毛乌素沙地3种豆科植物根际AM真菌生态分布研究

通过对毛乌素沙地草木樨(Melilotus suaveolens)、胡枝子(Leapedeza bicolor)和沙打旺(Astragalus adsurgens)等3种豆科植物根际土壤样品和根样的采集和分析,研究了3种植物根际AM真菌的群落组成和生态分布.试验结果表明,在已分离出的3属28种AM真菌中,球囊霉属(Glomus)种类占绝对优势;3种豆科植物都有较高的AM真菌定殖率和孢子密度,但不同种之间或同一种植物在不同样地之间的AM真菌种类和分布差异显著.AM真菌泡囊定殖率和总定殖率与土壤速效N有显著负相关,其定殖强度可能主要取决于宿主植物和AM真菌的相互选择性.     

荧光假单胞菌CZ菌株定殖及抗病毒活性研究

荧光假单胞菌Pseudomonas fluorescens CZ能分泌包括碱性磷酸酶在内的抗病毒蛋白抑制烟草花叶病毒Tobacco mosaic virus(TMV)侵染?本文利用抗生素利福平逐级诱导获得抗药性标记菌株CZ-rif, 生测试验显示:野生型和抗药型菌株的发酵上清和粗蛋白液对TMV的体外钝化效果均大于90%, 无显著差异?灭菌和非灭菌的根际土拌CZ-rif菌液后盆栽烟苗, 取根际土在含抗生素的平板上检测定殖菌量, 结果显示, CZ-rif能够在烟株根际土壤中有效定殖, 第31天在灭菌土中的定殖菌量为4.3×104 cfu/g, 显著大于在非灭菌土中的定殖菌量6×103 cfu/g, 在叶面上的定殖菌量显著低于根际土壤?叶面喷施CZ-rif菌液后24 h接种病毒, 对TMV-GFP的预防效果为45.85%?田间试验中喷淋菌株发酵稀释液, 对烟草花叶病毒病的防效为42.02%?此外, 水培试验显示生防菌发酵液对烟草幼苗具有促生作用?总之, 荧光假单胞菌CZ能在烟草根际定殖和促进植株生长, 叶面喷施能钝化TMV并抑制其初侵染, 可以研发防治病毒病害的生物制剂?     

绿色荧光蛋白标记荧光假单胞菌P303及其生存能力检测

构建了含有荧光假单胞菌自身启动子PP303的中间质粒载体pGFP.然后利用mini-Tn5转座子,通过接合转移,将两个带有不同启动子的绿色荧光蛋白基因分别整合到荧光假单胞菌P303染色体上,获得了在488nm波长下发光稳定的P303m1和P303m3菌株.PCR鉴定和Southern印迹结果均证明绿色荧光蛋白已随机插入P303染色体.SDS-PAGE结果表明,含有PA1/04/03启动子的P303m3菌株GFP表达量低于含有PP303启动子的P303m1菌株,染色体标记的GFP表达量低于质粒标记.室内平板抑菌试验结果表明,P303m1与出发菌株P303抑菌活性相当,对九种植物病原真菌有较强的拮抗作用.定殖、生存竞争能力研究表明,荧光假单胞菌在自然土壤中和大白菜根际都具有较强的定殖能力.P303和P303m1在自然土壤中第60天的菌量分别为1.63×104和3.3×102cfu/g土(湿重),大白菜根际第50天的菌量分别为3.29×106和4.1×104cfu/g根(湿重).     

枯草芽胞杆菌PTS-394的GFP标记及其定殖能力

为探明枯草芽胞杆菌PTS-394在番茄根围的定殖能力,采用电转化法获得绿色荧光蛋白（green fluorescent protein,GFP）标记菌株PTS-GFP,构建其生长曲线,采用对峙生长法评价其室内抑菌活性,并应用抗生素平板回收结合激光扫描共聚焦显微镜观察标记菌株在番茄根围的定殖数量。结果显示：与原始菌株PTS-394相比,标记菌株PTS-GFP的生长、对青枯病菌和4种病原真菌的室内抑菌能力无明显差异。标记菌株PTS-GFP和青枯病菌菌液单独或混合处理番茄苗,灌根当天标记菌株初始菌量接近10⁸ CFU/g,处理3 d后种群数量迅速下降,约10⁶ CFU/g,随后缓慢下降,处理10 d后种群数量约10⁴ CFU/g,处理30 d后,标记菌株仍然能被检测到,约20 CFU/g。表明枯草芽胞杆菌PTS-394在番茄根际土壤中具有一定的定殖能力。     

细菌定殖能力与其生物防治功能相关性研究进展

一株优秀的生防菌株能否发挥生防能力的第一步就是在寄主植物根围以及其他生境稳定定殖。本文综述了国内外近年来对于定殖能力与生物防治之间关系的研究,包括定殖量与生防效果之间的关系,定殖中涉及到的一些性状和机制,以及生防菌株次生代谢产物与定殖能力之间的关系。     

蜡样芽孢杆菌A47鞭毛蛋白基因的克隆及其定殖相关性初探

植物内生细菌是指能定殖在健康植物组织内, 并与寄主植物建立一定和谐关系的一类微生物。诸多研究结果表明,部分植物内生细菌对植物是有益的,因此,目前对植物内生细菌的研究已成为国内外研究的热点之一。蜡样芽孢杆菌(Bacillus cereus)A47是本实验室从小麦根部分离的一株内生增产细菌。它可以在小麦的根围和根内定殖,但其定殖机理目前尚不清楚,本研究从该菌的鞭毛蛋白基因入手,克隆该基因并采用插入突变方法获得突变菌株,再比较突变菌株与野生菌株之间的差异,为明确细菌的定殖因子做一些初步探索。由鞭毛蛋白基因的同源序列设计引物,以蜡样芽孢杆菌A47的基因组DNA为模板,扩增获得了两个鞭毛蛋白基因,分别命名为flaA和flaB;选取     

植物内生细菌在辣椒体内的定殖动态及对辣椒疫病的防治效果

为了探讨具生防作用的植物内生细菌在辣椒体内的定殖动态与其防治辣椒疫病的关系,采用对峙培养法和盆栽苗防效法筛选生防菌株,依据菌体形态、生理生化性质和16SrDNA序列鉴定菌种,用抗利福平标记研究菌株在辣椒苗中的定殖动态,在同时接入植物内生细菌和灌根接种辣椒疫霉菌的条件下分析生防菌株的定殖数量与防效的关系。结果表明,菌株G9、R15和J13对辣椒疫病防效最好,经鉴定均为荧光假单胞菌Pseudomonasfluorescens。菌株G9和R15在辣椒根部定殖量高于菌株J13;定殖周期均在30-40d,呈“先增后减”的变化趋势;菌株G9和R15在接种第15d时定殖量最高,菌株J13在根、茎和叶中定殖量达到最高的天数分别为第9、15和15-20d,定殖数量的变化为根〉茎〉叶。菌株G9定殖量达到9．73×10^5cfu·g-1时辣椒疫病的防效达到100％,保持该数量的时间约6d;菌株R15定殖量达到6．30×10^5cfu·g-1以上时对辣椒疫病的防效达到100％,保持该数量的时间约14d。研究结果展现了植物内生细菌在辣椒疫病生物防治上的应用潜力,为制定植物内生细菌防治辣椒疫病的施用技术提供了科学依据。     

生防菌EN5的定殖能力及其对根际土壤微生物类群的影响

［目的］ 明确生防菌EN5菌株在番茄根、茎及根际土壤中和在黄瓜、烟草体内的定殖情况,及对根际土壤微生态的影响,为细菌性青枯病的生态治理提供理论依据。［方法］ 采用抗生素抗性标记法测定生防芽胞杆菌EN5的定殖能力;以平板培养及ERIC PCR法分析菌株EN5对番茄根际土壤微生物种群的影响。［结果］ 菌株EN5在番茄根、茎及根际土壤中均能稳定定殖,当菌株EN5处理植株15 d时,其在番茄茎内的定殖量可达5.6×104 cfu/g;此外,菌株EN5在烟草和黄瓜体内亦可定殖,其在烟草体内的定殖量较大。菌株EN5处理使根际土壤中细菌、真菌和放线菌的数量明显高于对照土壤,对氨化细菌、固氮菌、纤维素降解菌等微生物群体有促进作用,对反硫化细菌群体有抑制作用。同时,菌株EN5处理还改善了根际土壤中细菌群体的多样性。［结论］ 菌株EN5可以在其自然寄主番茄的根、茎及根际土壤中稳定定殖。同时,菌株EN5处理有助于改善根际土壤微生态环境,抑制病菌繁殖。     

木霉对植物的促生及诱导抗性研究进展

木霉不仅能够直接抑制植物病原菌的生长,还可通过定殖于植物的根部引起植物新陈代谢的改变。本文综述了木霉在植物根部定殖后,通过产生植物生长调节剂、抑制或降解根际有害物质、增加养分利用率以促进植物生长以及通过产生激发子诱导植物形成胞壁沉积物、合成抗菌物质以诱导植物局部或系统抗性的研究进展,以期为进一步扩大木霉在农业生产中的应用提供参考。     

枯草芽胞杆菌GB519在水稻植株中的定殖及对稻瘟病田间防效

枯草芽胞杆菌GB519是一株具有广谱抑菌活性的生防菌株。本研究利用绿色荧光蛋白标记的菌株GB519-GFP处理水稻种子、根和叶片,结合激光共聚焦显微镜观察和抗生素平板回收检测的方法,探究其在水稻根茎叶中的定殖动态。结果显示：经GB519-GFP发酵液处理水稻种子、根和叶片后,菌株均可内生定殖于植株的表皮、皮层和维管束中,表明其可在水稻植株内迁移和定殖。GB519-GFP在处理部位的定殖量通常呈现先减少后增多的趋势,非处理部位3～5 d后即可检测到标记菌株。浸种处理,3 d后在幼芽中可检测到标记菌株;20 d后在根中的菌量最多,达5.7×10⁵ cfu/g。灌根处理,1 d后根中菌量为5.4×10⁵ cfu/g; 20 d后根、茎和叶中菌量均达到最大值;处理80 d后,根中定殖数量仍达1.9×10⁵ cfu/g。叶面喷施处理,1 d后叶片菌量为4.2×10⁵ cfu/g; 20 d后叶片菌量达4.4×10⁵ cfu/g。不同处理方法在各部位的定殖量几乎均在处理20 d后达到峰值。...     

Performance of the Biocontrol Fungus Piriformospora indica on Wheat Under Greenhouse and Field Conditions

ABSTRACT The endophyte Piriformospora indica colonizes roots of a range of host plants and increases biomass production and resistance to fungal pathogens and, thus has been considered a biocontrol fungus. However, the field performance of this fungus has not yet been tested in temperate climates. Therefore, we evaluated the performance of this fungus in different substrata under greenhouse and practical field conditions. Roots of winter wheat were colonized efficiently, and biomass was particularly increased on poor substrata. In greenhouse experiments, symptom severity of a typical leaf (Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici), stem base (Pseudocercosporella herpotrichoides), and root (Fusarium culmorum) pathogen was reduced significantly. However, in field experiments, symptoms caused by the leaf pathogen did not differ in Piriformospora indica-colonized compared with control plants. In the field, Pseudocercosporella herpotrichoides disease severity was significantly reduced in plants colonized by the endophyte. Increased numbers of sheath layers and hydrogen peroxide concentrations after B. graminis attack were detected in Piriformospora indica-colonized plants, suggesting that root colonization causes induction of systemic resistance or priming of the host plant. Although the endophyte is not well suited for growth at Central European temperature conditions, it remains to be shown whether P. indica is more suitable for tropical or subtropical farming.     

Piriformospora indica protects barley from root rot caused by Fusarium graminearum

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection - The beneficial endophytic fungus Piriformospora indica colonizes barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) roots, which results in protection against diseases and...     

Piriformospora indica reduces fusarium head blight disease severity and mycotoxin DON contamination in wheat under UK weather conditions

Piriformospora indica (Sebacinaceae) is a cultivable root endophytic fungus. It colonizes the roots of a wide range of host plants. In many settings colonization promotes host growth, increases yield and protects the host from fungal diseases. Evaluation was made of the effect of P. indica on fusarium head blight (FHB) disease of winter (cv. Battalion) and spring (cv. Paragon, Mulika, Zircon, Granary, KWS Willow and KWS Kilburn) wheat and consequent contamination by the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON) under UK weather conditions. Interactions of P. indica with an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (Funneliformis mosseae), fungicide application (Aviator Xpro) and low and high fertilizer levels were considered. Piriformospora indica application reduced FHB disease severity and incidence by 70%. It decreased mycotoxin DON concentration of winter and spring wheat samples by 70 and 80%, respectively. Piriformospora indica also increased aboveground biomass, 1000‐grain weight and total grain weight. Piriformospora indica reduced disease severity and increased yield in both high and low fertilizer levels. The effect of P. indica was compatible with F. mosseae and foliar fungicide application. Piriformospora indica did not have any effects on plant tissue nutrients. These results suggest that P. indica might be useful in biological control of Fusarium diseases of wheat.     

Treatment with the Mycoparasite Pythium oligandrum Triggers Induction of Defense-Related Reactions in Tomato Roots When Challenged with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici

ABSTRACT The influence exerted by the mycoparasite Pythium oligandrum in triggering plant defense reactions was investigated using an experimental system in which tomato plants were infected with the crown and root rot pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici. To assess the antagonistic potential of P. oligandrum against F. oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici, the interaction between the two fungi was studied by scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM and TEM, respectively). SEM investigations of the interaction region between the fungi demonstrated that collapse and loss of turgor of F. oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici hyphae began soon after close contact was established with P. oligandrum. Ultrastructural observations confirmed that intimate contact between hyphae of P. oligandrum and cells of the pathogen resulted in a series of disturbances, including generalized disorganization of the host cytoplasm, retraction of the plasmalemma, and, finally, complete loss of the protoplasm. Cytochemical labeling of chitin with wheat germ agglutinin (WGA)/ovomucoid-gold complex showed that, except in the area of hyphal penetration, the chitin component of the host cell walls was structurally preserved at a time when the host cytoplasm had undergone complete disorganization. Interestingly, the same antagonistic process was observed in planta. The specific labeling patterns obtained with the exoglucanase-gold and WGA-ovomucoid-gold complexes confirmed that P. oligandrum successfully penetrated invading cells of the pathogen without causing substantial cell wall alterations, shown by the intense labeling of chitin. Cytological investigations of samples from P. oligandrum-inoculated tomato roots revealed that the fungus was able to colonize root tissues without inducing extensive cell damage. However, there was a novel finding concerning the structural alteration of the invading hyphae, evidenced by the frequent occurrence of empty fungal shells in root tissues. Pythium ingress in root tissues was associated with host metabolic changes, culminating in the elaboration of structural barriers at sites of potential fungal penetration. Striking differences in the extent of F. oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici colonization were observed between P. oligandrum-inoculated and control tomato plants. In control roots, the pathogen multiplied abundantly through much of the tissues, whereas in P. oligandrum-colonized roots pathogen growth was restricted to the outermost root tissues. This restricted pattern of pathogen colonization was accompanied by deposition of newly formed barriers beyond the infection sites. These host reactions appeared to be amplified compared to those seen in nonchallenged P. oligandrum-infected plants. Most hyphae of the pathogen that penetrated the epidermis exhibited considerable changes. Wall appositions contained large amounts of callose, in addition to be infiltrated with phenolic compounds. The labeling pattern obtained with gold-complexed laccase showed that phenolics were widely distributed in Fusarium-challenged P. oligandrum-inoculated tomato roots. Such compounds accumulated in the host cell walls and intercellular spaces. The wall-bound chitin component in Fusarium hyphae colonizing P. oligandrum-inoculated roots was preserved at a time when hyphae had undergone substantial degradation. These observations provide the first convincing evidence that P. oligandrum has the potential to induce plant defense reactions in addition to acting as a mycoparasite.     

Verticillium longisporum and V. dahliae: infection and disease in Brassica napus

Verticillium wilt of oilseed rape ( Brassica napus ) is caused primarily by Verticillium longisporum and has become a serious problem in northern Europe. In order to evaluate whether V. longisporum and V. dahliae differ in their interaction with oilseed rape, phenotypical and molecular assessments were made. Oilseed rape plants for fungal assessments were inoculated with V. longisporum and V. dahliae via root-dipping and samples were taken from roots, stems, leaves, flowers, pods and seeds during plant development. The infection by V. longisporum was found to start mainly in lateral roots and root-hairs, followed by colonization of the xylem vessels and extensive spread in stems and leaves, whereas V. dahliae infected the main roots and remained in the region below the cotyledon node of the plants. Re-isolation studies, together with PCR analysis of samples taken from early growth stages through to fully ripe plants, showed that the onset of flowering was a critical phase for V . longisporum to colonize plants. No seeds infected with V. longisporum were found. Mycelial growth from V. dahliae but not V. longisporum was significantly reduced on media containing tissue from a low glucosinolate B. napus genotype compared with growth on media containing tissue from a high glucosinolate cultivar. The results of this study suggest that V. longisporum favours B. napus as host and that the transition from the vegetative to the generative phase is of importance for the spread of the fungus in oilseed rape plants.     

Histological methods to detect the clubroot pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae during its complex life cycle

The clubroot pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae is an obligate biotrophic protist that lives in close relationship with its host cell. The roots of the host plants are colonized and the plant growth is altered upon infection. While shoots can be stunted and show wilt symptoms after longer infection periods, the root system is converted to a tumorous root tissue, called ‘clubroot’, by alterations of the plant growth promoting hormones auxin, cytokinin and brassinosteroid. Because the life cycle occurs largely within the host cells, this leads to dramatic changes in host root morphology and anatomy. Thus, the identification of the respective protist structures in the host tissue by microscopy is challenging. Different staining methods as well as fluorescence and electron microscopy of thin sections can reveal specific life stages of P. brassicae and can yield additional information on the changes in the host tissues concerning, for example, cell wall properties. In addition, promoter–reporter fusions, immunostaining methods and in situ hybridization techniques can be used to gain additional information on the changes in the host roots.     

Interaction of spatially separated Pratylenchus penetrans and Verticillium dahliae on potato measured by impaired photosynthesis

Experiments were conducted under growth-chamber conditions to determine if Pratylenchus penetrans systemically alters light use efficiency (LUE) of Russet Burbank potato infected by Verticillium dahliae. Pathogen separation was achieved by inoculating potato roots with the nematode prior to injecting fungal conidia into the stem vasculature. Treatments were P. penetrans alone, V. dahliae alone, nematode and fungus together, and a no-pathogen control. Gas exchange was repeatedly and nondestructively measured on the fifth-youngest leaf with a Li-Cor LI-6200 portable photosynthesis system. By 16 and 20 days after stem injection with the fungus, LUE was synergistically impaired in jointly infected plants. Transpiration in plants infected with both pathogens was significantly reduced. However, the combined effect of nematode and fungus was synergistic in one experiment and additive in the other. Stems were destructively harvested when LUE was synergistically impaired. Coinfected potato plants contained more colony-forming units (CFU) of V. dahliae in stem sap than those infected by the fungus alone in one experiment. Evidence is provided that infection of Russet Burbank roots by P. penetrans systemically affects disease physiology associated with stem vascular infection by V. dahliae . The findings indicate that the role of the nematode in the fungus/host interaction is more than simply to facilitate extravascular and/or vascular entry of the fungus into potato roots.     

Plasticity in plant-microbe interactions: a perspective based on the pitch canker pathosystem

What we know about the life history of fungi that cause disease in plants is commonly based on studies of the pathogen’s interaction with a susceptible host: how and when infection occurs, growth and reproduction within the host, and survival during the interval when a growing host is not available. This focus is appropriate, given the need for information that will facilitate management of disease affecting an economically important crop, but it can limit recognition of the full range of resources that may be utilized by fungi that we classify as plant pathogens. This was certainly the case for Fusarium circinatum, which causes a destructive disease of pines known as pitch canker. Although F. circinatum was initially known only as a necrotrophic, wound-infecting pathogen of coniferous trees, recent research has revealed that an isolate of this fungus that will kill shoot tissue when inoculated into a wound can also have a biotrophic relationship with roots of pine seedlings, infect and grow within grasses without causing symptoms, and cause ear rot of corn. Thus, although F. circinatum became known to science because it induced visible symptoms on pines, it has the capacity for a much broader range of ecological activities than is captured by its designation as a necrotrophic pathogen. The physiological plasticity manifested by F. circinatum illustrates the challenge of obtaining a comprehensive understanding of the life history of a plant pathogenic fungus.     

Suppression of clubroot (Plasmodiophora brassicae) development in Arabidopsis thaliana by the endophytic fungus Acremonium alternatum

This study investigated the ability of an endophytic fungus Acremonium alternatum to reduce clubroot formation in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, which is highly susceptible to Plasmodiophora brassicae . Quantitative PCR demonstrated that A. alternatum colonized the P. brassicae -infected roots and shoots of the host plant. When Arabidopsis plants were co-inoculated with P. brassicae and A. alternatum , gall formation was reduced as shown by the reduction of the disease index (DI) by up to 50% compared to plants only infected with P. brassicae, whereas the infection rate was lowered by about 20% only in several, but not all, experiments. Clubroot was similarly suppressed when plants were inoculated with autoclaved A. alternatum spores or spore extracts, showing that viable spores were not needed. However, A. alternatum spores did not inhibit P. brassicae resting spore germination. Compared to the normal root galls, the smaller root galls on A. alternatum -inoculated plants contained fewer resting spores of the clubroot pathogen. It was thus hypothesized that inoculation with A. alternatum delayed the development of P. brassicae . Using quantitative RT-PCR to monitor the expression of P. brassicae genes differentially expressed during the development of the disease, a delayed pathogen development was corroborated. Furthermore, greenhouse experiments identified a time window in which the endophyte had to be administered, where the latest effective time point was 5 days before inoculation with P. brassicae and the optimum treatment was to administer A. alternatum and P. brassicae at the same time. These results indicate that A. alternatum and perhaps similar endophytes could be useful for the management of clubroot disease.