海洋生境贝莱斯芽孢杆菌TCS001的鉴定及抑真菌活性

为研究海洋生境芽孢杆菌TCS001的分类地位和抑菌活性,通过形态和生理生化特征观察,并结合gyrA序列同源性分析对菌株进行了鉴定;通过平板对峙培养法测定了菌株TCS001对多种植物病原真菌的抑菌谱;采用菌丝生长速率法和凹玻片法,测定了不同浓度TCS001菌株发酵滤液对靶标菌黄瓜灰霉病菌Botrytis cinerea菌丝生长和孢子萌发的影响。结果显示:该菌株为贝莱斯芽孢杆菌Bacillus velezensis,其对6种供试病原菌均有一定的抑制效果,其中对黄瓜灰霉病菌的抑制率最高,达87.66%。不同稀释倍数下,TCS001发酵滤液对黄瓜灰霉病菌均有一定的抑制作用,其中,稀释5倍时对菌丝生长和孢子萌发的抑制率最高,分别为96.24%和98.05%,稀释20倍时抑制率也均达90%以上。形态学观察发现,TCS001发酵滤液可导致黄瓜灰霉病菌孢子萌发芽管中间或顶端膨大畸形。研究表明,海洋生境贝莱斯芽孢杆菌TCS001极具开发为微生物农药的潜能。     

Synthesis of 2-amino-6-oxocyclohexenylsulfonamides and their activity against Botrytis cinerea

BACKGROUND: With the objective of exploring the fungicidal activity of 2‐oxocyclohexylsulfonamides (2), a series of novel 2‐amino‐6‐oxocyclohexenylsulfonamides (6 to 23) were synthesised, and their fungicidal activities against Botrytis cinerea Pers. were evaluated in vitro and in vivo. RESULTS: The compounds were characterised by IR, ¹H NMR and elemental analysis. Bioassay results of mycelial growth showed that compounds 6 to 23 had a moderate antifungal activity against B. cinerea. N‐(2‐methylphenyl)‐2‐(2‐methylphenylamino)‐4,4‐dimethyl‐6‐oxocyclohexenylsulfonamide (13) and N‐(2‐chlorophenyl)‐2‐(2‐chlorophenylamino)‐6‐oxocyclohexenylsulfonamide (21) showed best antifungal activities, with EC₅₀ values of 8.05 and 10.56 µg mL^?1 respectively. Commercial fungicide procymidone provided an EC₅₀ value of 0.63 µg mL^?1. The conidial germination assay showed that most of compounds 6 to 23 possessed excellent inhibition of spore germination and germ‐tube elongation of conidia of B. cinerea. For in vivo control of B. cinerea colonising cucumber leaves, the compound N‐cyclohexyl‐2‐(cyclohexylamino)‐4,4‐dimethyl‐6‐oxocyclohexenylsulfonamide (19) showed a better control effect than the commercial fungicide procymidone. CONCLUSION: The present work demonstrated that 2‐amino‐6‐oxocyclohexenylsulfonamides can be used as possible new lead compounds for further developing novel fungicides against B. cinerea. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry     

黄瓜炭疽病菌代谢物中抑菌活性成分研究

采用大孔吸附树脂提取和硅胶柱层析分离技术,从黄瓜炭疽病菌Colletotrichum orbiculare代谢物中获得一个抗真菌化合物,采用高分辨质谱、核磁共振波谱和红外光谱等技术鉴定了其化学结构,并评价了其对番茄灰霉病菌、西瓜枯萎病菌、烟草赤星病菌、苹果炭疽病菌和玉米弯孢病菌的孢子萌发和菌丝生长的抑制作用。结果表明:该化合物为间二羟基苯甲酸大环内酯类抗生素——根赤壳菌素;其对所有供试真菌的孢子萌发均未表现出明显的抑制活性,但对番茄灰霉病菌Botrytis cinerea的菌丝生长表现出很强的抑制作用。     

不同浓度苦参提取物对蔬菜病原菌的抑菌活性

采用生长速率法和悬滴法室内测试了不同浓度苦参提取物对葱菌核菌、番茄早疫菌、菜豆根腐菌、辣椒枯萎菌、黄瓜枯萎菌、茄子黄萎菌等6种蔬菜病原菌的抑菌活性。结果表明:苦参提取物对供试病菌菌丝生长和孢子萌发均有很强的抑制作用。在供试质量浓度10mg/mL时,对辣椒枯萎菌、葱菌核菌、菜豆根腐菌、黄瓜枯萎菌菌丝生长的抑制率均在61%以上;在供试质量浓度30mg/mL时,对辣椒枯萎菌、菜豆根腐菌、黄瓜枯萎菌、番茄早疫菌的抑制率均在70%以上,对葱菌核菌的抑制率达81.61%。试验表明,随着苦参提取液浓度的升高对供试菌孢子萌发抑制作用增强。在供试质量浓度30mg/mL时,孢子萌发抑制率均在77.04%以上。     

嗜线虫致病杆菌YL001菌株代谢产物的抑菌活性

从陕西杨凌土样中筛选得到一株昆虫病原线虫,从其体内分离到它的共生菌嗜线虫致病杆菌Xenorhabdusnematophilus,编号为YL001,为明确其代谢产物的抑菌活性,本试验采用抑制菌丝生长速率法、抑制孢子萌发法、组织测定法和盆栽试验法系统测定了其发酵液对植物病原真菌的抑制作用。结果表明,在离体条件下该菌株发酵液对供试的15种植物病原真菌菌丝生长均有一定的抑制作用,对番茄灰霉病菌和辣椒疫霉病菌的抑制作用最强,EC50分别为53.54和90.39mg·L-1;对供试的6种植物病原真菌孢子萌发均有一定的抑制作用,其中对番茄灰霉病菌和烟草赤星病菌孢子萌发有较强的抑制作用,EC50仅分别为16.97和21.87mg·L-1;组织法测定中,发酵液稀释10倍后,对番茄灰霉病的保护效果为74.98%,治疗效果为63.50%;对盆栽番茄灰霉病的保护效果为65.11%,治疗效果为54.64%。显微观察表明,YL001菌株的发酵液可使菌丝生长形态异常、变形萎缩,甚至断裂。     

In vitro and in vivo antifungal activities of decursin and decursinol angelate isolated from Angelica gigas against Magnaporthe oryzae, the causal agent of rice blast

Blast is considered the most important fungal disease of rice due to its wide distribution and destructiveness under favorable conditions. Development of new effective and environmentally benign agents against the causal pathogen, Magnaporthe oryzae, is of great interest. In the course of a search for natural antifungal compounds in medicinal plants, we found that the methanol extract of Angelica gigas roots showed a potent control efficacy against rice blast caused by M. oryzae. We isolated antifungal coumarins from the extract, and they were identified as decursin and decursinol angelate. Antifungal activities of these compounds, along with kasugamycin, were tested on M. oryzae in vivo and in vitro. In an in vivo assay, the three compounds effectively suppressed the development of rice blast at concentrations more than 100 μg/mL. Coumarins showed relatively weak inhibitory effect on fungal mycelial growth when compared to kasugamycin. However, they strongly inhibited M. oryzae spore germination, which was not observed in kasugamycin treatments. This is the first report demonstrating that decursinol angelate can provide control against rice blast and that the two coumarins inhibit M. oryzae spore germination. In addition, the wettable powder formulation of the crude extract of A. gigas prohibited the development of blast symptoms on rice plants more effectively than liquid concentrate formulation of kasugamin, a commercial fungicide. Based on our study, we propose that coumarin compounds as well as the A. gigas root crude extract can be used as natural, benign fungicides for controlling rice blast.     

A comparison of the mechanisms of action of vinclozolin,procymidone, iprodione and prochloraz against Botrytis cinerea

The mechanisms of action against Botrytis cinerea of the dicarboximide fungicides vinclozolin ( I ), procyrnidone ( II ), iprodione ( III ) and the less closely related compound prochloraza ( IV ) have been compared. They all inhibited mycelial growth much more than spore germination. None of the compounds affected respiration, membrane permeability or RNA production but III inhibited DNA synthesis and IV inhibited protein synthesis. Although chitin biosynthesis was inhibited by all the fungicides it was barely affected at the ED₅₀ concentrations (the concentration required to reduce the growth or germination of the test species by 50%) and is thus unlikely to be the primary target. The fungicides altered fungal lipid composition. I and II inhibited triglyceride production but III had no effect on it; III and IV reduced sterol biosynthesis. No common primary mode of action was found.     

Control of post‐harvest decay of apples by pre‐harvest and post‐harvest application of ammonium molybdate

Ammonium molybdate was tested as a potential fungicide for use in apples (cv Golden Delicious) against blue and grey mould, important post‐harvest diseases of pome fruits. In tests in vivo at 20 °C, ammonium molybdate (15 mM ) reduced lesion diameters of Penicillium expansum, Botrytis cinerea and Rhizopus stolonifer by 84%, 88% and 100% respectively. When apples treated with ammonium molybdate were stored at 1 °C for three months, a significant reduction in severity and incidence of P expansum and B cinerea was observed in both years of study (1998 and 1999). In the second year of the experiment the reduction in disease severity was greater than 88% for both pathogens, and the level of control was similar to, or greater than, that observed with the fungicide imazalil. When ammonium molybdate was applied as a pre‐harvest treatment, a significant reduction in blue mould decay was observed after three months in cold storage. In vitro, ammonium molybdate greatly inhibited spore germination of P expansum and B cinerea, although better inhibition was obtained against grey mould. Ammonium dimolybdate, sodium molybdate and potassium molybdate were also tested in vitro in comparison with ammonium molybdate as inhibitors of spore germination, but only ammonium molybdate inhibited spore germination by more than 50%. © 2001 Society of Chemical Industry     

Effects of selected pesticides and adjuvants on germination and vegetative growth of Phomopsis amaranthicola, a biocontrol agent for Amaranthus spp.

Phomopsis amaranthicola, a bioherbicide agent for Amaranthus spp., was tested in vitro for its compatibility with commercial formulations of 16 adjuvants, 24 herbicides, nine fungicides and four insecticides at 2X, 1X (highest labelled product dose rate), 0.75X, 0.5X and 0.25X concentrations. These chemicals were tested for their effects on spore germination. Selected herbicides and fungicides at 1X were also tested for their influence on colony growth and sporulation. All tested compounds were finally categorized in compatibility classes regarding germination, mycelial growth and sporulation such as low, medium and high compatibility. High compatibility in terms of germination and fungal colony growth was only observed with the herbicide bentazone. Many of the adjuvants tested were highly compatible in the germination studies. Most fungicides and insecticides had medium and low compatibility with P. amaranthicola. Effects of pesticides on spore germination did not fully correspond with their effects on colony growth. Thus, it is possible to integrate the use of P. amaranthicola with some herbicides, fungicides, insecticides and adjuvants but not others. A case‐by‐case selection of application methods, such as tank‐mix or sequential application, along with proper timing of applications of the fungus and the chemical agents will be necessary.     

多菌灵等4种杀菌剂对烟草灰霉病菌的室内生物活性

采用菌丝生长速率法和孢子萌发法,分别测定了烟草灰霉病菌对多菌灵、嘧霉胺、异菌脲和丙环唑的敏感性,同时通过离体叶片法评估了这4种杀菌剂对烟草灰霉病的保护和治疗作用。结果表明:4种杀菌剂对烟草灰霉病菌的菌丝生长和孢子萌发均表现出了不同程度的抑制活性,并对灰霉病同时具有保护和治疗作用。其中多菌灵对菌丝生长的抑制活性最强,EC₅₀平均值为0.06 mg/L,其次为丙环唑、嘧霉胺和异菌脲,EC₅₀平均值分别为0.36、0.53和0.60 mg/L;异菌脲和丙环唑对烟草灰霉病菌孢子萌发的抑制活性较强,EC₅₀平均值分别为2.05和2.21 mg/L,其次为嘧霉胺和多菌灵,EC₅₀平均值分别为10.56和131.23 mg/L。异菌脲和多菌灵对灰霉病的保护作用和治疗作用均最强,当药剂质量浓度为200 mg/L时,其对离体叶片的保护和治疗作用防效分别为100%、100%和98.3%、91.8%。研究结果可为烟草灰霉病的科学防治提供依据。     

牛至精油及其主要成分香芹酚和百里酚对16种植物病原真菌的抑制活性

为评价牛至精油及其2种主要成分香芹酚和百里酚在植物真菌病害防治方面的应用前景,采用菌丝生长速率法和孢子萌发法测定3种物质对16种植物病原真菌菌丝生长和孢子萌发的抑制活性,并采用黄瓜子叶法测定其对黄瓜灰霉病的防治效果。结果表明,牛至精油在500 mg/L浓度处理下可完全抑制番茄早疫病菌Alternaria solani、黄瓜灰霉病菌Botrytis cinerea和小麦根腐病菌Bipolaris sorokiniana等12种植物病原真菌的菌丝生长,对棉花黄萎病菌Verticillium dahliae的菌丝生长抑制率也达到97.66%。牛至精油对这13种病原真菌的EC₅₀在83.09~236.58 mg/L之间,香芹酚和百里酚对这13种病原真菌的毒力均高于牛至精油,其中香芹酚对黄瓜灰霉病菌、油菜菌核病菌Sclerotinia sclerotiorum、小麦全蚀病菌Gaeumannomyces graminis、棉花黄萎病菌和小麦茎基腐病菌Fusarium pseudograminearum菌丝生长的毒力较强,EC₅₀分别为9.09、22.45、24.28、28.40和28.80 mg/L;百里酚对黄瓜灰霉病菌和小麦全蚀病菌菌丝生长的毒力较强,EC50分别为21.32 mg/L和27.08 mg/L。香芹酚和百里酚对棉花黄萎病菌、玉米大斑病菌Setosphaeria turcica、苦瓜枯萎病菌Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.momordicae、黄瓜灰霉病菌和黄瓜炭疽病菌Colletotrichum orbiculare的孢子萌发亦有较强毒力,其EC₅₀为3.78~289.07 mg/L。1 000 mg/L牛至精油对黄瓜灰霉病的预防效果与400 mg/L嘧霉胺悬浮剂的预防效果无显著差异;500 mg/L百里酚对黄瓜灰霉病的预防效果和治疗效果均与400 mg/L嘧霉胺悬浮剂的效果相当,而香芹酚的治疗效果显著优于400 mg/L嘧霉胺悬浮剂。表明牛至精油及其主要成分香芹酚和百里酚的抑菌谱广且活性强,具有作为植物源杀菌剂的开发应用潜力。     

In vitro-Untersuchung einer möglichen fungistatischen Wirkung des Sekrets der Weinbergschnecke (Helix pomatia,Helix aspersa) auf Botrytis cinerea

In viticulture practices, technical cultivation practices and application of fungicides, specifically named botryticides, are important to control the grey mold, Botrytis cinerea. While conventional disease control is based upon applications of fungicides, options for controlling of grey mold in organic viticulture is limited. Resistance of the fungus and multiple drug resistance (MDR) require development of new disease control strategies. In vivo observation showed a reduced grey mold infection of grapes if covered with slime from garden snail. Hence, snail slime, commercial lectin (Helix aspersa agglutinin, HAA) from garden snail and bacteria isolated from snail slime were tested for antifungal or antagonistic activities against B. cinereain vitro. Furthermore, fluorescein isothiocyanate labeled Helix-lectin (FITC-HPA) was used to detect terminal N?acetyl-galactosamine residues (GalNAc) on fungal cell wall surface. In our experiments, neither slime (after sterile filtration) nor commercial lectin nor slime bacteria were found to affect spore germination and mycelial growth. Binding of lectin was found to depend on media and age of the fungal mycelium.     

Role of strawberry volatile organic compounds in the development of Botrytis cinerea infection

Botrytis cinerea, the main pathogen of strawberry, has the ability to remain quiescent in unripe tissue and develop disease symptoms in ripe fruit. As strawberry ripening is characterized by an increase of aroma compounds, the role of volatile emission in the development of infection was investigated. Thirty‐five strawberry volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were tested on B. cinerea in vitro and volatile emission was analysed in strawberry harvested at four ripening stages by headspace solid‐phase microextraction/gas chromatography–mass spectrometry and proton transfer reaction–time of flight–mass spectrometry. The coupling of such data sets made it possible to conclude that key strawberry aroma compounds stimulate B. cinerea conidial germination and some typical wound‐volatiles stimulate pathogen conidial germination or mycelial growth. This study is the first report of fungal stimulation by some VOCs naturally occurring in strawberry: the esters ethyl butanoate, cis‐3‐hexenyl acetate, trans‐2‐hexenyl acetate, methyl butanoate and hexyl butanoate, the furanones furaneol and mesifurane, and the alcohol trans‐2‐hexenol. The results of this work provide advances in understanding the functional role of fruit VOCs and suggest, for the first time, that fruit VOCs may influence the development of B. cinerea from the latent phase and that they could favour the invasive growth of B. cinerea after wounding. In particular, ethyl butanoate and furaneol could signal strawberry ripening, and the green leaf volatiles trans‐2‐hexenol, trans‐2‐hexenyl acetate and cis‐3‐hexenyl acetate could signal the presence of damaged tissues that are easier sites for penetration by B. cinerea.     

Interaction betweenSclerotinia sclerotiorum andConiothyrium minitans strains with different aggressiveness

The effects ofSclerotinia sclerotiorum live and autoclaved sclerotia, and sclerotial exudates, and commercial oxalic acid were testedin vitro on sevenConiothyrium minitans strains differing in aggressiveness towardsS. sclerotiorum. Only sclerotial exudates and autoclaved sclerotia affected the mycelial growth rate of almost all the strains tested, whereas a change in theC. minitans mycelial growth pattern was observed in the presence of autoclaved sclerotia and live sclerotia germinating by the myceliogenic eruptive germination. In addition, sclerotial exudates had a stimulatory effect on spore germination. These findings indicate that the various treatments could influence theC. minitans strains regardless of their aggressiveness.     

Trichoderma harzianum produces nonanoic acid, an inhibitor of spore germination and mycelial growth of two cacao pathogens

An isolate of Trichoderma harzianum Rifai from an infected cacao pod produces and secretes nonanoic (pelargonic) acid into a liquid culture medium. Nonanoic acid (NA) was very inhibitory to spore germination and mycelial growth of two cacao pathogens, Crinipellis perniciosa Stahel and Moniliophthora roreri Cif. H.C. Evans. It was highly active causing 75% inhibition of spore germination in an in vitro assay at a rate as low as 0.09 μM for M. roreri and 0.92 μM for C. perniciosa. Mycelial growth was comparatively less sensitive to inhibition, but still there was a 75% reduction in growth with 0.62 μM in M. roreri and 151 μM NA in C. perniciosa. In contrast, NA did not affect Trichoderma mycelial growth or spore germination at concentrations that were inhibitory to the pathogens. 6-pentyl-α-pyrone was also produced and secreted into the medium by T. harzianum, however; it was not antagonistic to the cacao pathogens. Although a number of metabolites produced by Trichoderma spp. have been identified in the past, this is the first report of NA production and secretion by any Trichoderma. The results suggest that NA may play a role in the successful use of some Trichoderma spp. isolates in the biocontrol of fungal diseases of plants.     

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。     

植物内生枯草芽孢杆菌Em7菌株对葡萄灰霉病菌的抑菌活性

通过室内皿内对峙抑菌试验、分生孢子萌发抑制试验、离体果实接种试验以及电镜技术,研究测定了分离自小麦根部的植物内生枯草芽孢杆菌Em7菌液对葡萄灰霉病菌Botrytiscinerea Pers.的抑制作用及抑菌机理。结果表明:用Em7菌液处理葡萄灰霉病菌后,在PDA培养基上形成了明显的抑菌圈,直径达2.81 cm;菌液对分生孢子萌发的抑制率达到88.65%;经Em7菌液处理后,离体果实病情指数明显低于空白对照,相对防治效果达到78.92%。电镜观察发现,处理组菌丝生长异常,体表凹凸不平,局部膨大成结或缢缩,分枝变多,菌丝体内液泡增多,细胞壁增厚,细胞膜透性发生变化。表明植物内生枯草芽孢杆菌Em7菌株对葡萄灰霉病菌有良好的抑制作用,并且可以有效控制葡萄灰霉病的发生。     

The Oxidants and Antioxidant Enzymes in Tomato Leaves Treated With O-Hydroxyethylorutin and Infected with Botrytis cinerea

Application of o-hydroxyethylorutin restricted the development of Botrytis cinerea in tomato leaves. Superoxide anion and hydrogen peroxide generation rates and changes in superoxide dismutase, peroxidase and catalase activities were studied in uninfected tomato plants, in plants infected with B. cinerea, and in plants treated with o-hydroxyethylorutin and infected with pathogen. About two times higher hydrogen peroxide concentration were found in plants treated with o-hydroxyethylorutin and infected with the pathogen at the early infection stages compared with untreated infected plants. In vitro tests showed that germination of B. cinerea conidia was significantly inhibited by H₂O₂. Higher H₂O₂ concentrations were needed to inhibit mycelial growth. The results indicate that o-hydroxyethylorutin triggers hydrogen peroxide production in tomato plants and suggest that enhanced levels of H₂O₂ are involved in restricted B. cinerea infection development.     

Effects of certain herbicides on the fate of sporangiospores of Mucor piriformis and conidia of Botrytis cinerea and Penicillium expansum

The effects of several herbicides used in pome fruit orchards on the germination of spores and growth of mycelia of Botrytis cinerea, Mucor piriformis and Penicillium expansum in vitro and the survival of propagules of these fungi in soil were studied. Diuron in agar at 4–128 μg ml^?1 reduced germination of spores of B. cinerea and M. piriformis, and 2,4-D and paraquat at 32 μg ml^?1 similarly affected B. cinerea and P. expansum. Several herbicides at 128 μg ml^?1 in agar reduced growth of B. cinerea and M. piriformis but were ineffective against P. expansum. Propagule survival levels of the three fungi generally were lower in both autoclaved and non-autoclaved soil amended with herbicides than in non-amended soil. This effect was greatest in non-autoclaved soil, suggesting involvement of microbial antagonists. The most effective herbicides for reduction of fungal propagules in soil were 2,4-D, diuron, and paraquat.     

Adaptation to pyrrolnitrin in Botrytis cinerea and cost of resistance

The objective of this work was to estimate the risk of a decrease in the efficacy of biocontrol as a result of selection pressure exerted by biocontrol agents on Botrytis cinerea, focusing on pyrrolnitrin, an antibiotic identified in diverse biocontrol agents having an effect on B. cinerea. To evaluate a possible decrease in sensitivity to pyrrolnitrin, 10 successive generations of five isolates of B. cinerea were produced in vitro in the presence of a sublethal dose (10 μg L^?1) of the antibiotic. For one isolate, a significant reduction in the sensitivity to pyrrolnitrin at the fifth generation was observed with a resistance factor of c. 11. The production of 10 additional generations for four of these isolates, with increasing doses of pyrrolnitrin (100–4000 μg L^?1), resulted in the development of variants of B. cinerea with high levels of resistance to the antibiotic (RF > 1000) and a reduced sensitivity in vitro to a pyrrolnitrin‐producing bacterium. Reverse adaptation of resistant variants after 10 additional generations in the absence of selection pressure was not observed, suggesting stability of the resistance. Comparison of the pyrrolnitrin‐resistant generations and their sensitive parental isolates for mycelial growth, sporulation and aggressiveness on plant tissues revealed that the high level of resistance to pyrrolnitrin resulted in a high fitness cost. Mycelial growth was reduced between 1·7 to 3·6 times and sporulation reduced 3·8 to 6·6 times that of sensitive parental isolates. Similarly, aggressiveness was 7 to 10 and 3 to 10 times lower for resistant isolates on tomato and apple, respectively. This study provides evidence that a fungal plant pathogen is able to gradually build up resistance to an antibiotic produced by a biocontrol agent.