Alternaria brassicae produces a host-specific protein toxin from germinating spores on host leaves

Spore suspensions of Alternaria brassicae, the causal agent of gray leaf spot in Brassica plants, were incubated on the leaves of cabbage (B. oleracea) and spore germination fluid (SGF) was collected after 48 h. A high molecular weight (HMW) fraction (>10 kDa) was separated from the SGF by ultrafiltration. In a detached leaf assay, the HMW fraction induced visible symptoms only on host leaves and the toxicity was lost by treatment with proteinase K or heat at 60 degrees C for 15 min, indicating the presence of host-specific protein toxin(s). A protein toxin in the HMW fraction was purified by several chromatography steps. The toxin induced water-soaked symptoms followed by chlorosis at concentrations of 0.5 to 1 microg/ml on host leaves, but not on nonhost leaves even at 50 microg/ml. The toxin also had infection-inducing activity when added to spore suspension of a nonpathogenic isolate of A. alternata, causing symptoms similar to the infection of A. brassicae only on host leaves. These results indicate that a new host-specific protein toxin named ABR-toxin is released from germinating spores of A. brassicae on host leaves. ABR-toxin migrated as a protein of 27.5 kDa by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The isoelectric point of ABR-toxin was estimated to be approximately 7.0 and 21 N-terminal amino acid residues were sequenced.     

Studies on red light-induced resistance of broad bean to Botrytis cinerea: I. Possible production of suppressor and elicitor by germinating spores of pathogen

When detached broad bean leaves were preinoculated with virulent strain B304 of Botrytis cinerea 24 h before a challenge inoculation with strain B304, lesion formation by B304 was significantly inhibited in red light but not in the dark. In leaves that were preinoculated with avirulent strain 021 and then challenged by B304, however, lesion formation was not inhibited even under red light. Such differences in lesion formation after the challenge inoculation with an avirulent strain were also observed with lesions caused by Alternaria alternata, a nonpathogen of broad bean and by avirulent strain 021R in the presence of germination fluid from spores of strains B304 and 021R. These results suggest the possibility that virulent B. cinerea produced a suppressor involved in induced susceptibility and an elicitor involved in resistance induced by red light during spore germination.     

Germination of Alternaria linicola conidia on linseed: effects of temperature, incubation time, leaf wetness and light regime

Conidia of Alternaria linicola germinated on both water agar and linseed leaves (detached or attached) over a wide range of temperatures (5–25°C) by producing one to several germ tubes. At temperatures between 10°C and 25°C and under continuous wetness in darkness, germination started within 2 h after inoculation and reached a maximum (100%) by 8 to 24 h, depending on temperature. At 5°C, the onset of germination was later and the rate of germ tube elongation was slower than that at 10–25°C. During germination, conidia of A. linicola were sensitive to dry interruptions of wet periods and to light. Short (2 h) or long (12 h) dry interruptions occurring at any time between 2 and 6 h after inoculation stopped conidial germination and germ tube elongation. With continuous wetness, light periods 2 to 12 h long immediately after inoculation inhibited conidial germination, which was resumed only when a dark period followed subsequently. However, germination and germ tube elongation of A. linicola conidia stopped and the viability of the conidia was lost during exposure to dry light periods immediately after inoculation with spore suspensions. Penetration of leaves by A. linicola was evident after 12 h and occurred mainly through epidermal cells (direct) with or without the formation of appressoria.     

(+)-catechin acts as an infection-inhibiting factor in strawberry leaf

ABSTRACT An infection-inhibiting factor (IIF) was isolated from strawberry leaves and identified as (+)-catechin. This compound inhibited the formation of infection hyphae from appressoria of Alternaria alternata, but allowed both spore germination and appressorial formation. It is a normal component of strawberry leaves, but further accumulates as the major IIF in response to inoculation with nonpathogenic spores of A. alternata. The accumulation of (+)-catechin on a susceptible host was not induced, however, by inoculation with pathogenic spores of the strawberry pathotype or by inoculation with nonpathogenic spores supplemented with host-specific toxin (AF-toxin I). These results imply that (+)-catechin acts as a protective agent during induced resistance and that AF-toxin I acts as a fungal suppressor of induced resistance.     

甜瓜种子携带的链格孢菌种类鉴定及其致病性研究

 采用洗涤检验法和马铃薯葡萄糖琼脂培养基法,从甜瓜种子上分离得到14个链格孢菌分离物。通过菌落形态、产孢表型、分生孢子以及分生孢子梗等形态学观察,结合分析ITS-rDNA和histone 3基因序列,对链格孢菌分离物的种类进行鉴定;甜瓜种子携带的链格孢菌种类分别为细极链格孢(Alternaria tenuissima)、交链格孢(A. alternata)和倒果链格孢(A. obovoidea)。还研究了这些链格孢菌分离物对甜瓜离体叶片的致病性及其对种子发芽的影响;结果表明,除A. obovoidea外,另外两种链格孢菌均对甜瓜离体叶片具有致病性;A. tenuissima和A. alternata的孢子悬浮液对甜瓜种子发芽均有一定的抑制作用。这是国内首次围绕甜瓜种子传带链格孢菌的种类及其致病性开展详细的研究。     

几种药用植物杀菌活性的初步研究

以茄链格孢（Alternaria solani）、尖孢镰刀菌（Fusarium oxysporum）、茄病镰刀菌（F. solani）、出芽短梗霉（Aureobasidium pullulans）、灰葡萄孢（Botrytis cinerea）为供试真菌,用生长速率法和孢子萌发法对8种药用植物提取物的离体活性进行测定。结果表明：在生药质量浓度为0.1 g/mL时,党参和黄芩对5种供试菌菌丝的抑制率达78%以上,苦参和地黄对5 种供试菌菌丝的抑制率达65%,苦参、党参和黄芩对5 种供试菌的孢子萌发抑制率大于70%。尤其是党参、黄芩和苦参的提取液对5 种供试菌的菌丝生长和孢子萌发抑制率均大于65%,值得进一步研究开发。     

Detoxification of α-tomatine by tomato pathogens Alternaria alternata tomato pathotype and Corynespora cassiicola and its role in infection

In tomato plants, α-tomatine, a steroidal glycoalkaloid saponin, inhibits fungal growth. Tomato pathogens that produce host-specific toxins, Alternaria alternata tomato pathotype causing Alternaria stem canker and Corynespora cassiicola causing Corynespora target spot, were investigated for sensitivity to α-tomatine. Although spore germination of A. alternata pathogenic and nonpathogenic to tomato and of C. cassiicola pathogenic to tomato was not affected by 0.1 mM α-tomatine, spore germination of C. cassiicola nonpathogenic to tomato was significantly inhibited. This result showed that A. alternata, regardless of its pathogenicity, and only the C. cassiicola pathogenic to tomato are resistant to α-tomatine. Germinating spores of A. alternata and C. cassiicola resistant to α-tomatine detoxified α-tomatine by degrading it to a less polar product. After inoculation of tomato leaves, spores of A. alternata and C. cassiicola nonpathogenic to tomato germinated and formed appressoria, but did not form infection hyphae in host tissues. When a host-specific toxin (CCT-toxin) produced by C. cassiicola pathogenic to tomato was added to nonpathogenic spores, colonization within leaves was observed in A. alternata, but not in C. cassiicola. On the other hand, when spores of C. cassiicola nonpathogenic to tomato were suspended in spore germination fluid of nonpathogenic A. alternata with α-tomatine detoxification activity, the fungus could be induced to colonize leaves in the presence of CCT-toxin. These results indicate that A. alternata tomato pathotype and C. cassiicola pathogenic to tomato detoxify α-tomatine during infection and that this detoxification is essential for host colonization by pathogens that produce host-specific toxins.     

苍耳等14种植物对植物病原菌的抑菌活性

以番茄灰霉菌、辣椒丝核菌、黄瓜枯萎菌、黄瓜黑星菌和番茄早疫菌为供试菌,用生长速率法和孢子萌发法对14种植物提取物的离体生物活性进行了测定。结果表明:在供试质量浓度为0.1 g/mL时,苍耳茎叶、百部根、龙葵对辣椒丝核菌和黄瓜枯萎菌的抑制率达到100%;黄花蒿、苦参根、狼毒根对5种供试菌的抑制率均在60%以上。苍耳根、苍耳茎叶、泽漆、苦参根、龙葵、黄花蒿、蒲公英提取物至少对1种供试菌孢子萌发抑制率大于90%。本试验中,苍耳茎叶和根提取物对供试菌的菌丝生长和孢子萌发均显示了很高的抑制作用。     

冬青卫矛内生放线菌YDG17菌株发酵液抑菌活性研究

从冬青卫矛植株中筛选得到一株内生链霉菌YDG17,其发酵液对多种植物病原真菌有较强的抑制作用。室内生物测定结果表明,YDG17菌株发酵液对供试的11种植物病原真菌菌丝生长均有一定的抑制作用,其中对小麦赤霉病菌Fusarium graminearum、番茄灰霉病菌Fulvia fulvum和番茄早疫病菌Alternaria solani的抑制作用最强,EC50值分别为259.98、336.13和100.72 mg/L;对供试的3种植物病原真菌孢子萌发也均有一定的抑制作用,其中对番茄灰霉病菌孢子萌发的抑制作用最强,EC50值为87.84 mg/L。离体子叶法测定结果表明,发酵液原液对番茄灰霉病的保护效果为97.62%,治疗效果为79.63%。盆栽试验结果表明,发酵液原液对番茄灰霉病的保护效果为71.34%,治疗效果为64.23%。捷克八溶剂系统纸色谱测定结果表明,该发酵液的主要活性物质为碱性水溶性抗生素。选用弱酸性离子交换树脂吸附法对YDG17发酵液活性成分进行了初步分离,并对其活性馏分进行ESI-MS/MS分析,表明其活性物质主要为链丝菌素类化合物,该类化合物为首次从植物内生菌中分离得到。     

防治烟草赤星病拮抗根际芽孢杆菌的筛选

 从健康烟草根分离到669株根际芽孢杆菌,通过平板对峙培养、代谢产物活性检测,筛选到9株抑制烟草赤星病菌(Alternaria alternata)活性较强的菌株,其菌体及粗代谢产物产生的抑菌圈直径均在10 mm以上;离体防效和田间小区防治试验表明,菌株B6、B75的含菌发酵液和粗代谢产物的离体防效分别为75.6%、76.9%和62.5%、64.7%,小区防效分别为70.3%、75.8%和60.3%、64.4%。粗代谢产物的抑菌作用试验发现,菌株B75的粗代谢产物在一定浓度范围内均能抑制赤星病菌孢子萌发、菌丝生长与产孢。     

4种植物提取物对茶炭疽病菌的体外抑制作用

以丙酮作溶剂对芦柑皮、艾蒿、香樟叶和侧柏叶进行浸提;采用菌丝生长速率法测定各提取物对茶炭疽病菌菌丝的抑制作用,采用水琼脂培养法测定提取物对分生孢子萌发的抑制效果。结果表明:1 500μg/mL浓度下,各提取物对茶炭疽病菌菌丝均有抑制作用,其中芦柑皮96h的抑制率达到93.32%,艾蒿、香樟叶和侧柏叶96h的抑制率分别为61.10%、55.64%和48.20%,EC50分别为8.981、839.575、1 058.682μg/mL和1 429.094μg/mL;芦柑皮、艾蒿、香樟叶和侧柏叶提取物对分生孢子的抑制率分别为34.85%、85.54%、55.40%和59.68%,EC50分别为5 764.142、281.121、1 502.49μg/mL和969.369μg/mL。芦柑皮、艾蒿丙酮提取物具有开发植物源杀菌剂的潜力。     

重庆市烟草赤星病菌致病力测定

利用离体叶片悬滴接种法,将2005年在重庆市各烟区采集分离的烟草赤星病24个代表菌株进行了致病力测定。结果显示,所有测试菌株均具有致病力,但存在明显的致病力差异,其中强致病力菌株5个,较强菌株8个,中等致病力菌株10个,弱致病力菌株1个,分别占供试菌株的20.8%、33.3%、41.7%和4.2%。这表明试验分离获得的大多数菌株致病力居中或偏强。对来源性不同的菌株的致病力进行分析比较,发现重庆各烟区菌株的致病力有所不同,而且同一烟区的菌株致病力也存在一定的差异。离体叶片试验表明,赤星病菌不同病原菌株对烟草叶片的穿透生长能力与致病力呈明显的正相关。     

一株放线菌次生代谢产物抗菌活性的初步研究

从秦岭山区土样中筛选得到一株放线菌,编号为NO.24,对其产生的次生代谢产物的抑菌活性进行了测定。生测结果表明,离体条件下发酵液浓度2 000 mg／L时对烟草赤星病菌、马铃薯干腐病菌、玉米大斑病菌、番茄灰霉病菌、番茄早疫病菌、番茄晚疫病菌、小麦赤霉病菌、小麦根腐病菌菌丝生长或孢子萌发均有较强的抑制作用。对玉米大斑病菌和番茄灰霉病菌菌丝生长抑制中浓度为240.1 mg／L和350.5 nag／L;对玉米大斑病菌和马铃薯干腐病菌孢子萌发的抑制中浓度分别为155.0 mg／L和124.1 mg／L。盆栽试验在浓度为6 000 mg／L时对小麦白粉病的保护和治疗作用分别为76.13％和70.78%,对黄瓜霜霉病的保护和治疗作用分别为63.93％和59.66％。对NO.24菌株代谢产物进行了粗分离,其抑菌活性成分主要为水溶性物质。     

Life-history of Phragmidium rubi-idaei on red raspberry in the United Kingdom

Phragmidium rubi-idaei produced five spore stages on red raspberry and overwintered as teliospores adhering to canes. In the field spermagonia appeared in a single flush in early summer on leaves of the primocanes (first-year canes) and on leaves of the lateral shoots of fruiting canes, and were followed by aecia, uredinia and telia. Aecia and uredinia occasionally appeared on petioles and sepals and uredinia on drupelets of mature fruit. Lesions caused by aecia and uredinia on the bases of primocanes did not become cankerous in the following fruiting year. Necroses associated with large aecia produced a shot-hole effect and leaflets heavily affected by either aecia, uredinia or telia abscissed prematurely.
The sequence of spore stages on pot-grown plants inoculated with mature overwintered teliospores took 60 days to the reappearance of telia. The rate of development of uredinia and associated necroses was faster on younger than on older leaves but the cumulative spore yield was not significantly different.
Optimum temperature for germination of urediniospores in vitro (18.4–20.9°C) was higher than for mature teliospores (14.6–18.4°C). Light inhibited germination of both types of spores. Teliospore germination was inhibited by wavelengths of 590–750 nm, but this was partially reversible under other light conditions. A reversible inhibition of basidiospore formation was also observed under shorter wavelengths.     

Destruxin B produced by Alternaria brassicae does not induce accessibility of host plants to fungal invasion

It has been reported that Alternaria brassicae, the causal agent of gray leaf spot in Brassica plants, produces a host-specific or host-selective toxin (HSTs) identified as destruxin B. In this study, the role of destruxin B in infection of the pathogen was investigated. Destruxin B purified from culture filtrates (CFs) of A. brassicae induced chlorosis on host leaves at 50–100 μg ml⁻¹, and chlorosis or necrosis on non-host leaves at 250–500 μg ml⁻¹. Destruxin B was detected in spore germination fluids (SGFs) on host and non-host leaves, but not in a sufficient amount to exert toxicity to host plants. When spores of non-pathogenic A. alternata were combined with destruxin B at 100 μg ml⁻¹ and inoculated on the leaves, destruxin B did not affect the infection behavior of the spores. Interestingly, SGF on host leaves allowed non-pathogenic spores to colonize host leaves. Moreover, a high molecular weight fraction (>5 kDa) without destruxin B obtained by ultrafiltration of SGF had host-specific toxin activity and infection-inducing activity. From these results, we conclude that destruxin B is not a HST and does not induce the accessibility of the host plant which is essential for colonization of the pathogen. In addition, the results with SGF imply that a high molecular weight HST(s) is involved in the host–pathogen interaction.     

白薇提取液对意大利青霉抑菌机理及脐橙青霉病防治效果的研究

试验以意大利青霉(Penicillium italicum)为供试菌,研究不同白薇提取液浓度对意大利青霉孢子萌发率、菌丝体总糖和可溶性蛋白质含量、苹果酸脱氢酶和琥珀酸脱氢酶活性以及培养液电导率的影响,并观察测定白薇提取液对脐橙青霉病的防治效果。结果显示:白薇提取液能够抑制意大利青霉的孢子萌发,在浓度为50.00 mg·mL-1时,孢子萌发的抑制率高达95.43%,此外,白薇提取液还能增强菌丝体细胞膜渗透性,降低菌丝体总糖和可溶性蛋白质含量以及苹果酸脱氢酶和琥珀酸脱氢酶活性,显著降低果实病斑直径。白薇提取液主要是抑制意大利青霉孢子的萌发、破坏细胞膜结构以及降低能量代谢酶活性,从而扰乱意大利青霉正常生长,减少脐橙青霉病的发生。     

Enhancing resistance of transgenic carrot to fungal pathogens by the expression of Pseudomonas fluorescence microbial factor 3 (MF3) gene

Microbial factor 3 (MF3) gene from a plant-growth promoting rhizobacteria Pseudomonas fluorescence was introduced into carrot genome using Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. The obtained transgenic plants expressing MF3 protein were grown in a glasshouse and evaluated for their resistance to phytopathogens. The assays were performed by the assessment of disease symptoms developing on the detached leaflets and petioles inoculated by three fungal pathogens. The results showed that transgenic plants had significantly enhanced resistance to Alternaria dauci, Alternaria radicina and Botrytis cinerea, on average, by 20–40% in comparison to the non-transformed control plants. This is the first report of enhancing plant resistance by expressing the bacterial protein homologous to the family of FK506-binding proteins.     

人参黑斑病菌生物学性状的研究

 人参黑斑病原菌生长发育温度幅度是5~30℃注适温度为25℃.pH值范围在pH为4~12之间培养基础上生长良好,但以pH6为最佳.各光照处理对菌落的形成影响差异不显著,在紫外灯连续照射下孢子形成量最多,经紫外灯,日光灯处理都可促进分生孢形成.该菌在PDA、参根煎叶、大米培养基上生长速度快,参根培养基有促进病菌生殖生长的效能。病原菌能有效地利用各种碳源,以淀粉为最佳,麦芽糖次之.氮源以谷氨碳最好,其次是硝酸钠.微量元素以锰、钼对菌丝生长有利,铜、锌不利于菌丝发育.     

Inhibitory activity against plant pathogenic fungi of extracts from Myoporum bontioides A. Gray and indentification of active ingredients

BACKGROUND: In order to understand the bioactivity of Myoporum bontioides A. Gray against plant pathogens and determine its active ingredients, the inhibitory activities of methanol extracts from M. bontioides against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum (E. F. Smith) Snyder & Hansen, Pestalotia mangiferae P. Henn., Thielaviopsis paradoxa (De Seynes) v. Hohnel, Colletotrichum musae (Berk. & M. A. Curtis) v. Arx, Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler, Mycosphaerella sentina (Fr.) Schroter and Sphaceloma fawcettii Jenk. were evaluated using a growth rate method, and the active ingredient was isolated by activity-directed isolation and identified by determination and analysis of IR, (1)H NMR, (13)C NMR and mass spectra and correlative physical constants. RESULTS: The results showed that the extracts from stems and leaves of M. bontioides exhibited inhibitory activity against the seven fungi, with > 58% inhibition at 10 g L(-1) after 72 h. The active compound was isolated and identified as (-)-epingaione, and showed inhibitory activity against the above seven fungi. The inhibitory activity against P. mangiferae was the highest, with an EC(50) value of 77 mg L(-1). The EC(50) values against the other six fungi were 147-245 mg L(-1). (-)-Epingaione also inhibited spore germination of F. oxysporum f. sp. niveum, T. paradoxa and S. fawcettii.CONCLUSION: (-)-Epingaione demonstrated broad-spectrum inhibitory activity against plant pathogenic fungi and is promising for exploitation as a fungicide.     

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。