Effect of Harpin from Four Pathovars of Pseudomonas syringae on Pea Defense Responses

To investigate the role of the proteinaceous elicitor, harpin, on host and nonhost plants, we isolated the harpin-coding gene, hrpZ, from Pseudomonas syringae pvs. pisi, glycinea, tabaci and tomato. Effects of the recombinant harpin proteins on pea plants were analyzed and compared with the effects of the corresponding bacterial treatment. After inoculation of pea with pea pathogen P. syringae pv. pisi, the bacterial population increased and the accumulation of PAL-mRNA and pisatin was inhibited. The nonpathogenic pathovars, glycinea, tabaci and tomato induced both defense responses in pea. However, none of the harpins induced the hypersensitive reaction or accumulation of PAL-mRNA and pisatin in pea. Harpins from P. syringae pvs. glycinea, tomato and pisi did induce these defense responses in tobacco, however, suggesting that externally applied harpins either are not recognized or are nonfunctional in pea plants. Received 27 June 2000/ Accepted in revised form 21 February 2001     

一种新的90 kD胞外蛋白激发子诱导烟草系统获得抗性研究

 就棉疫病菌(Phytophthora boehmeriae Saw.)培养滤液中提纯获得的90 kD胞外蛋白激发子诱发烟草系统获得抗性进行了研究。以10 nmol/L激发子溶液注射处理Samsun NN烟草叶片24 h后,在处理叶片及其上、下各2片叶片接种TMV,结果是处理叶及其上、下各2片叶片上的枯斑数显著少于对照,诱抗防效达40.9%~53.1%;接种TMV7d后处理叶片的枯斑平均直径为1.23mm,显著小于对照叶片上的枯斑直径2.97mm,但是处理叶片的上、下叶片上的枯斑平均直径与对照没有显著差别。以10 nmol/L激发子溶液注射处理Samsun NN烟草叶片分别立即接种或于1、2、4、7、15 d接种TMV,结果证明该激发子诱导烟草对TMV的抗性以处理后第1d至第4 d接种为较好,防效达30.2%~5 0.4%;处理后立即接种和第7d接种TMV诱抗防效仅4%左右,处理叶片上的枯斑数与对照没有显著差别,表明较强的诱导抗性可持续时间<7d。用不同浓度激发子处理烟叶,所测定的0.5~100 nmol/L各浓度均可显著地诱发烟草对TMV产生获得抗性,诱导抗性效果为34.9%~5 8.2%,诱导抗性效果随浓度的降低呈下降趋势。以10 nmol/L激发子溶液注射处理W38烟草叶片,2 d后分别注射接种烟草野火病菌(Pseudomonas syringae pv.tabaci)菌液或喷雾接种烟草赤星病菌(Alternaria alternata)分生孢子,结果是,注射接种烟草野火病菌5d后处理叶片及其上、下叶片上的野火病病斑均显著小于对照;处理叶片上的赤星病病斑数及病斑面积明显小于对照,表明该激发子可诱导烟草对野火病和赤星病产生抗性。上述结果表明,90kD蛋白激发子诱导烟草产生的获得抗性是一种典型的系统获得抗性,该系统获得抗性对病原菌具广谱抗性。     

转隐地蛋白基因烟草的抗病性及遗传分析

 对转隐地蛋白(Cryptogein)基因烟草植株进行了抗病性测定、抗病分子机理及遗传分析的研究。结果表明:80%以上的转基因植株对烟草上3种重要病原菌的抗病性均增强,且能稳定遗传;转基因烟草植株的抗病性与整合的拷贝数成负相关,即绝大多数高度抗病的植株只含有1个拷贝,而感病植株一般为2~3个拷贝;部分转基因烟草植株Northern杂交分析表明:病程相关蛋白和渗透调节蛋白等防卫反应相关基因的表达丰度与转基因植株的抗病性存在着一定的正相关性,表达丰度越高,抗病性越强;综合农艺性状考察表明Cryptogein基因对烟草植株的生长有显著的促进作用。     

番茄细菌性斑点病菌无毒基因研究进展

番茄细菌性斑点病是影响番茄产量和品质的重要病害,Pseudomonas syringaepv.tomato(Pst)为其病原菌,其与番茄的互作系统是研究植物抗感病机理的典型模式系统。Pst存在2种无毒基因:avrPto和avrPtoB,它们编码的蛋白质均能与番茄抗性基因Pto编码的Ser-Thr蛋白激酶互作,符合Flor"基因对基因"学说。AvrPto和AvrPtoB在表达Pto的抗性植物中,与Pto互作,表现无毒功能,引发植物防御反应;而在缺失Pto的感病植物中,它们具有毒性,促进细菌的生长。本文综述了番茄细菌性斑点病菌无毒基因avrPto及avrPtoB的结构特点及其功能,这有助于了解病原物与植物的互作机制,对认识植物的感病性、抗病性以及植物防御反应都具有重要意义。     

The dynamics of homologous and heterologous interactions between rice and strains of Xanthomonas campestris

Lesion development, bacterial multiplication and spread were measured in leaves of cultivars of rice containing different Xa (resistance) genes, following inoculation with different races of the bacterial leaf blight pathogen. Xanthomonas campestris pv. oryzae. Both compatible and incompatible races possessed the ability to colonize rice plants. The difference between compatible and incompatible host pathogen combinations appeared to be mainly in symptom production since multiplication rates and spread were very similar until after the onset of symptoms. No form of HR (hypersensitive response) was observed. The ability of incompatible races to modify host reaction in dual-inoculation was dependent on the genotype of the host plant. The heterologous non-pathogen of rice X. campestris pv. campestris produced few symptoms, failed either to multiply or spread within rice leaves and was unable to induce any marked cross-protection against homologous pv. oryzae strains in dual-inoculation experiments.     

Biological control of bacterial speck of tomato under field conditions at several locations in north america

ABSTRACT Bacterial speck of tomato, caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato, continues to be a problem for tomato growers worldwide. A collection of nonpathogenic bacteria from tomato leaves plus P. syringae strains TLP2 and Cit7, P. fluorescens strain A506, and P. syringae pv. tomato DC3000 hrp mutants were examined in a greenhouse bioassay for the ability to reduce foliar bacterial speck disease severity. While several of these strains significantly reduced disease severity, P. syringae Cit7 was the most effective, providing a mean level of disease reduction of 78% under greenhouse conditions. The P. syringae pv. tomato DC3000 hrpA, hrpH, and hrpS mutants also significantly reduced speck severity under greenhouse conditions. The strains with the greatest efficacy under greenhouse conditions were tested for the ability to reduce bacterial speck under field conditions at locations in Alabama, Florida, and Ontario, Canada. P. syringae Cit7 was the most effective strain, providing a mean level of disease reduction of 28% over 10 different field experiments. P. fluorescens A506, which is commercially available as Blight-Ban A506, provided a mean level of disease reduction of 18% over nine different field experiments. While neither P. syringae Cit7 nor P. fluorescens A506 can be integrated with copper bactericides due to their copper sensitivity, there exist some potential for integrating these biological control agents with "plant activators", including Actigard. Of the P. syringae pv. tomato DC3000 hrp mutants tested, only the hrpS mutant reduced speck severity significantly under field conditions.     

Genetic diversity of Pseudomonas syringae pv. lachrymans strains isolated from cucumber leaves collected in Poland

Several strains of Pseudomonas syringae pathovar (pv.) lachrymans and related bacterial pathogens were isolated from cucumber ( Cucumis sativus ) leaves collected in central and southern Poland in 2001 and 2002. Twenty five original strains, together with five reference strains of P. syringae pv. lachrymans , pv. syringae and pv. tomato , were genetically characterized by PCR-RFLP (polymerase chain reaction − restriction fragment length polymorphism), ADSRRS (amplification of DNA fragments surrounding rare restriction sites), and PCR-MP (PCR − melting profiles) fingerprinting techniques. Genetic similarity analyses of the PCR-RFLP and ADSRRS fingerprints showed that strains of P. syringae pv. lachrymans form distinct clusters. The results also indicated that the ADSRRS and the PCR-MP fingerprinting techniques may serve as more efficient tools for evaluating genetic similarity among pathovars and strains of P. syringae than PCR-RFLP. The 25 strains showed diverse pathogenicity to cucumber seedlings and biochemical tests were varied. The syrB gene was identified in four cucumber strains, characterized as P. syringae pv. syringae .     

利用编码harpin蛋白的基因遗传改良生防荧光假单胞菌2P24

荧光假单胞菌Pseudomonas fluorescens 2P24是根围促生细菌（PGPR）,具有Ⅲ型分泌系统（T3SS）。为了在2P24中表达植物过敏反应激发子harpin,赋予生防菌诱导抗病性能力,本文选择可在2P24中表达的来自Pseudomonas syringae pv.tomato DC3000的avrPto1基因启动子与水稻细菌性条斑病菌Xanthomonasoryzae pv.oryzicola harpin蛋白编码基因hpa1进行融合,实现了harpin蛋白在2P24的表达。重组菌株通过T3SS分泌harpin蛋白,可激发烟草产生过敏反应（HR）,激活HR途径的HIN1基因和HRS203J基因以及病程相关蛋白PR1a基因的转录表达。harpin重组菌株与2P24一样,对小麦赤霉病菌Fusarium graminearum和棉花枯萎病菌F.oxysporum f.sp.vasinfectum具有抑制作用。这为利用植物-病原物互作中激发植物产生抗病性的激发子来遗传改良生防微生物奠定了理论和实践基础。     

东亚小花蝽对四种害虫的捕食作用

室内饲养的东亚小花蝽Orius sauteri成虫对棉蓟马成虫、烟粉虱4龄若虫、朱砂叶螨雌成螨和甘蓝蚜成虫的捕食作用、种内干扰作用测定结果表明：捕食功能反应均符合HollingⅡ型;东亚小花蝽对棉蓟马的捕食量符合Na=1.0819Nt/（1＋0.08485Nt）,对朱砂叶螨的捕食量符合Na=2.704Nt/（1＋0.1423Nt）,对烟粉虱的捕食量符合Na=1.9641Nt/（1＋0.2455Nt）,对甘蓝蚜的捕食量符合Na=1.5912Nt/（1＋0.1808Nt）。东亚小花蝽的捕食作用有较强的种内干扰反应,捕食率与个体间相互干扰的关系符合Hassell模型。东亚小花蝽的捕食量与害虫密度正相关,寻找效应与害虫密度负相关。在这4种害虫中,小花蝽对朱砂叶螨的瞬间攻击率和最大捕食量均最大、处置时间最短,对棉蓟马的瞬间攻击率最小,对烟粉虱的最大捕食量最小、处置时间最长。     

Selective detection of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato using dot blot hybridization and real-time PCR

Two rapid detection methods based on dot blot hybridization with a nonradioactive DNA probe and molecular beacon-PCR were developed for the specific detection of Pseudomonas syringae pv . tomato , the causal agent of bacterial speck of tomato. A 1378 bp DNA fragment (Acc. No. AM039892), obtained from the extension of a 255 bp fragment generated by a RAPD protocol, was used to find a suitable combination of primers specific for the tomato pathovar. A 138 bp fragment from the genome of P. syringae pv. tomato DC 3000 was used as DNA probe. In dot blots of DNA extracted from either pure cultures or artificially contaminated seeds washes, the probe recognized specifically the tomato pathovar. A molecular beacon was designed from the same region for the specific detection and quantification of P. syringae pv . tomato by real-time PCR. A highly significant correlation was observed between the amount of target DNA and the cycle threshold (Ct). Using a fast protocol for DNA extraction, from pure cultures and from washes of artificially contaminated seeds, the limit of detection was about 1 × 10² CFU. The diagnostic tools developed proved highly specific for P. syringae pv. tomato and simple to use. They can therefore be applied to large-scale testing of tomato seeds and seedlings for the assessment of their phytosanitary condition in nurseries.     

广东南瓜细菌性叶枯病及其病原鉴定

 在广东省雷州市发生一种南瓜(Cucurbita moschata)叶枯病,病株叶片边缘开始出现水渍状病斑,逐步发展成大病斑,后期病斑焦枯;在叶片上也可形成近圆形水渍状病斑,伴有黄色晕圈,后期病斑联合形成不规则大枯斑;叶柄和匍匐茎被侵染后呈水渍状腐烂。从病斑上分离到一种细菌,在KB培养基上,菌落为椭圆形,乳白色,半透明,边缘参差不齐,紫外灯照射下产生荧光反应。致病性测定结果表明,该病原细菌可侵染6个南瓜品种引起与田间症状相同的叶枯病。生理生化试验结果表明,该病原细菌与丁香假单胞丁香致病变种(Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae)的特性一致。应用假单胞菌属特异引物Ps-for/Ps-rev和丁香假单胞丁香致病变种组群特异性引物Group III-F/Group III-R,可从该病原细菌中扩增出预期大小分别为1 018 bp和750 bp的目的片段。应用丁香致病变种syrB基因特异性引物B1/B2,可从该病原菌中扩增出预期大小为750 bp的丁香霉素基因片段。基于16S rDNA与gyrB基因序列系统进化分析均表明,南瓜叶枯病菌株与已报道的P. syringae pv. syringae菌株HS191(CP006256)亲缘关系最近,二者聚类在一起形成一个小分支。人工接种条件下,该病原细菌还可侵染西葫芦、丝瓜、茄子、番茄、菜豆、扁豆等植物。这些结果表明,引起广东省南瓜叶枯病的病原为丁香假单胞丁香致病变种(Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae)。这是首次在中国发现丁香假单胞丁香致病变种引起南瓜叶枯病。     

甘肃番茄细菌性斑点病病原菌鉴定

采自发病番茄植株上分离获得的菌株,经致病性测定、培养特性、革兰氏染色反应、菌体形态、16S rDNA基因序列分析、生理生化以及寄主范围测定,结果表明:甘肃省张掖市番茄细菌性叶斑病菌为丁香假单胞杆菌番茄致病变种[Pseudomonas syringae pv.tomato(Okabe) Young,Dye&;Wikie],为此病的综合防治提供了依据。     

A hypersensitive response was induced by virulent bacteria in transgenic tobacco plants overexpressing a plant ferredoxin-like protein (PFLP)

The hypersensitive response (HR) displayed by resistance plants against invading pathogens is a prominent feature of an incompatible plant pathogen interaction. It has been shown that tobacco cell cultures transgenic for a plant ferredoxin-like protein (PFLP) that functions as an electron acceptor of Photosystem I increased harpin-mediate HR. In this work we report increased bacterial disease resistance of pflp transgenic tobacco. Compared to the controls, four distinctive characteristics were found in the pflp-transgenics after inoculation with virulent bacterial cells Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora and Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci: (i) instead of typical disease symptoms, an HR-like necrosis was observed; (ii) the proliferation of the virulent pathogen was highly retarded; (iii) the expression of hsr203j, an HR marker gene, was apparently induced; (iv)H₂O₂ accumulation was induced immediately. Together, those results demonstrate that enhanced production of PFLP in the transgenic plant conditions the induction of a hypersensitive response during compatible pathogen attack.     

Bacterial canker on kiwifruit in Italy: anatomical changes in the wood and in the primary infection sites

The bacterial canker of kiwifruit caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae is a severe threat to kiwifruit production worldwide. Many aspects of P. syringae pv. actinidiae biology and epidemiology still require in-depth investigation. The infection by and spread of P. syringae pv. actinidiae in xylem and phloem was investigated by carrying out artificial inoculation experiments with histological and dendrochronological analyses of naturally diseased plants in Italy. We found that the bacterium can infect host plants by entering natural openings and lesions. In naturally infected kiwifruit plants, P. syringae pv. actinidiae is present in the lenticels as well as in the dead phloem tissue beneath the lenticels, surrounded by a lesion in the periderm which appears to indicate the importance of lenticels to kiwifruit infection. Biofilm formation was observed outside and inside plants. In cases of advanced stages of P. syringae pv. actinidiae infection, neuroses of the phloem occur, which are followed by cambial dieback and most likely by infection of the xylem. Anatomical changes in wood such as reduced ring width, a drastic reduction in vessel size, and the presence of tyloses were observed within several infected sites. In the field, these changes occur only a year after the first leaf symptoms are observed suggesting a significant time lapse between primary and secondary symptoms. It was possible to study the temporal development of P. syringae pv. actinidiae-induced cambial dieback by applying dendrochronology methods which revealed that cambial dieback occurs only during the growing season.     

Evaluation of physiological and serological profiles of Pseudomonas syringae pv. pisi for pea blight identification

Phenotypic variability of the pea blight bacterium, Pseudomonas syringae pv. pisi, was studied on a large collection of strains isolated in France, as well as those obtained from foreign collections. Some other pseudomonads encountered on peas, particularly P.s. pv. syringae, were included in the study to evaluate differential tests for identification purposes. All the isolates that induced watersoaking on the pea cultivar Kelvedon Wonder after inoculation were considered to be P.s. pv. pisi. The other pseudomonads gave either no reaction or a hypersensitive reaction. When they corresponded to P. syringae according to the LOPAT test, they were referred to as P.s. pv. syringae.
P.s. pv. pisi did not show a single uniform phenotype. The variation of the different tests was estimated (fluorescence+ 93%; esculin-86%; dl-lactate-85%; homoserine + 75%; INA + 97%). Three O-sero-groups contained P.s. pv. pisi strains: APT-PIS (88.5%), HEL2 (11.4%) and RIB (0.1%). When the main criteria were combined, eight profiles were encountered within P.s. pv. pisi. This diversity was not linked to race structure or geographical origin of the strains. Profile PI was the most frequent (72.8%), and it was specific to the pathovar pisi . The strains belonging to the other profiles could be confused with some P.s. pv. syringae strains because of the serological heterogeneity of that pathovar. For instance, the pv. pisi strains belonging to profiles P2 and P4 resembled some of the P.s. pv. syringae found on peas and required pathogenicity tests on pea for their identification. The confusing pea isolates represented 12.8% of the total 4740 strains studied.     

Plant amphipathic proteins delay the hypersensitive response caused by harpinPssandPseudomonas syringaepv.syringae

Harpin_Pssfrom the plant pathogenPseudomonas syringaepv.syringaeis a proteinaceous elicitor that induces a hypersensitive response (HR) in non-host plants. The plant products which recognize harpin_Pssin the triggering of the HR are not yet known. According to the elicitor-receptor model, we hypothesize that an exogenous cell membrane receptor infiltrated into the intercellular space will interfere with the interaction between harpin_Pssand the putative receptor. We demonstrate a plant amphipathic protein (AP1) which can postpone the HR induced by harpin_Pssas well asP. syringaepv.syringae.AP1 was extracted by solubilizing proteins from healthy leaves in the non-polar n-octanol buffer followed by a polar Tris buffer. The amphipathic extracts were then further separated by gel filtration and anion exchange chromatography to obtain highly purified AP1. Similar proteins can be extracted from cotton, tomato, and sweet pepper. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of AP1 is conserved among cotton, tomato, and sweet pepper. The postponement of the harpin_Pss-mediated HR was characterized as a competitive dosage-dependent pattern of AP1. An analysis of the bacterial population development indicates that the effect of AP1 on the postponement of bacteria-mediated HR was attributed to the suppression of bacterial growth during the early stages of the HR. The time course analysis of the infiltration indicates that the postponement of HR resulted from the co-interaction between AP1 and the bacteria. Based on these results, we suggest that the postponement of bacteria-mediated HR is due to the interference of the interaction between harpin_Pssand the putative receptor in the plant. Our research provides a new approach to elucidating the role that plants may play in the nonhost response caused by pathogens.     

烟粉虱为害对丽蚜小蜂寄生及寄主植物挥发物的影响

在日光温室条件下,将健康的番茄和甘蓝植株,以及被烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci刺吸24h后的番茄和甘蓝植株分别与带有烟粉虱若虫的黄瓜植株组合,研究丽蚜小蜂Encarsia formosa对黄瓜上烟粉虱若虫的寄生率.结果表明,与被烟粉虱刺吸后的番茄、甘蓝组合的黄瓜上丽蚜小蜂,对烟粉虱的寄生率分别为39.60%、35.72%,显著高于与健康番茄、甘蓝组合的黄瓜上的寄生率(分别为30.84%、29.37%);但不同植株组合对丽蚜小蜂在寄主植物上的羽化率没有显著影响.通过气质联用测定两种寄主植物被烟粉虱刺吸前后的挥发性气体成分,结果表明,番茄主要以萜烯类化合物为主,而甘蓝主要以酮类化合物为主.被刺吸后的寄主植物挥发性气体成分比健康寄主植物挥发性气体成分和相对百分含量都有较大的变化.     

番茄细菌性斑点病病原菌鉴定

 1998~1999年在吉林省、辽宁省、黑龙江省等地的大棚番茄上发现一种番茄病害,并从其病叶、病茎杆上分离得到了23个细菌菌株。接种番茄幼苗上,发病症状与自然发病症状完全一致,并从接种病株上重新分离到此病原细菌。各菌株致病力无明显的差异。经革兰氏染色反应、菌体形态、培养性状、生理生化反应、G+C mol%等鉴定,确认该病原菌为丁香假单胞杆菌番茄致病变种(Pseudomonas syringae pv.tomato(Okabe)Young,Dye&Wilkie)。该病菌引起番茄细菌性斑点病(又称叶斑病)。病菌除侵染番茄外,尚能侵染茄子、辣椒、龙葵、白花曼陀罗和毛曼陀罗。该病害尚属我国大陆首次报道。