Analysis of the gacS-gacA regulatory genes of spontaneous mutants of Pseudomonas fluorescens biocontrol strain PfG32R

Pseudomonas fluorescens strain PfG32R, a potential biocontrol agent against soilborne pathogens, frequently loses its antifungal activity and ability to produce enzymes. To characterize genetically the instability of these bacterial functions, we analyzed gacS and gacA genes of PfG32R and three spontaneous mutants of PfG32R (NR1, NR9, and ASW6), which had lost their ability to produce proteases and antifungal activities. The gacS and gacA sequences of PfG32R had 77%–89% and 78%–87% homology, respectively, with several known gacS and gacA homologues. All three spontaneous mutants were subjected to complementation analysis. Introduction of clones containing an intact gacS of PfG32R and another P. fluorescens strain Pf-5 as well as strain tea632 of P. syringae pv. theae complemented all three mutants restoring protease and antifungal activities, indicating a mutation in gacS. In sequencing analysis, the mutants had a deletion or change in amino acids in the conserved sensor kinase domains of GacS. The three mutants maintained both their antibacterial activity against Ralstonia solanacearum and Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. michiganensis and siderophore production, indicating that they are not controlled by the GacS/GacA system. The sequences reported in this article have been deposited in the DDBJ database under accession numbers AB219364 and AB219365.     

产香真菌GS-1菌株鉴定及其挥发性物质对番茄灰霉病的生防效果

为鉴定产香真菌GS-1菌株物种分类和评价其挥发性物质对番茄灰霉病的生防效果,通过形态学和ITS(internal transcribed spacer)序列分析对菌株GS-1进行物种鉴定,以对扣法测定其挥发物对番茄灰霉病菌Botrytis cinerea、水稻胡麻斑病菌Bipolaris oryzae、小麦赤霉病菌Fusarium graminearum、白菜黑斑病菌Alternaria brassicae和莴苣菌核病菌Sclerotinia sclerotiorum共5种植物病原真菌的熏蒸抑制活性,以果实针刺法测定挥发物对番茄灰霉病的抑制作用,并观察对其菌丝生长的影响。结果显示,菌株GS-1为普通瘤座孢Tubercularia vulgaris;其挥发物对5种植物病原真菌均有明显的熏蒸抑制作用,72 h的抑制率为58.05%~75.81%;其挥发物可造成番茄灰霉病菌菌丝畸形、分枝增多、原生质外渗等,对番茄果实灰霉病的防效72 h后达53.62%。表明产香真菌普通瘤座孢GS-1菌株挥发物对番茄灰霉病有良好的生防效果。     

Tobacco cultivars vary in induction of systemic resistance against <Emphasis Type="Italic">Cucumber mosaic virus</Emphasis> and growth promotion by <Emphasis Type="Italic">Pseudomonas chlororaphis</Emphasis> O6 and its <Emphasis Type="Italic">gacS</Emphasis> mutant

The colonization of plant roots with certain rhizosphere bacteria promotes plant growth and induces long lasting systemic protection against a broad spectrum of plant pathogens. The role of the global regulator, GacS, in the rhizosphere colonist Pseudomonas chlororaphis O6 in stimulating growth promotion and induced resistance against Cucumber mosaic virus was examined in tobacco. Responses were compared in tobacco cvs Samsun and GX3. Root colonization of Samsun with wild-type O6 and the gacS complemented mutant-elicited reduced viral symptoms and viral titre. On GX3, there was little affect on symptoms when roots were colonized by the wild-type, gacS mutant or complemented mutant but colonization by both the wild-type and the gacS mutant lowered viral titre. Wild-type O6 and the gacS mutant caused plant growth to be maintained in both tobacco cultivars after viral infection, although the affect was stronger with GX3 than Samsun. In contrast, although a chemical inducer, benzothiadiazole, reduced symptoms and viral titre in both cultivars, plant growth was suppressed. Our results indicate rhizobacteria-elicited induced viral resistance without a negative impact on growth but there was a differential response between cultivars. Detailed knowledge regarding the mechanisms inherent to these differences between cultivars requires further investigation.     

番茄枯萎病菌和青枯病菌拮抗细菌的评价

为筛选出对番茄枯萎病和青枯病有较好防效的生防菌,采用平板对峙法,以番茄枯萎病菌Fusarium oxysporum和番茄青枯病菌Ralstonia solanacearum为靶标菌,从江苏沭阳、宿迁、溧水及内蒙古海拉尔分离到的2 062株细菌菌株中筛选拮抗菌株,并采用平板对峙法、拮抗菌液灌根法、分子生物学方法进行拮抗物质检测、盆栽试验及种属鉴定。结果表明:从2 062株细菌中共筛选到21株对番茄枯萎病和青枯病具有很强拮抗作用的菌株,均能分泌蛋白酶,具有解磷作用;不能分泌几丁质酶和纤维素酶,仅4株细菌能分泌嗜铁素。拮抗细菌SY290对番茄枯萎病和番茄青枯病防效最高,分别达到74.2%和75.0%,SQ728和LS536次之,但防效均大于60%。结合各菌株形态特征、16S r DNA与gyr-B序列分析结果,菌株SY177、SY290和SQ728鉴定为解淀粉芽胞杆菌Bacillus amyloliquefaciens,菌株LS536为枯草芽胞杆菌B.subtilis。     

和田鞘氨醇杆菌AMCC 100218菌株的筛选、鉴定及杀线虫特性

为筛选对南方根结线虫具有致死效果的生防细菌,从山东省10个县市蔬菜主产区番茄根际土壤中分离可培养细菌,采用离体杀线虫试验测定分离菌株对南方根结线虫Meloidogyne incognita的致死活性,结合生理生化特征及分子生物学方法对高效杀线虫菌株进行分类鉴定,同时对其杀线虫特性进行表征,并通过盆栽试验进一步验证其生防潜力。结果显示,从山东省蔬菜主产区番茄根际土中分离到1株高效杀线虫菌株AMCC 100218,结合生理生化试验与16S rRNA序列分析,鉴定此菌株为和田鞘氨醇杆菌Sphingobacterium hotanense;该菌株对南方根结线虫2龄幼虫的致死效果可达88.87%,其杀线虫活性物质具有较好的热稳定性和储存稳定性,且耐碱不耐酸;盆栽试验结果表明,该菌能够显著减少土壤中的虫口密度,降低番茄发病率。表明和田鞘氨醇杆菌AMCC 100218菌株是1株具有防治根结线虫病潜力的生防细菌。     

枯草芽胞杆菌B1409对番茄和辣椒的防病促生作用

为探讨枯草芽胞杆菌Bacillus subtilis菌株B1409对番茄早疫病和辣椒疫霉病的防效和生防机制,采用平板对峙法和盆栽法测定了该菌株对番茄早疫病菌和辣椒疫霉病菌菌丝生长的抑制作用、对2种病害的盆栽防效以及对番茄和辣椒植株促生长效果和防御酶活性的影响。结果表明:菌株B1409能明显抑制番茄早疫病菌和辣椒疫霉病菌菌丝生长,且导致菌丝发生畸变。10~8CFU/mL菌株B1409菌液对番茄早疫病和辣椒疫霉病的预防效果分别为67.82%和61.22%,治疗效果分别为41.22%和56.43%。不同浓度B1409菌液均能促进番茄和辣椒植株生长,并能增强其体内超氧化物歧化酶、过氧化物酶和过氧化氢酶活性,且浓度越高促进效果越明显。番茄和辣椒植株的平均干重分别在10~2CFU/mL和10~4CFU/mL B1409菌液处理后显著高于对照,增长率分别为42.35%和4.87%。番茄和辣椒植株经10~2CFU/mL B1409菌液处理后,体内超氧化物歧化酶活性比对照显著增加,增长率分别为91.23%和19.58%。研究表明枯草芽胞杆菌B1409菌株可通过直接抑制菌丝生长及诱导植物体自身抗病性等方式来有效防治番茄早疫病和辣椒疫霉病。     

Influence of rice-isolated bacteria on chitinase production by the biocontrol bacterium Serratia marcescens strain B2 and the genetically modified rice epiphytic bacterium

Chitinolytic activity of the biocontrol bacterium Serratia marcescens strain B2 was inhibited by bacteria isolated from rice, even though its growth was not affected. Antifungal activity of the strain against Pyricularia oryzae was also reduced under the influence of these bacteria. In contrast, the rice-epiphytic bacterium Erwinia ananas NR1, transformed with chitinase gene chiA derived from strain B2, had high chitinolytic activity regardless of the presence of the bacteria isolated from rice. Therefore, the introduction of an antagonistic factor gene with a promoter from the recipient into the epiphytic bacteria may prove useful in the development of effective biocontrol agents.     

Bacillus subtilis as an alternative biologically based strategy for controlling Fusarium wilt disease in tomato: A histological study

The employment of formulateBacillus subtilis as a biocontrol agent successfully controlledFusarium oxysporum f.sp.lycopersici within tomato seedlings (in vivo). B. subtilis was able to proted cortex and vascular tissues of tomato against progression of the wilt pathogen. No changes were observed in tomato tissues due to application ofB. subtilis except for hypertrophy and elongation of cortex tissues, which indicates the production of plant growth hormones byB. subtilis.     

Nitric oxide-overproducing transformants of Pseudomonas fluorescens with enhanced biocontrol of tomato bacterial wilt

The relation between nitric oxide (NO) production and the protective ability of Pseudomonas fluorescens T5 against bacterial wilt disease in tomato was examined. The endogenous nitric oxide reductase gene of T5 was disrupted by homologous recombination using a suicide plasmid. Three disruptants were obtained, and all had higher levels of NO production. Infection with Ralstonia solanacearum was reduced in tomato plants treated with the NO-overproducing transformants compared with the wild type. These results suggest that the modification of pseudomonads to increase their level of NO production is a new approach to enhancing their biocontrol efficacy.     

Lipid metabolism in tomato and bean as a sensitive monitor for biocontrol of wilt diseases

The lipids metabolism of tomato and bean plants during biological control of wilt pathogens (Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.lycopersici andF. oxysporum f.sp.phaseoli, respectively) byBacillus subtilis was investigated. The interaction of wilt pathogens with both tomato and bean caused an imbalance and drastic reduction in total lipids, triacylglycerol, sterol and all phospholipd fractions except phosphatidic acid. The application of a formulated biocontrol agent,B. subtilis, eliminated the detrimental effect of both wilt pathogens and consequently prevented catabolism of lipid fractions in both tomato and bean. Moreover, the changes in the lipid fractions as a sensitive monitor for biocontrol of wilt diseases suggest a positive correlation between the application ofB. subtilis and improvement in the host metabolism towards anabolism. http://www.phytoparasitica.org posting Sept. 20, 2006.     

小麦条锈病生防菌株的筛选、鉴定及其防治效果

为获得对小麦条锈病具有生防潜力的菌株,通过土壤稀释法和皿内拮抗法分离筛选对小麦条锈菌Puccinia striiformis f.sp.tritici（Pst）有良好拮抗作用的菌株,基于形态学观察、生理生化特性和16S rDNA系统发育分析对其进行分类鉴定,测定其抑菌活性、抑菌谱及生防特性,并通过盆栽试验进一步验证其生防潜力。结果显示,筛选出1株菌株XH可以显著抑制Pst夏孢子萌发,结合形态学和分子生物学特征将其鉴定为直丝紫链霉菌Streptomyces rectiviolaceus;菌株XH发酵滤液对Pst夏孢子的萌发抑制率为94.36%,致死率达91.53%,且该菌株对测试的7种常见植物病原菌均有抑制作用,可以分泌淀粉酶、蛋白酶、纤维素酶和嗜铁素,具有固氮作用;盆栽试验结果显示,菌株XH的菌体悬浮液和发酵滤液可显著降低小麦叶片的Pst侵染量,对小麦条锈病的防治效果分别为54.26%和67.22%。表明菌株XH作为小麦条锈病生防菌株具有较好的开发应用潜力。     

棉花黄萎病拮抗细菌H14的筛选鉴定及其拮抗机理分析

为筛选对大丽轮枝菌Verticillium dahliae Kleb.具有拮抗活性的根际细菌,以大丽轮枝菌为靶菌,分离获得棉花根际细菌,利用平板对峙法和琼脂扩散法筛选具有较高拮抗活性的菌株,采用室内盆栽法测定筛选所得菌株对棉花黄萎病的防效,并通过形态特征、生理生化特性和16S r DNA基因序列分析确立其分类地位,采用底物降解法和抗菌肽基因克隆法检测其产生水解酶和抗菌肽的能力。结果显示,试验共分离获得182株棉花根际细菌,筛选得到3株对大丽轮枝菌抑菌率大于50.00%且抑菌圈直径大于15 mm的菌株,其中菌株H14的抑菌率和抑菌圈直径最大,分别为54.25%和18.10 mm。该菌能在0～9%NaCl和pH 4.5～9.0的NB培养基上生长;经形态特征观察、生理生化试验及16S rDNA基因序列分析,最终将其鉴定为莫哈韦芽胞杆菌Bacillus mojavensis;菌株H14对大丽轮枝菌孢子萌发的抑制率和对棉花黄萎病的盆栽防效分别为89.55%和74.57%;菌株H14能合成蛋白酶,含有srfAA、fenD、bacA脂肽类抗生素合成基因。表明莫哈韦芽胞杆菌菌株H14能够合成蛋白酶和脂肽类拮抗物质,具有良好的抑菌和防病能力。     

苹果树腐烂病菌拮抗放线菌JPD-1的筛选及鉴定

为筛选对苹果树腐烂病菌Valsa mali具有拮抗作用的放线菌,从苹果树根际土壤中分离获得放线菌,利用平板对峙法和生长速率法筛选拮抗活性较高的菌株,通过菌株培养特征、形态特征、生理生化特性及16S rDNA序列分析确定其分类地位,并采用离体枝条烫伤接种法测定所筛选获得的拮抗菌株对苹果树腐烂病的防效。结果表明,从苹果树根际土壤中共分离获得28株放线菌,其中菌株JPD-1对苹果树腐烂病菌的拮抗作用最强,抑制率为72.50%,该菌在高氏合成1号培养基上生长最好,培养7 d时菌落生长旺盛,气生菌丝白色,基生菌丝深粉红色,无可溶性色素产生;经形态特征观察、生理生化试验及16S rDNA序列分析,将菌株JPD-1鉴定为公牛链霉菌Streptomyces tau‐ricus。菌株JPD-1发酵滤液对苹果树腐烂病菌的抑制率及对离体枝条上苹果树腐烂病的防效均随稀释倍数的增大而减弱,发酵滤液原液使苹果树腐烂病菌菌丝膨大、末端畸形,抑制率为78.14%,对离体枝条上苹果树腐烂病的防效为76.37%。表明分离到的放线菌菌株JPD-1可以用作苹果树腐烂病的生防材料,具有很好的开发及应用前景。     

棉花内生真菌CEF-373菌株对棉花黄萎病的防效及其作用机理

为明确棉花内生真菌CEF-373菌株对棉花黄萎病的防效及其作用机理,利用圆盘滤膜法和平板对扣培养法测定菌株CEF-373对大丽轮枝菌Verticillium dahliae菌丝生长的抑制作用,测定其对棉花黄萎病的温室和田间防效,并通过活性氧含量及防御基因表达情况来分析其作用机理。结果表明,菌株CEF-373的挥发性代谢产物和非挥发性代谢产物对大丽轮枝菌菌丝的生长均有显著抑制作用,抑制率最高分别可达37.75%和100.00%。用1×107CFU/mL的菌株CEF-373分生孢子悬浮液灌根后,对棉花黄萎病的温室防效可达71.12%,用质量比为3%的菌株CEF-373固体菌剂拌土栽培后,对棉花黄萎病的温室防效可达62.74%,防治作用显著。菌株CEF-373的发酵液滴灌和微生物肥料处理40 d后,对棉花黄萎病的田间防效达到最大,分别为36.23%和27.71%,而在后期有所降低。菌株CEF-373可以诱导棉花叶片中细胞活性氧的爆发;且菌株CEF-373成功激活了苯丙氨酸解氨酶、过氧化物酶、多酚氧化酶、几丁质酶和病程相关蛋白基因PR10的表达,对大丽轮枝菌的侵染具有抵御作用。表明棉花内生真菌CEF-373菌株通过抑制大丽轮枝菌生长以及诱导寄主系统抗病性来有效防治棉花黄萎病,具有较好的生物防治应用前景。     

Visualization of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Ralstonia solanacearum</Emphasis> cells during biocontrol of bacterial wilt disease in tomato with <Emphasis Type="Italic">Pythium oligandrum</Emphasis>

The biocontrol agent Pythium oligandrum (PO) can suppress bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum (RS) in tomato. To understand the primary biocontrol mechanisms of bacterial wilt by PO, we pretreated tomato plants with sterile distilled water or preinoculated them with PO, followed by inoculation with RS, then observed PO and RS in fixed sections of tomato tissues using a confocal laser-scanning microscope and fluorescence labeling until 14 days after the inoculation with RS. Horizontal and vertical movement of RS bacteria was frequently observed in the xylem vessels of roots and stems of tomato plants (cv. Micro-Tom) that had not been inoculated with PO. In plants that were preinoculated with PO, the movement of RS was suppressed, and bacteria appeared to be restricted to the pit of vessels, a reaction similar to that observed in resistant rootstocks. PO colonization was mainly observed at the surfaces of taproots, the junctions between taproots and lateral roots, and the middle sections of the lateral roots. PO was not observed near wound sites or root tips where RS tended to colonize. However, RS colonization was significantly repressed at these sites in PO preinoculated plants. These observations suggest that the induction of plant defense reactions is the main mechanism for the control of tomato bacterial wilt by PO, not direct competition for infection sites.     

水稻纹枯病生防细菌筛选及其与病原菌侵染垫形成的关系

为筛选对立枯丝核菌Rhizoctonia solani具有拮抗作用的生防细菌,利用稀释涂布平板法,从吉林省水稻纹枯病样中分离筛选出对立枯丝核菌AG-1A具有高拮抗活性的生防菌株,通过gyrB基因序列分析鉴定其分类地位,并采用离体侵染试验和温室防治试验测定筛选生防菌株对水稻纹枯病的防效,在显微镜下观察生防菌株预处理后接种病原菌的水稻叶片表面的菌丝生长情况,分析其生防机理。结果显示,从水稻纹枯病样中共分离获得35株菌株,其中菌株ND11对立枯丝核菌AG-1A的抑制率和抑菌圈直径最大,分别为74.12%和31.50 mm。基于gyrB基因序列分析最终将菌株ND11鉴定为短小芽胞杆菌Bacillus pumilus;该菌株能够减缓立枯丝核菌AG-1A的侵染速度,抑制其侵染垫的形成,对水稻纹枯病的温室防效达70.69%以上。表明短小芽胞杆菌菌株ND11能够通过抑制立枯丝核菌侵染垫的形成来防治水稻纹枯病,且防效较好,具有开发为生防菌剂的潜力。     

棉铃疫病生防细菌筛选、鉴定及制剂防治效果

为有效防治由苎麻疫霉Phytophthora boehmeriae引起的棉铃疫病,采用平板对峙培养法、离体试验和田间小区试验对棉花、玉米、番茄、黄瓜等作物根围细菌进行筛选,结合形态学观察、16S rDNA序列分析及Biolog微生物自动鉴定系统对筛选出的生防细菌进行分类鉴定,并通过离体试验对优秀生防菌2种制剂的防治效果进行评价。拮抗细菌初筛试验结果表明,在供试的1 250株作物根围细菌中,399株细菌菌株有良好的抑菌能力,其中40株拮抗细菌菌株抑菌率在80.00%以上,菌株HMB22922抑菌能力突出,对棉铃疫病菌的抑菌率为85.71%,抑菌带宽10.0 mm。室内筛选试验结果表明,菌株HMB22922、HMB23917和HMB21405的病情指数显著低于空白对照,与化学药剂对照间差异不显著,人工接种苎麻疫霉5 d和7 d后,3株菌株对棉铃疫病的防治效果分别为73.92%、69.58%、56.54%和81.34%、66.67%、64.60%。田间筛选试验结果表明,菌株HMB22922培养液对棉铃疫病的田间防治效果为47.12%～58.64%,优于其它2株供试菌株,与化学药剂的防治效果相当且防治效果稳定。生防菌株HMB22922经形态学观察、序列分析和和微生物鉴定系统被鉴定为萎缩芽胞杆菌Bacillus atrophaeus。人工接种苎麻疫霉5、7和12 d时,以菌株HMB22922为有效成分的2.5′109 CFU/mL萎缩芽胞杆菌悬浮剂的防治效果分别为86.33%、78.66%和64.44%,均优于其相同菌量培养液的防治效果。     

荧光素酶标记无致病力青枯雷尔氏菌的生物学和定殖特性

为示踪青枯雷尔氏菌Ralstonia solanacearum无致病力菌株FJAT1458在番茄植株及根际土壤中的定殖特性,采用电击法对菌株FJAT1458进行荧光素酶(luciferase,LUC)基因标记,并于室内采用生测法测定标记菌株的生物学特性、遗传稳定性、致病力及在番茄植株和根际土壤中的定殖能力。结果表明,成功将luc基因整合至无致病力菌株FJAT1458染色体上,标记菌株FJAT1458-LUC发出强烈的荧光,且PCR扩增出1 612 bp的luc基因片段;与野生型菌株FJAT1458相比,标记菌株FJAT1458-LUC的生长明显滞后,培养8h之后标记菌株FJAT1458-LUC的OD_600nm值均小于野生型菌株FJAT1458;且标记菌株FJAT1458-LUC连续传代20次后菌体浓度显著增加,发光菌体比例显著降低,LUC活性和luc基因表达量均随着传代数增加而显著降低;标记前、后菌株FJAT1458的弱化指数分别为0.90和0.89,且接种番茄植株30 d均未引起植株发病。标记菌株FJAT1458-LUC能在番茄根际土壤、根及茎中定殖,定殖数量呈...     

一株生防内生真菌的分离筛选、鉴定及抑菌特性

为获取优良植物病害生防菌,以交链孢菌Alternaria tenuis Ness和尖镰孢菌Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht为指示菌,采用平板对峙培养法、抑菌圈法和菌落直径法对健康龙柏鳞叶小枝中分离的4株优势内生真菌进行了筛选评价,并结合形态学观察及ITS序列分析对筛选出的生防内生真菌进行了鉴定。结果表明,对峙培养发现1菌株对交链孢菌和尖镰孢菌均具有较好的抑制作用,抑菌率分别为52.05%和48.65%,标记其为LB-1;LB-1菌株与指示菌对峙培养的菌落交界面处,2种指示菌的菌丝均出现了消解、断裂,而LB-1的菌丝则生长正常。未灭菌LB-1菌株发酵液对交链孢菌和尖镰孢菌产生的抑菌圈直径分别为14.1 mm和13.7 mm,抑菌率分别为47.89%和48.72%;灭菌LB-1菌株发酵液对交链孢菌和尖镰孢菌的抑菌圈直径分别为15.3 mm和15.0 mm,抑菌率分别为5.96%和33.90%,指示菌在生长过程中菌丝溶解现象明显。经鉴定,LB-1菌株为毛壳菌属Chaetomium中的近缘毛壳菌C.subaffine,是一种极具生防潜力的内生真菌,其抑菌特性可能通过溶菌作用实现。     

非致病性尖孢镰刀菌FJAT-9290的定殖特性及对番茄枯萎病的防治效果

为评价非致病性尖孢镰刀菌FJAT-9290对不同植物的致病性和定殖能力,利用该菌株所含的无毒基因SIX1特异性检测引物P12-R1/P12-F2跟踪其在不同植物中的侵入与定殖情况,并研究其对番茄植株生长特性的影响及对番茄枯萎病的防治效果。结果显示,接种120 d内,菌株FJAT-9290对所供试的11种植物均未造成危害,但在侵入时间与定殖方面存在差异。该菌株最易侵入番茄植株,接种第5天即可在茎基部检测到;其次为甜椒、甜瓜、西瓜和香蕉等植株,接种10 d时可在茎基部检测到;但在韭菜、香葱和马唐草上均未检测到。该菌株在番茄与茄子植株的定殖时间最长,达90 d;其次为甜椒、香蕉和粉蕉,至少60 d;在甜瓜、西瓜和黄瓜上为40~50 d。该菌株能促进番茄植株生长,显著提高其株高和叶片数量,对番茄枯萎病的盆栽与田间防治效果分别达76.70%和69.56%。表明菌株FJAT-9290具有良好的定殖能力且对番茄枯萎病具有较好的防治效果。