Phenotypic characterization of Pseudomonas fluorescens PfG32R and its spontaneous gacS mutants and biocontrol activity against bacterial wilt disease of tomato

Pseudomonas fluorescens strain PfG32R actively suppresses the occurrence of bacterial wilt disease of tomato caused by Ralstonia solanacearum. To determine the characteristics affected by spontaneous mutations in the gacS gene, three spontaneous mutants NR1, NR9, and ASW6 were tested for production of several enzymes, antimicrobial activity, and biocontrol activity against bacterial wilt disease of tomato in a greenhouse. Production of biosurfactant and of enzymes such as Tween-80 lipase, gelatin protease, and lecithinase; swarming activity; and antifungal activities against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici and F. graminearum were inactivated by mutations in the gacS gene, indicating that they are under the regulation of the GacS/GacA two-component regulatory system. Levan production, swimming, antifungal activity against Magnaporthe grisea, and antibacterial activity against R. solanacearum and Erwinia carotovora ssp. carotovora were not controlled by the GacS/GacA system. Biocontrol activities of the three spontaneous mutants varied from strain to strain, indicating that the biocontrol activities of PfG32R are influenced not only by the GacS/GacA system but also by other complex factors, which may not be regulated by the system.     

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.     

Bacterial wilt of bellflower caused by Ralstonia solanacearum in Japan

A sudden wilt of bellflower (Campanula lactiflora) was observed in Japan in 1997. A bacterium that formed white fluidal and mucoid colonies resembling those of Ralstonia solanacearum was isolated from the infected plants. The bacterium was bacteriologically identified as biovar 3 of R. solanacearum. This is the first report of R. solanacearum affecting a plant species of the Campanulaceae family.     

番茄青枯病生物防治研究进展

番茄青枯病是番茄生产上最严重的病害之一,化学防治效果不佳,且对环境不友好。本文概述了国内外应用无致病力青枯菌菌株、拮抗细菌和生物技术等方法对番茄青枯病进行生物防治的研究进展,并对生物防治存在的相关问题及应用前景进行了讨论。     

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.     

青枯雷尔氏菌Tn5转座子无致病力突变株在番茄根部的定殖特性

为筛选防治番茄青枯病的优良生防菌株,本研究以弱化指数、胞外多糖含量和盆栽苗番茄发病率为指标确定20株经形态初步判定为无致病力的青枯雷尔氏菌Ralstonia solanacearum Tn5突变菌株的致病性,测定其在番茄根部的定殖数量,并于显微镜下观察其定殖特性。结果表明,供试的20株青枯雷尔氏菌无致病力突变菌株的弱化指数均大于0.75,胞外多糖含量介于1.59～16.68μg/mL之间,显著低于强致病力菌株FJAT-91,接种40 d番茄植株未出现青枯病症状;20株青枯雷尔氏菌无致病力突变菌株均能在番茄根部定殖,定殖数量呈先上升后下降的趋势,其中菌株T659的定殖数量最大,定殖时间最长,分别为2.86×10⁶CFU/g和35 d;透射电镜观察发现,青枯雷尔氏菌无致病力突变菌株T659从番茄植株根部表皮细胞中侵入,然后进入维管束厚壁细胞,并在维管束细胞中大量繁殖和定殖,但未引起番茄根部细胞结构病理变化。表明供试的青枯雷尔氏菌无致病力突变菌株T659的定殖能力最强,具有良好的生防潜力。     

胜红蓟青枯病病原鉴定及其生物学特性

胜红蓟青枯病是我国发生的一种新病害。为了明确引起胜红蓟青枯病的病原,对分离自广东的胜红蓟青枯病菌的菌落形态、16S rDNA序列、碳水化合物利用、致病性及演化型等进行了分析。在含1% 2,3,5-氯化三苯基四氮唑选择性培养基平板上,病原菌的菌落呈近圆形或梭形,隆起,中间粉红色,周围乳白色。应用细菌通用引物27f和1541r扩增16S rDNA,Ac-YcSj-11-1~Ac-YcSj-11-10 10个菌株的16S rDNA近全长均为1 421 bp,且与茄科雷尔氏菌Ralstonia solanacearum GMI1000 16S rDNA的同源率为100%。该病原菌可以利用麦芽糖、乳糖、纤维二糖、山梨醇、甘露醇和卫矛醇等6种碳水化合物,并可侵染姜、沙姜、番茄,弱侵染茄子、辣椒。10个菌株均可同时扩增得到144 bp的演化型Ⅰ特异带和280 bp的茄科雷尔氏菌特异带。研究表明,引起广东胜红蓟青枯病的病原菌为茄科雷尔氏菌R.solanacearum,且属于4号生理小种、生化变种Ⅲ和演化型Ⅰ（亚洲组）。     

Molecular identification of some African strains of Ralstonia solanacearum from eucalypt and potato

Ralstonia solanacearum is a known bacterial pathogen of eucalypt and potato plants in Africa. A survey was undertaken to detect this pathogen in eucalypt plantations in South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Uganda. Numerous bacterial strains were isolated from trees with symptoms typical of bacterial wilt, but only seven were positively identified as R. solanacearum. A polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) technique, based on the hrp (hypersensitive response and pathogenicity) gene region was used to determine and group the biovars of these R. solanacearum strains. The eucalypt isolates and one potato isolate formed a biovar 3 cluster, whereas the two other potato isolates formed a cluster that corresponded to biovar 2. Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis confirmed these clusters. Therefore, PCR-RFLP can be used as a reliable diagnostic technique to enable researchers to rapidly identify the pathogen.     

青枯病的化学与生物防治研究进展

本文阐述了近年来在植物细菌性青枯病化学和生物防治研究方面所取得的进展。首先介绍了普通化学药剂和抗生素及植物生长调节剂等防治青枯病的新近应用，作用效果和防治特点；然后回顾了应用无致病力青枯菌菌株，拮抗细菌，菌根和基因工程技术进行生物防治的研究情况；最后对化学和生物防治的有关问题及应用前景进行了讨论。     

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.     

芝麻青枯病严重度对芝麻生长与产量的影响

为预测芝麻青枯病造成的产量损失,以茎秆病斑长度为指标确定成熟期芝麻青枯病严重度的分级标准,测定4个芝麻品种在不同青枯病严重度下的农艺性状指标、产量构成因子以及产量,建立单株蒴果数、单蒴粒数、千粒重、单株产量与青枯病严重度的回归方程,在此基础上对芝麻青枯病严重度与单株产量损失率进行回归分析。结果表明:随着青枯病严重度上升,芝麻株高显著降低,空梢长度显著增长,始蒴高度显著增高;而芝麻单株蒴果数、单蒴粒数、千粒重均显著下降,其中芝麻单株蒴果数降低最显著,各级芝麻病株的单株蒴果数之间显著差异,且4个芝麻品种9级病株的单株蒴果数比0级病株降低71.24%～79.08%;各级病株的单株产量之间显著差异,4个芝麻品种的1、3、5、7和9级病株平均产量损失率分别为12.56%、29.53%、54.01%、72.57%和81.98%;青枯病严重度与单株蒴果数、单蒴粒数、千粒重3个产量构成因子呈极显著线性负相关;青枯病严重度x与产量损失率y的线性回归方程为y=2.5534+9.4132x(R~2=0.9867),说明青枯病严重度越高,损失率越大。     

PCR-based specific detection of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Ralstonia solanacearum</Emphasis> race 4 strains

Two primer sets were designed based on the sequence of polymorphic bands that were derived from repetitive sequence-based polymerase chain reaction (rep-PCR) fingerprinting and specifically detected in Ralstonia solanacearum race 4 strains (ginger, mioga, and curcuma isolates). One primer set (AKIF-AKIR) amplified a single band (165bp) from genomic DNA obtained from all mioga and curcuma and some ginger isolates; another set (21F-21R) amplified one band (125bp) from the other ginger isolates. These primer sets did not amplify the bands from genomic DNA of other R. solanacearum strains or of other related bacteria. PCR detection limit for the pathogen was 2 × 10²cfu.The nucleotide sequence data reported are available in the DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank databases under accession numbers AB118756 and AB118757     

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。     

Distribution and multiplication of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Ralstonia solanacearum</Emphasis> in tomato plants with resistance derived from different origins

The distribution and multiplication of Ralstonia solanacearum in tomato plants of 11 resistant cultivars derived from different genetic sources and susceptible cultivar Ponderosa were examined. Bacterial multiplication in stems of resistant tomato plants was suppressed owing to the limitation of pathogen movement from the protoxylem or the primary xylem to other xylem tissues. The limitation was most conspicuous in Hawaii 7996. Grafting experiments indicated that the percentage of wilting of Ponderosa scions was less on Hawaii 7996 rootstocks than that on the most resistant rootstock (LS-89) used in Japan. Hawaii 7996 could be an alternative genetic source for breeding for resistance to bacterial wilt.     

Phylogenetic relationships of Ralstonia solanacearum species complex strains from Asia and other continents based on 16S rDNA, endoglucanase, and hrpB gene sequences

The 16S rDNA, endoglucanase, and hrpB genes were partially sequenced for Asian strains of Ralstonia solanacearum spp. complex, including 31 strains of R. solanacearum and two strains each of the blood disease bacterium (BDB) and Pseudomonas syzygii. Additional sequences homologous to these DNA regions, deposited at DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank databases were included in the analysis. Various levels of polymorphisms were observed in each of these DNA regions. The highest polymorphism (approximately 25%) was found in the endoglucanase gene sequence. The hrpB sequence had about 22% poly-morphism. The phylogenetic analysis consistently divided the strains into four clusters, as distinctly shown on the phylogenetic trees of 16S rDNA, hrpB gene, and endo-glucanase gene sequences. Cluster 1 contained all strains from Asia, which belong to biovars 3, 4, 5, and N2. Cluster 2 comprised the Asian strains of R. solanacearum (as biovars N2 and 1) isolated from potato and clove, as well as BDB and P. syzygii. Cluster 3 contained race 3 biovar 2 strains from potato, race 2 biovar 1 strains from banana, and race 1 biovar 1 strains isolated from America, Asia, and other parts of the world. Cluster 4 was exclusively composed of African strains. The results of the study showed the distribution and diversity of the Asian strains, which are present in three of the four clusters. The similarity of Asian strains to those in the other regions was also observed.The nucleotide sequence data reported are available in the DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank databases under accession numbers AY464950 to AY465050     

Biochemical changes in sunflower plants due to seed treatment/spray application with biocontrol agents

The application ofTrichoderma harzianum andPseudomonas fluorescens led to increases in dry matter content, starch, total soluble sugars (TSS) and reducing sugar contents in leaves of sunflower (Helianthus annuus) when done as seed treatment or coupled with spray. There was a significant increase in TSS and reducing sugars in stem tissue after treatment with biocontrol agents. The content of total phenols in leaves increased after treatment at 30 and 60 days after sowing (DAS) and at 30 DAS in stem tissues. Biocontrol agents increased the activities of phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) in leaves and stem tissue after 30 DAS and significantly reduced total phenolic content and PAL activity in the stem at 60 DAS. Following treatment with biocontrol agents, seed lipid content increased, the proportion of linoleic acid increased and that of oleic acid decreased. Application of biocontrol agents to sunflower plants initiated certain biochemical changes, which can be considered to be part of the plant’s defense response. http://www.phytoparasitica.org posting August 6, 2008.     

青枯雷尔氏菌无致病力突变菌株的构建及其防效评价模型分析

 利用青枯雷尔氏菌(Ralstonia solanacearum)无致病力菌株防治番茄青枯病具有很好的应用潜力。作者通过分离筛选自然弱毒株、⁶⁰Co辐射诱变和EZ-Tn5插入诱变,分别获得3、12和40株青枯雷尔氏菌无致病力突变菌株。经盆栽番茄苗致病性检测,15 d后均未发病,证实均为无致病力青枯雷尔氏菌。进一步对番茄青枯病的防治试验表明,从番茄青枯病发病田块分离的无致病力突变菌株FJAT1458的防治效果最好,防效达100%。该菌株能定殖番茄植株根系土壤、根部和茎部,定殖数量均表现为“先增后减”的趋势,并且接种浓度越大、苗龄越小,定殖数量越大。从构建的防效模型可以看出,不同接种浓度条件下,植株发病率随时间变化符合的回归方程不同,相关系数R值也不同,接种浓度越大,R值越小。本研究获得的青枯雷尔氏菌无致病力突变菌株FJAT1458对番茄青枯病具有很好的防病效果。     

Silicon-induced basal resistance in tomato against Ralstonia solanacearum is related to modification of pectic cell wall polysaccharide structure

Bacterial wilt incidence was reduced by 38.1% and 100% in silicon-treated plants of the moderately resistant tomato genotype King Kong 2 and the resistant genotype Hawaii 7998 grown in peat substrate. At 5 days post inoculation the bacterial population was significantly reduced in stems and roots of genotype Hawaii 7998, and in stems of King Kong 2 in silicon-treated plants compared to non-treated plants, indicating a silicon-induced resistance, since silicon accumulated in roots, but not in stems, while a tolerance effect was observed in the susceptible genotype L390. Characterization of possible molecular mechanisms involved in silicon-mediated resistance by immuno-histochemical analysis of stem cell walls indicated silicon-induced changes in the pectic polysaccharide structure. After infection homogalacturonan with non-blockwise degradation of methyl-esters was increased in vessel walls in non-silicon-treated plants, but not in silicon-treated plants, possibly indicating the action of pathogen pectinmethylesterase. Also the staining of vessel walls for arabinogalactan-protein in infected, non-silicon-treated plants was not observed in silicon-treated plants. In inoculated, silicon-treated plants, staining for arabinan side chains of rhamnogalacturonan I (RG I) was increased in some vessel walls, and fluorescence of antibodies for galactan side chains of RG I overall increased in the xylem parenchyma compared to non-silicon-amended plants. These observations suggest an induced basal resistance on cell wall level after silicon treatment, while the yellow or brown autofluorescence occurring in inoculated, non-silicon-treated plants disappeared.     

番茄青枯病植物疫苗胶悬菌剂的制备及其对病害的防治效果

研究了植物疫苗胶悬剂的制备工艺,确定胶悬剂制备的适宜参数为:琼脂终浓度为2.0‰、氯化钠终浓度为2.0%和pH为7.0。在此条件下,胶悬效果最好,质地均匀,无上下分层。试验了植物疫苗胶悬剂对番茄青枯病的防治效果,结果表明,该胶悬剂能较好地抑制番茄青枯病的发生,其防效(77.45%)与化学农药72%农用硫酸链霉素SP(77.23%)相当,配合生防菌剂20亿活芽孢/g蜡质芽孢杆菌WP施用,效果更佳,防效达81.81%。     

Involvement of jasmonic acid signalling in bacterial wilt disease resistance induced by biocontrol agent Pythium oligandrum in tomato

When the biocontrol agent Pythium oligandrum (PO) colonizes the rhizosphere, it suppresses bacterial wilt disease in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum cv. Micro‐Tom) caused by Ralstonia solanacearum, and a homogenate of its mycelia exhibits elicitor activity, inducing an ethylene (ET)‐dependent defence response in Micro‐Tom. Since salicylic acid (SA) and jasmonic acid (JA) play an important role in plant defence responses to pathogens, the involvement of SA‐ and JA‐dependent signal transduction pathways in resistance to R. solanacearum was investigated in tomato roots treated with a mycelial homogenate of PO. Bacterial wilt disease was also suppressed in tomato cv. Moneymaker treated with the PO homogenate. However, the SA‐inducible PR‐1(P6) gene was not up‐regulated in either Micro‐Tom or Moneymaker. SA did not accumulate in homogenate‐treated roots in comparison with distilled water‐treated controls, even 24 h after inoculation. Induced resistance against R. solanacearum was not compromised in SA‐non‐accumulating NahG transgenic plants treated with the PO homogenate. On the other hand, the expression of the JA‐responsive gene for the basic PR‐6 protein was induced in both tomato cultivars treated with the PO homogenate. Furthermore, quantitative disease assays showed that the induced resistance against R. solanacearum was compromized in PO homogenate‐treated jai1‐1 mutant plants defective in JA signalling. These results indicated that the JA‐dependent signalling pathway is required for PO‐induced resistance against R. solanacearum in tomato.