Gene-for-gene relationships between rice and diverse avrBs3/pthA avirulence genes in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae

The interactions between Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) and rice are controlled in a gene-for-gene manner. In this study, a 359 bp DNA fragment of the avrXa3 gene containing three nuclear localization signal (NLS) motifs present in all members of the avrBs3/pthA family was used as a probe to screen a genomic library of the JXOIII strain of Xoo. The results demonstrated that diverse members of the family exist in the pathogen genome. The avrBs3/pthA genes occurred at isolated individual portions or in clusters. The positive avr gene clones were transferred into the virulent recipient PXO99^A. Pathogenicity tests in near isogenic lines of rice confirmed that four resistance (R) genes ( Xa2 , Xa3 , xa5 and xa8 ) matched the four avr genes ( avrXa2 , avrXa3 , avrxa5 and avrxa8 ) in the genome of Xoo strain JXOIII. The avrBs3/PthA -like gene (1·7 kb) present in cosmid p54, may specifically interact with the Xa3 gene present in IRBB3, and is designated avr/pthA3 . Sequencing indicated that there are only 1·5 copies of the 102 bp repeat unit in avr/pthA3 . Alignment of the twelfth and thirteenth amino acids in the repetitive units encoded by this gene with those in other representatives of the AvrBs3 family revealed a unique repeat arrangement which might contribute to variation in the avirulence genes in Xoo. The parental rice line IR24 was found to contain several R genes for resistance to Xoo bacterial blight.     

Growth of Glucose-uptake-deficient Mutant of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae in Rice Leaves

We isolated Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae mutants deficient in the phosphoenolpyruvate : carbohydrate phos-photransferase system, a major glucose transport system in bacteria, using the glucose analogue 3-deoxy-3-fluoro-d-glucose (3FG). Glucose uptake by the mutants was decreased to 15–35% of the parental strain, and growth greatly decreased in synthetic media containing glucose as a sole sugar source. Growth of the mutants in rice leaves was, however, similar to the wild type. These findings suggest that glucose is not necessarily a major carbohydrate source for X. o. pv. oryzae in rice leaves. Received 11 August 2000/ Accepted in revised form 15 December 2000     

Tn5 transposon mutagenesis in Acidovorax citrulli for identification of genes required for pathogenicity on cucumber

An Acidovorax citrulli–cucumber pathosystem was established through which A. citrulli mutants with altered pathogenicity, generated by transposon mutagenesis, were identified on cucumber cotyledons. The A. citrulli group I strain FC440 was shown to grow faster in cucumber leaf tissues than a group II strain and was used for Tn5 transposon mutagenesis. A total of 2100 Tn5 insertional mutants were generated, and analysis of the mutant library showed that the transposon insertions were single, independent and stable. A conserved non‐flagellar type III secretion system (NF‐T3SS) ATPase gene hrcN was identified and confirmed to be essential for pathogenicity and functionality of NF‐T3SS in A. citrulli. Comparative sequence analysis of the HrcN protein and its homologues in other representative bacterial plant pathogens revealed that the NF‐T3SS of A. citrulli is close to that of Ralstonia solanacearum and Xanthomonas campestris, but distant from that of Pseudomonas syringae and Erwinia amylovora. The generated Tn5 insertional mutant collection is valuable for identification of genes required for A. citrulli pathogenesis, and the established A. citrulli–cucumber pathosystem will facilitate an improved understanding of A. citrulli biology and pathology.     

Variation for aggressiveness within and between lineages of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae

Isolates of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (causal agent of bacterial blight of rice) from the Philippines representing two phylogenetic lineages, and five haplotypes within those two lineages, were evaluated for aggressiveness in two glasshouse trials. Aggressiveness was determined by clip-inoculating leaves of a rice cultivar lacking known, effective major genes for resistance and measuring the lengths of resulting lesions. Variance components analysis indicated that 55 and 46% of the lesion length variation were genetic in origin for the first and second trials, respectively. Variation of lesion length among isolates within haplotypes was highly significant in both trials ( P  = 0·002 and 0·027), but the effects of lineage and haplotype within lineage were not ( P  = 0·08 and 0·30 for lineage and P = 0·23 and 0·07 for haplotype). These results suggest that substantial heritable variation for aggressiveness exists within Philippine populations of X. oryzae pv. oryzae . This variation appears to be more prevalent within than among known phylogenetic groups, although mean differences among phylogenetic groups may still be of significant biological importance.     

我国水稻白叶枯病菌致病力分化研究

综述了我国水稻白叶枯病菌致病力分化及其致病基因和致病机制的研究进展 ,查明稻白叶枯病菌致病力分化状况是进行水稻抗白叶枯病育种及其抗性品种利用的基础。     

云南高原粳稻白叶枯病菌毒素及其与致病性关系

 为了探寻云南高原粳稻白叶枯病菌间毒素的差异及毒素与病菌致病性的关系,本研究选用致病性差异较大的3个云南高原粳稻白叶枯病菌株,采用乙酸乙酯法提取其毒素,用水稻幼苗浸根法和种子发芽抑制法测定毒素粗提物的生物活性,并用TLC法分析毒素组分及组分含量的差异。结果表明3个菌株单细胞产毒素量与菌株的致病性强弱成正相关;供试的3个菌株,无论其致病力强弱,其产生的毒素只要有足够的量,都能抑制水稻种子发芽,也能使水稻幼苗萎蔫,且毒素浓度越高,作用越明显;菌株间毒素组分和组分含量存在差异,一些特异的组分是否与其致病性有关,需要深入研究。     

水稻品种对水稻细菌性条斑病的抗性鉴定

选用致病力强的水稻细菌性条斑病菌Rs105对206个水稻品种进行抗性鉴定，结果表明，供试品种对水稻细菌性条斑病的抗性存在明显差异，粳型水稻的抗性一般比籼型水稻好。品种抗侵入和抗扩展呈显著相关关系（r=0.7949)。     

Melatonin treatments reduce the pathogenicity and inhibit the growth of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola

Rice bacterial leaf streak (BLS), caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola (Xoc), is a prevalent disease worldwide. Melatonin, an indoleamine with the chemical name N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine, is known to inhibit the growth of human pathogenic bacteria. However, the impact of melatonin on agricultural pathogenic bacteria remains poorly understood. In this study, the effect of melatonin on Xoc was investigated. Exogenous melatonin (200 μg mL⁻¹) significantly inhibited the growth of Xoc and reduced the mRNA expression level of seven cell division-related genes. Melatonin reduced the pathogenicity of Xoc towards the susceptible rice IR24. The lesion length in IR24 infected by Xoc pretreated with melatonin (200 μg mL⁻¹) was more than 23% smaller than the lesion length of the control group. Similarly, infection of IR24 leaves by Xoc pretreated with melatonin (200 μg mL⁻¹) reduced the bacterial population by 45%. The biofilm formation, swimming motility and extracellular protease activities of Xoc also decreased under melatonin treatment. Melatonin only slightly changed the morphology of Xoc but significantly reduced the mRNA expression of toxin genes. Furthermore, treating leaves with exogenous melatonin reduced the incidence of BLS by 17%. It is reported for the first time that melatonin reduces pathogenicity and may serve as a bactericide for controlling BLS disease.     

水稻条斑病菌异柠檬酸脱氢酶在致病性中的功能分析

 异柠檬酸脱氢酶(isocitrate dehydrogenase,IcdH)催化异柠檬酸转化成α-酮戊二酸,参与碳代谢途径末端的三羧酸(tricarboxylic acid,TCA)循环。然而,编码异柠檬酸脱氢酶基因是否参与水稻条斑病菌(Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola,Xoc)的致病性,我们并不清楚。为了阐明IcdH的作用,通过同源重组技术获得了Xoc的icdH基因缺失突变体(RΔicdH),并对该突变体进行了相关功能研究。研究表明:该突变体不能利用苹果酸、丙酮酸和柠檬酸,在寄主水稻上的生长能力和致病力相对于野生型均显著降低,其游动性也显著减弱; 功能互补子恢复RΔicdH的上述表型至野生型水平; Real-time PCR结果显示,六碳单糖、蔗糖、苹果酸、丙酮酸与柠檬酸能显著诱导icdH基因的转录表达;与水稻细胞互作时icdH基因受诱导表达,并受HrpX和HrpG负调控。这些结果说明:icdH基因是Xoc获取碳源和在寄主水稻上具有致病性所需的。     

Rapd Pcr-based differentiation of Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli and Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli var. fuscans

A RAPD PCR-based method was used to differentiate between isolates of Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli and Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli var. fuscans. Using random primer OP-G11, a single, high intensity band of 820 bp was amplified from DNAs of all X. c. pv. phaseoli var. fuscans isolates, while multiple amplification products of varying sizes were generated from X. c. pv. phaseoli DNAs. Whereas RAPD PCR differentiation gave an unambiguous result in under 4 h, standard differentiation by recording the production of a brown pigment by X. c. pv. phaseoli var. fuscans isolates took up to 7 days and showed variation both between isolates and between media. The unequivocal nature of the RAPD PCR method was demonstrated when isolate 408, originally classified as X. c. pv. phaseoli var. fuscans, failed to produce the 820 bp band typical of X. c. pv. phaseoli var. fuscans isolates, and after also failing to produce a brown pigment, was re-classified as X. c. pv. phaseoli.     

hrp基因关键调控因子HrpG在水稻白叶枯病菌和条斑病菌中的交叉互补性研究

 水稻白叶枯病菌(Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, Xoo)和条斑病菌(X. oryzae pv. oryzicola, Xoc)在非寄主烟草上产生过敏反应(HR)和在寄主水稻上具有致病性,是由hrp致病岛决定的,其中HrpG为关键调控因子。Xoo和Xoc侵染水稻途径和在水稻上产生病害症状的不同,是否与hrpG基因有关,还不清楚。本研究利用反向遗传学方法获得了Xoo和Xoc的hrpG突变体PΔhrpG和RΔhrpG,并用hrpG_Xoo基因和hrpG_Xoc基因分别互补上述2个突变体,获得了相应的互补菌株。致病性测定结果显示,PΔhrpG和RΔhrpG突变体丧失了在水稻上的致病性和在非寄主烟草上产生HR的能力,而hrpG_Xoo基因和hrpG_Xoc基因可分别互补上述突变体至野生型水平。利用GUS报告基因检测基因启动子活性发现,hrpG_Xoo和hrpG_Xoc的启动子活性没有显著差别;RT-PCR和Western杂交结果显示,hrpG基因交叉互补菌株中HrpG调控的下游基因hrpX、hpaR、hrcT、hpa2和hrpD6的表达没有差异,且III型分泌系统分泌蛋白Hpa2的分泌性没有受到影响。这些结果表明,稻黄单胞菌hrpG基因可在Xoo和Xoc中交叉互置,位于其上游和下游的调控途径可能相似,而决定Xoo和Xoc在水稻上的侵染途径以及所致病害症状差异可能与hrpG基因位点无关。     

Notes on the Occurrence of Pathogenic Races of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Xanthomonas oryzae </Emphasis>pv. <Emphasis Type="Italic">oryzae </Emphasis>Found in Hiroshima Prefecture in 1999

The pathogenic race of 59 cultures of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, a pathogen of bacterial leaf blight of rice, isolated from six locations in the inland mountainous area of Hiroshima Prefecture in 1999, were determined by a set of traditional differentials. Four races—I, II, V and VII—were found across the area; however, we noticed the composition of the races as well as the dominant race in each location different. All races were avirulent on differential cultivar Te-tep. Races V and VII were new to Hiroshima. The rice cultivars infected with bacterial leaf blight in Hiroshima are thought to be grouped into the Kinmaze group, which does not have any resistance genes. Apparently, a variety of races occurred unexpectedly on the cultivars contrary to stabilizing selection theory. Received 25 February 2000/ Accepted in revised form 13 July 2000     

进境菜豆种子中普通细菌性疫病菌的分离和鉴定

对经甘肃口岸进境的30批菜豆Phaseolus vulgaris种子进行了普通细菌性疫病菌的检测,利用选择性培养基MT从波兰进境菜豆种子上分离到1株细菌597,对该分离物进行菌落形态特征观察、致病性测定、16S rDNA及16S-23S rDNA ITS序列分析和特异性PCR检测。结果表明,该分离物在MT培养基上菌落呈黄色、圆形、黏稠、表面光滑向外隆起、菌落周围有水解圈。分离物597接种菜豆幼苗后导致叶片枯萎,接种点干枯。结合菌落形态、16S-23S rDNA ITS序列、特异性PCR检测结果,将分离物597鉴定为地毯草黄单胞杆菌菜豆致病变种Xanthomonas axonopodis pv.phaseoli。     

Growth Complementation of hrpXo Mutants of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae by Virulent Strains in Rice Cultivars Resistant and Susceptible to the Parental Strain

Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (X. o. pv. oryzae) T7174 is virulent on rice cultivar IR24 and avirulent on IR-BB2. From recent reports, some virulence and avirulence factors of plant pathogenic bacteria are transferred to plant cells through the hrp-dependent type III secretion system. In this study, we investigated the involvement of hrp genes in the compatible and the incompatible interactions between rice and X. o. pv. oryzae after co-inoculation with hrpXo mutants derived from T7174 and virulent strains. Growth of the mutants, named 74ΔHrpXo and 76ΔHrpXo, was repressed in IR24 when the mutants were applied alone. However, growth of the mutants was complemented by co-inoculation with virulent strains. Growth of bioluminescent hrpXo mutant 76ΔHrpXo in IR24 and its growth in IR-BB2 after co-inoculation with T7133, which is virulent on both cultivars, was equally complemented, as detected by bioluminescence from the mutant. On the other hand, only partial complementation of growth of T7174L76, which is a bioluminescent and pathogenic derivative of T7174, by T7133 was observed in IR-BB2. Thus, growth of the hrpXo mutant of X. o. pv. oryzae was complemented by virulent strains in both susceptible and resistant rice leaves with the parental strain. Received 21 July 2000/ Accepted in revised form 26 October 2000     

katExoo基因缺失突变对水稻白叶枯病菌H2O2抗性和致病性的影响

 为了揭示过氧化氢酶基因katExoo在水稻白叶枯病菌(Xanthomonasoryzaepv.oryzae,Xoo)过氧化氢(H₂O₂)抗性和致病性中的功能,本研究构建了基因缺失突变体ΔkatExoo,测定了突变体的H₂O₂抗性、过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性、在离体培养条件下的生长速率以及对水稻的致病性。用标记基因置换法获得了ΔkatExoo突变体,其保守的CAT结构域(GATase1_catalase和catalase_clade_2)被Gm^R片段所替换。katExoo基因缺失突变并不导致病菌的H₂O₂抗性和CAT活性降低或丧失,反而在一定程度上使之增强和升高。ΔkatExoo离体生长量显著降低,水稻接种叶片病斑明显缩短、在叶组织内的种群量下降。表明基因缺失突变显著地影响了病菌的生长、定殖和致病性。本研究结果为“KatExoo可能是Xoo的一个毒性因子”的假设提供了遗传学证据。     

利用多重PCR诊断水稻白叶枯病和细菌性条斑病的复合发生

为准确检测水稻白叶枯病菌、细菌性条斑病菌及这两种病菌的复合发生,利用软件DNAStar分析比较这两种菌的部分核酸序列,设计了检测这两种病菌的特异性引物。引物Xoo F-Xoo R能特异性扩增出水稻白叶枯病菌中一条大小162 bp的条带;引物Xooc F1-Xooc R1和Xooc F2-Xooc R2能够分别特异性扩增出水稻细菌性条斑病菌中690 bp和945 bp的条带。通过优化PCR反应条件,成功建立了多重PCR技术,可以对不同国家的水稻白叶枯病菌和细菌性条斑病菌进行准确检测,对由这两种病菌引起的复合侵染实现了准确诊断。     

Isolation and Sequence of a Gene, celD Xo Involved in Cellobiose Utilization in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae

A genomic library of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (X. o. pv. oryzae) T7174 was screened for 4-methylumbelliferyl β-D-glucoside-hydrolyzing (MUGase) activity. In subcloning of one of the MUGase-positive clones, an approximately 4.2-kb SacI-SphI fragment conferred not only MUGase activity but also 4-methylumbelliferyl β-D-cellobioside-hydrolyzing (MUCase) activity. Sequence analysis showed that the fragment contained an ORF of 2951 bp. The conceptual ORF product was significantly homologous with 1,4-β-D-glucan glucohydrolase D (CELD) from Pseudomonas fluorescens subsp. cellulosa, and was named CELD_Xo. Cell fractionation experiments suggested that CELD_Xo is localized in the cell-envelope fraction. We constructed a CELD_Xo-deficient mutant (74ΔCELD) from X. o. pv. oryzae. Little MUCase activity was detected in the cell-envelope fraction prepared from the mutant. The mutant 74ΔCELD did not grow in synthetic medium containing cellobiose as the sole sugar source. On the other hand, growth in rice leaves and pathogenicity of the mutant and the parental strain did not differ. These results suggested that CELD_Xo is involved in cellobiose utilization of X. o. pv. oryzae but that the gene is not required for bacterial growth in rice leaves. Received 16 February 2001/ Accepted in revised form 11 April 2001     

云南高海拔粳稻区白叶枯病菌致病型的鉴定

水稻白叶枯病是危害水稻的重要细菌性病害之一,病原为稻生黄单胞菌水稻致病变种Xanthomonas oryzae pv.oryzae (Xoo).近10年来云南省水稻白叶枯病的危害向高海拔粳稻区扩散,在海拔2200m的剑川县,白叶枯病已成为最严重的水稻病害[1-2].开展高海拔粳稻区白叶枯病菌致病型的鉴定、分布和分化研究,对云南高海拔粳稻区稻作生产具有指导意义.     

水稻黄单胞菌致病相关基因插入突变体系的建立

 水稻白叶枯病菌（Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, Xoo）和条斑病菌（Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola, Xoc）是水稻上的模式病原菌,分别引起水稻白叶枯病（bacterial blight, BB）和细菌性条斑病（bacterial leaf streak, BLS）。为了精确和高效地实现目的基因的突变,本研究利用pK18mobGⅡ载体,建立了一套适于Xoo和Xoc目的基因定点插入的突变体系。通过同源片段与目的基因间的同源重组,成功获得了Xoo和Xoc的hrcV和hrpF突变体。PCR和Southern杂交证实：pK18mobGⅡ携带不同大小的同源片段,能够整合于hrcV和hrpF的特定位点;200～400 bp的同源片段能够获得最佳的突变效率;两亲接合的转化效率是电转化的5～100倍。毒性测定结果显示,hrcV基因决定着Xoo在水稻上的致病性。致病相关基因插入突变体系的建立为研究水稻黄单胞菌与水稻互作中致病相关基因的功能奠定了遗传学研究基础。     

安徽省水稻品种对水稻白叶枯病的抗性及白叶枯病小种鉴定

为明确安徽省白叶枯病菌小种组成及常用、备用品种对该病的抗性,用白叶枯病强毒性小种FuJ和YN24、中等致病力的安徽省优势小种AH以及弱致病小种YN7对安徽省常用及备用水稻品种进行人工接种鉴定;用鉴别品种IRBB5、IRBB13、IRBB3、IRBB14、IRBB2、R24对安徽的白叶枯病菌株进行鉴定.结果表明,有3.5％的品种抗FuJ,15.4％的品种抗YN24,29.8％的品种抗AH;安徽省白叶枯病菌小种有R2、R5和R8,其中R5为优势小种.抗AH的品种可以用于安徽的水稻生产;生产中应防止FuJ和YN24等毒性强的菌株传入.