Fusarium confers protection against several mycelial pathogens of pepper plants

Inoculation of nonhost pepper ( Capsicum annuum ) plants with the tomato wilt pathogen, Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici (FOL), caused no symptoms and the fungus was not recovered from any part of the plant. FOL, however, partially protected pepper plants from subsequent infection with Phytophthora capsici , Verticillium dahliae or Botrytis cinerea by significantly reducing the percentage of diseased plants and the appearance and intensity of symptoms. FOL did not inhibit the mycelial growth of these pathogens in vitro . The protection induced by FOL against Botrytis was inhibited by 1-methylcyclopropene (MCP), an inhibitor of ethylene perception, suggesting the involvement of this hormone in the signalling of FOL-induced resistance. The activities of β-1,3-glucanase and peroxidase 48 h after FOL induction were similar to those in control plants. Chitinase activity, however, was higher in the stems of plants inoculated with FOL. A study of the levels of phenolic compounds revealed that cell-wall-bound phenolics were more abundant in plants treated with FOL, especially in stems, while soluble phenolic contents did not differ.     

枯草芽孢杆菌B006对黄瓜枯萎病菌和辣椒疫霉病菌的抑制作用及其抗菌组分分析

枯草芽孢杆菌菌株B006发酵液的甲醇提取物对黄瓜枯萎病菌Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cucumerinum菌丝的抑制作用大于对辣椒疫霉病菌Phytophthora capsici菌丝的抑制作用;但对P. capsici游动孢子萌发的抑制作用明显大于对黄瓜枯萎病菌孢子萌发的抑制作用,提取物原液在5 min内可使辣椒疫霉的游动孢子全部崩解。提取物经60、90和120℃加热处理10 min后仍保持抑菌活性,其盐酸水解液在TLC层析板显现橙红色斑点,说明提取物具有环肽结构。HPLC-ESI-MS分析可得到m/z为995、1009、1023、1037、1051和1436、1450、1478和1492的质谱峰,与抗菌物质surfactin和fengycin的分子量大小一致。以终浓度为10^6 cfu·g^-1的接种量将B006菌剂施入无菌育苗基质中,在黄瓜和辣椒4～6片叶期时用固相萃取法提取根际的抗菌物质,并进行HPLC-ESI-MS分析,可从根际检测到surfactin和fengycin,但未从对照处理根上检测到脂肽类抗生素。本研究对理解枯草芽孢杆菌在田间状况下的防病机理有一定意义。     

Role of methyl jasmonate in the expression of mycorrhizal induced resistance against Fusarium oxysporum in tomato plants

Arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) colonization led to a decrease in the severity of fusarium wilt disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici in tomato plants. The involvement of two plant defense hormones, namely methyl jasmonate (MeJA) and salicylic acid (SA), in the expression of mycorrhiza induced resistance (MIR) against this vascular pathogen was studied in the AM colonized and non-colonized (controls) plants. Activity of lipoxygenase (LOX), which plays a role in jasmonic acid (JA) biosynthesis, as well as levels of methyl jasmonate (MeJA) increased in AM colonized plants as compared to controls, but did not show any further changes in response to F. oxysporum inoculation. On the other hand, activity of phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), which is an enzyme from salicylic acid (SA) biosynthetic pathway, as well as SA levels, increased in both controls and AM colonized plants in response to application of F. oxysporum spores. Hence the JA and not the SA signalling pathway appeared to play a role in the expression of MIR against this vascular pathogen. The resistance observed in AM colonized plants was completely compromised when plants were treated with the JA biosynthesis inhibitor salicylhydroxamic acid (SHAM). This confirmed that the AM-induced increase in JA levels was involved in the expression of resistance toward F. oxysporum. The SA response gene pathogenesis-related 1 (PR1) showed an increased expression in response to F. oxysporum infection in SHAM treated AM colonized plants as compared to plants that were not treated with this JA inhibitor. This suggested the possibility that JA inhibited SA responses, at least in the roots. AM colonization therefore appeared to prime plants for improved tolerance against the vascular pathogen F. oxysporum, which was mediated through the JA signalling pathway.