流行规律等研究,逐步搞好综合治理,本文报道了西藏地区大麦条锈菌专化类型的初步研究。     

蛋白激酶TaPiPK1在小麦抗条锈病反应中的功能分析

由条形柄锈菌小麦专化型Puccinia striiformis f. sp.tritici(Pst)引起的条锈病,长期严重威胁小麦安全生产。Pst通过毒性变异产生新毒性小种或致病类型,能克服生产上已应用的抗病基因,导致抗病品种感病。因此,挖掘抗条锈病基因资源对小麦抗病遗传改良和加快抗病新品种培育具有重要意义。蛋白激酶在应答病原菌侵染,传递植物免疫信号中发挥重要作用。本研究通过小麦转录组数据分析,筛选到参与应答Pst、小麦白粉菌Blumeria graminis f. sp.tritici和赤霉病菌Fusarium graminearum侵染的蛋白激酶基因TaPiPK1。该蛋白激酶基因编码551个氨基酸,C末端含有一个STK激酶结构域。利用RT-qPCR检测发现,TaPiPK1在小麦与条锈菌非亲和互作的前期上调表达;TaPiPK1主要定位于细胞质与细胞膜。利用大麦条纹花叶病毒介导的基因沉默技术(BSMV-VIGS)瞬时沉默TaPiPK1,显著降低小麦‘水源11’对条锈菌非亲和小种CYR23的抗性,表明TaPiPK1参与小麦抗条锈病反应并发挥重要作用。因此,TaPiPK1有可能作为潜在的基...     

2010-2012年甘肃省小麦条锈病菌生理小种变化动态监测

小麦条锈菌新小种的产生并成为优势小种是造成品种抗锈性丧失及历次条锈病大流行的先决因素。为了系统监测小麦条锈菌生理小种的变异,对2010-2012年采自甘肃省28个县（市）的1 008份小麦条锈菌标样进行了鉴定。结果表明：2010、2011和2012年分别监测到30、23和25个生理小种和致病类型,优势小种仍为CYR33和CYR32,其中CYR33出现频率分别为19.06%、29.88%和16.29%;CYR32出现频率分别为24.49%、16.69%和30.57%;其次为2010年首次监测到的感染‘贵农22’的新致病类型G22-9,其出现频率分别为2.81%、7.99 %和10.86%,在2012年已上升为继CYR33和CYR32之后的第三位小种类型;同时在2011年监测到新致病类型G22-14,其出现频率也较高,分别为7.40%和2.57%。感染‘贵农22’新菌系的出现及扩展,标志着我国小麦条锈菌群体结构又一次发生重大变异,应引起育种和推广部门的高度重视。     

新疆伊犁州小麦条锈菌生理小种鉴定及毒性分析

伊犁州是新疆小麦条锈病重灾区, 对该地区开展小麦条锈菌生理小种监测意义重大?本研究通过对2020年采自新疆伊犁4县的149份小麦条锈菌样品进行生理小种监测, 以期明确该地区小麦条锈菌生理小种组成及毒性情况?结果表明, 共监测到28个生理小种, 其中CYR 33?Su 11-1?Su 11-12?CYR 32及CYR 34出现频率较高, 分别为14.09%, 12.75%, 8.05%, 8.05%和7.38%; 水源11类群为优势类群, 出现频率高达44.30%?对抗条锈病基因Yr1?YrA?Yr3?Yr6?YrSu?Yr9的毒性频率均大于70%, 表明这些基因在伊犁州抗性基本丧失?新疆伊犁州4县小麦条锈菌毒性多样性分析显示, Nei’s 遗传多样性指数为0.34, Shannon 信息指数为0.50, 表明伊犁州条锈菌毒性多样性水平较高, 毒性组成丰富; 小麦条锈菌毒性相似系数在0.92~1.00, 其中伊宁县和巩留县的样品遗传距离最近, 察布查尔县与其他3县样品遗传距离最远?因此, 新疆伊犁州地区抗锈育种应以抗CYR 33和Su 11-1为主, 兼顾抗Su 11-12?CYR 32和贵农22类群中其他类型?另外不同县区应合理进行抗病基因布局, 以期实现小麦条锈病的区域间联合防治?     

Epidemiology and simulation of population development of Sitobion avenae in winter wheat

The epidemiology ofSitobion avenae and its natural enemies in winter wheat was studied in 1975, 1976 and 1977. Immigration was important until the end of flowering. The alate immigrants had apterous offspring. These became the driving force in population growth. Their offspring were mostly alatae which usually left the field. A model of the epidemic was developed. Quantitative relations between the aphids and their environment were obtained from literature or established in laboratory trials. The model simulated population development and population composition from the beginning of June till the population peak at the end of June or early in July. Because quantitative data on relations between aphids and their natural enemies and pathogens are scarce, and since the knowledge on wing formation is still limited, the population collapse could not be predicted. In the future, prognosis over a period of three weeks seems possible.Samenvatting De toenemende betekenis van graanbladluizen (vooralSitobion avenae) gepaard gaande met een sterke toename van het gebruik van insecticiden op granen maakte verbetering van de prognose over het schadelijk optreden wenselijk. Door gedetailleerde tellingen in het veld (Fig. 1–7) werden gegevens verkregen over het verloop van de epidemie en het optreden van natuurlijke vijanden in 1975, 1976 en 1977.Een immigratieperiode tot in de bloei kon worden vastgesteld. Daarna lijkt de aantrekkelijkheid van het gewas voor alate luizen te verminderen. De alate immigranten krijgen aptere nakomelingen. Deze vormen de stuwende kracht van de populatiegroei. De nakomelingen van apteren zijn merendeels alaat. Zij verlaten het gewas.Een model van de populatieontwikkeling gedurende de epidemie werd opgesteld. De relatiediagrammen Fig. 9 en 10 laten groei en ontwikkeling vanS. avenae en een predator (Syrphus corollae) zien. Kwantificering van de betrekkingen werd mogelijk door literatuurgegevens en laboratoriumexperimenten.Met het model kon de populatieontwikkeling vanS. avenae vanaf begin juni tot aan de populatiepiek in 1975, 1976 en 1977 vrij goed worden gesimuleerd (Fig. 12). Ook de populatieopbouw kon worden gesimuleerd (Fig. 14). De teruggang van de populatiedichtheid blijkt moeilijker te voorspellen door het ontbreken van gegevens over natuurlijke vijanden.Het lijkt waarschijnlijk dat in de toekomst met het model een prognose over de piek van de bladluispopulatie circa 3 weken tevoren mogelijk zal zijn.     

Tumours of Begonia and some other ornamentals,induced by Corynebacterium fascians

In 1975 many tumours were observed in plants ofBegonia Schwabenland grown in Aalsmeer. Submersion of the roots ofNicotiana megalosiphon seedlings in a homogenate of tumorous tissue, induced tumours after two weeks. Short periods of submergence yielded results similar to those obtained after longer periods. Tumour homogenates lost their infectivity after ten min at 50°C. Aphids transmitted the infectious agent.Treatment with propylene oxide did not inhibit infectivity completely. Filtration through a 450 nm filter removed the infectious agent.Tobacco tumor virus or a viroid could not be isolated. Cultures ofCorynebacterium fascians, isolated from tumours ofN. megalosiphon were highly infectious and induced tumours in healthyN. megalosiphon andBegonia. Tumorous tissue homogenates ofPelargonium zonale, Dahlia sp.,Gladiolus sp., andLilium sp. also caused tumours inN. megalosiphon, from whichC. fascians was isolated. It was not possible to produce tumours inN. megalosiphon with homogenates from roses with symptoms of bud proliferation.Samenvatting In 1975 werden vele tumoren waargenomen inBegonia Schwabenland op Aalsmeerse bedrijven (Fig. 1). De infectiositeit van tumorweefsel kon goed en snel worden vastgesteld door de wortels van zaailingen vanNicotiana megalosiphon in een homogenaat van tumorweefsel te dompelen. Tumoren ontstonden na twee weken, de eindbeoordeling geschiedde na een maand (Fig. 2). Ook verschillende andereNicotiana spp.,Melilotus officinalis (Fig. 3) enPisum odoratum (Fig. 4) werden aangetast.Bij de infectiositeitstoets gaven zeer korte dompeltijden even goede resultaten als langere (Tabel 1). Infectieus sap verloor zijn infectievermogen na 10 min verhitting bij 50°C. Bladluizen brachten de smetstof over. Propyleenoxide verminderde de infectiositeit wel, doch onderdrukte deze niet totaal. Bij filtratie door een 450 nm filter bleef het infectieuse agens op het filter achter. Het tumor-inducerende agens was ook aanwezig in die delen van planten met tumoren welke gezond leken en het ging voor een gering deel over met zaad (Tabel 2).Uit tumoren konden wij geen tabakstumorvirus of een viroïde isoleren. Culturen vanCorynebacterium fascians, geïsoleerd uit tumoren vanN. megalosiphon bleken zeer infectieus en veroorzaakten tumoren inN. megalosiphon enBegonia. Homogenaten van tumorweefsel vanPelargonium zonale, dahlia (Fig. 5), gladiool (Fig. 6) enLilium Mid Century Hybrid Enchantment (Fig. 7) veroorzaakten ook tumoren opN. megalosiphon, waaruitC. fascians werd geïsoleerd. Met sap van kroeskopzieke rozen konden wijN. megalosiphon niet besmetten.     

Nematicidal Activity of Chrysanthemum coronarium

Organic amendments and green manure are potential alternatives to the harmful chemical control means currently used against plant-parasitic nematodes. In this work, Chrysanthemum coronarium was applied to the soil as a green manure to control the root-knot nematodes Meloidogyne incognita and M. javanica. Chrysanthemum coronarium significantly reduced nematode infection of tomato roots and improved plant-top fresh weight, both in the greenhouse and in microplots. Other green manures, derived from Anthemis pseudocotula, wild chickpea (Cicer pinnatifidum), Geranium spp. and wheat, were not as effective as C. coronarium. Chrysanthemum coronarium, retained its nematicidal activity even when applied as a dried material. Only mature C. coronarium plants, in their flowering stage, exhibited nematode control activity, but the green plant parts were more effective than the flowers. An aqueous extract of C. coronarium exhibited in vitro, nematostatic activity towards M. incognita and M. javanica second-stage juveniles and inhibited their hatching from eggs and egg-masses; its nematostatic activity was expressed also against other phytonematode species such as Heterodera avenae and Pratylenchus mediterraneus, but did not affect the beneficial entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema feltiae.     

Inactivation of soil-borne plant pathogens during small-scale composting of crop residues

Samples of heavily infested crop residues were incorporated in static compost heaps (2.5–4.6 m³) of the Indore type. Temperature increased to 50–70°C within 6 days depending on the type of crop residues used and the location within the heap. The heat phase (>40 °C) lasted 2–3 weeks and was followed by a c. 5-months maturation phase (<40 °c).=" among=" the=" 17=" pathogens=" tested,=">Olpidium brassicae and one of the four formae speciales ofFusarium oxysporum that were tested survived composting, but also their inoculum was greatly reduced.Survival during specific phases of composting was studied by incorporation and retrieval of samples at various stages of the process.F. oxysporum f. sp.melonis was completely inactivated andO. brassicae andPlasmodiophora brassicae were almost completely inactivated during the short heat phase. The three pathogens survived the long-lasting maturation phase without loss of viability. Heat evolved during composting was found to be the most important factor involved with sanitation of crop residues. The possible involvement of fungitoxic conversion products and microbial antagonism is discussed.     

浅黄恩蚜小蜂和丽蚜小蜂对温室白粉虱的寄生潜能分析

浅黄恩蚜小蜂Encarsia sophia GiraultDodd和丽蚜小蜂Encarsia formosa Gahan是防治粉虱类害虫的优势寄生蜂,通过生命表技术方法分析了2种寄生蜂对温室白粉虱Trialeurodes vaporariorum(Westwood)的防治潜能。结果表明,丽蚜小蜂在羽化第3天和第10天出现2次寄生高峰,占其总寄生量的13.7%和8.0%,在2次高峰之间逐日寄生粉虱数量比较平稳,单雌逐日平均产雌数保持在10.6~13.4头,10 d后寄生量呈明显的下降趋势;而浅黄恩蚜小蜂羽化10 d内逐日寄生粉虱量变化不大,单雌逐日产雌数稳定在4.2~5.4头,羽化14 d后寄生量呈明显下降趋势。丽蚜小蜂和浅黄恩蚜小蜂的R0、T、rm、λ值分别为171.5、18.0、0.2854、1.3303和61.6、16.2、0.2544、1.2897;粉虱若虫充足时,丽蚜小蜂平均单雌寄生若虫数是浅黄恩蚜小蜂的2.7倍,而后者平均单雌取食若虫数为60.6头,明显高于前者42.7头,总的来看,丽蚜小蜂通过寄生和取食杀死粉虱总量220.8头,明显高于浅黄恩蚜小蜂的127.9头。表明在应用寄生蜂防治温室白粉虱时,单独释放丽蚜小蜂比浅黄恩蚜小蜂显示出更好的防治潜能。     

Identification and pathogenicity of Pythium species causing damping-off of kidney bean

Five Pythium species (Pythium irregulare, P. mamillatum, P. myriotylum, P. spinosum and P. ultimum var. ultimum) were isolated from the hypocotyls and roots of kidney bean plants with damping-off from a commercial field and from experimental plots that have undergone either continuous cropping with kidney bean or rotational cropping with arable crops. In inoculation tests, all five Pythium species were pathogenic to kidney bean. This is the first report of damping-off of kidney bean caused by Pythium species; we named this disease damping-off of kidney bean. The nucleotide sequence data reported are available in the DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank databases under accession numbers AB291811, AB291944 and AB291945.     

Combined effect of generally regarded as safe (GRAS) compounds andTrichoderma harzianum on the control of postharvest diseases of rambutan

Botryodiplodia theobromae, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides andGliocephalotrichum microchlamydosporum are the causal fungi of the rambutan postharvest diseases stem-end rot, anthracnose and brown spot, respectively. Two different treatments of rambutan fruits(Nephelium lappaceum) against the three pathogens were compared: potassium metabisulphite (250 ppm) or cinnamaldehyde (30 ppm), each combined withTrichoderma harzianum (TrH 40). The application of TrH 40 and potassium metabisulphite effectively controlled the incidence and severity of the three postharvest diseases and maintained the overall quality and color of the fruit under low temperature storage at 13.5°C and 95% r.h. for 18 days. The greatest effect of this treatment was shown onG. microchlamydosporum. Cinnamaldehyde affected the growth and germination of TrH 40, whereas potassium metabisulphite did not. http://www.phytoparasitica.org posting Nov. 4, 2001.     

Pathogenic fungi involved in root rot of peas in the Netherlands and their physiological specialization

Research on root rot pathogens of peas in the Netherlands has confirmed the prevalence ofFusarium solani, F. oxysporum, Pythium spp.,Mycosphaerella pinodes andPhoma medicaginis var.pinodella. Aphanomyces euteiches andThielaviopsis basicola were identified for the first time as pea pathogens in the Netherlands. Other pathogens such asRhizoctonia solani andCylindrocarpon destructans were also found on diseased parts of roots. F. solani existed in different degrees of pathogenicity, and was sometimes highly specific to pea, dwarf bean of field bean, depending on the cropping history of the field.A. euteiches was specific to peas, whereasT. basicola showed some degree of physiological specialization.     

Effects of the saprophytic leaf mycoflora on growth and productivity of winter wheat

The effects of the saprophytic mycoflora and its interference with cereal aphids on growth and yield of winter and spring wheat was studied in field experiments in 1980, 1981 and 1982.Yields varied between 5000 and 8000 kg dry matter of kernels per ha. The effect of the saprophytic mycoflora on yield was determined in different treatments: A) no control measures against cereal aphids and saprophytic and necrotrophic fungi, B) no control of cereal aphids, control of saprophytic and necrotrophic fungi, C) control of cereal aphids and control of saprophytic and necrotrophic fungi, D) control of cereal aphids and stimulation of saprophytic mycoflora and E) control of cereal aphids, no control of saprophytic and necrotrophic fungi nor stimulation of saprophytic mycoflora.Considerable differences in top densities of saprophytic mycoflora (10 times as large in A and D as in B and C) were determined. The consequences of these differences for the growth and productivity of wheat were minor. A negative effect of saprophytic mycoflora on the yield could not be detected in 1981 and 1982, whereas a small positive significant effect was found in 1980. This stimulation may have been due to competition between necrotrophic fungal pathogens and saprophytic mycoflora. As a result of favourable weather conditions necrotrophic fungal pathogens were very numerous in 1980 and could form an important yield reducing factor. Yield levels may effect the importance of the necrotrophic and saprophytic mycoflora as yield reducing factors. Additionally, in the presence of aphid honeydew captafol was found to be relatively ineffective against saprophytic fungi.     

Detection of the phytotoxin coronatine by ELISA and localization in infected plant tissue

Several pathovars of Pseudomonas syringae produce the phytotoxin coronatine (COR)in vitro, and the availability of purified toxin has facilitated development of immunological detection methods. A modified, indirect competitive ELISA using the COR-specific monoclonal antibody 11B8 was developed to detect COR in various host plants infected by P. syringae. The estimated detection limit for COR was 50 pg per well, and COR could be reliably quantified from 5 to 40 ng ml⁻¹. The subcellular localization of COR within infected tomato tissue was investigated using the COR-specific antibody MAb 8H3G2. Immunofluorescence microscopy and immunogold labelling showed that COR was present inside tomato cells and was associated with chloroplasts and particles of proteinase inhibitor I. Localization studies indicated that COR is mobile in infected plant tissue and can be detected in healthy tissue adjacent to the bacterial lesions.