哈密瓜细菌性果斑病菌群体感应系统的检测

本文利用群体感应信号报告菌Agrobacterium tumefaciens NTL4(pZLR4),在LB报告平板上对燕麦食酸菌西瓜亚种的19个菌株进行了初步检测,发现18个菌株有群体感应信号产生.用琼脂条法对菌株Pslb-94进一步检测,证实菌株Pslb-94存在群体感应系统.提取了该菌株信号物质,反相薄层层析(TLC)检测证明该菌株能产生群体感应信号分子.     

哈密瓜细菌性果斑病病原菌鉴定

 2000年在内蒙古和新疆的哈密瓜上发现一种新细菌病害-哈密瓜细菌性果斑病,从病叶和病果上分离到33个细菌菌株,接种哈密瓜、西瓜和甜瓜后,发病症状与自然发病症状完全一致,而且从接种病株上又重新分离到了此病原细菌,这33个细菌菌株经柯赫法则证明均为该病的致病菌。各菌株致病力无明显差异。经革兰氏染色反应、菌体形态、培养性状、生理生化反应、细胞化学成分分析(糖、蛋白质、氨基酸、脂肪酸、mol% G+C)、DNA-DNA杂交,确认该病原菌为燕麦食酸菌西瓜亚种(Acidovorax avenae subsp.citrulli Willems et al.1992)=类产碱假单胞菌西瓜亚种(Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes subsp.citrulli Schaad et al.1978)。该病菌除侵染哈密瓜外,人工接种尚能侵染多种葫芦科及番茄、茄子等作物。     

群体感应系统对甜瓜果斑病菌MH21致病力的影响

 以N-乙酰高丝氨酸内酯（N-acyl-homoserine lactone, AHL）为信号分子的群体感应（quorum-sensing, QS）系统是很多病原细菌的重要致病性调控因子。本文自甜瓜果斑病菌——西瓜食酸菌（Acidovorax citrulli）菌株MH21中克隆到AHL信号合成基因luxI_MH21,并构建了其缺失突变体MΔluxI_MH21及转化有AHL信号降解酶编码基因aiiA和aidH的工程菌株MAiiA和MAidH。信号检测结果显示MΔluxI_MH21、MAiiA和MAidH菌株均无AHL信号产生,同时细菌的游动能力及在基本培养基中的生长速率均显著下降,但对细菌生物膜形成和在非寄主植物烟草上诱导过敏性坏死反应的能力没有影响。盆栽条件下,经低浓度（10⁴ CFU/mL）MΔluxI_MH21、MAiiA和MAidH菌株处理的甜瓜种子萌发后幼苗死亡率显著低于野生型MH21和luxI_MH21基因互补菌株MΔluxI_MH21HB的处理;而高浓度细菌（10⁸ CFU/mL）处理种子后,除MAidH菌株处理引起的死苗率明显低于野生型MH21处理,其他菌株与MH21没有显著差异。子叶注射试验也得到相似的结果,以低浓度细菌（10⁴ CFU/mL）注射甜瓜子叶后发现MΔluxI_MH21、 MAiiA和MAidH菌株甜瓜子叶中的繁殖速率及对子叶的致病力与野生型MH21相比均显著下降;而高浓度细菌（10⁸ CFU/mL）处理子叶时,MΔluxI_MH21和MAiiA菌株与野生菌MH21相比致病力无显著差异,仅有MAidH菌株的致病力明显下降。说明QS系统影响菌株MH21在低细菌浓度下对甜瓜幼苗的致病力,这种作用可能与影响细菌生长有关。     

西瓜噬酸菌Ⅲ型分泌系统hrcS基因功能分析

为明确编码Ⅲ型分泌系统（typeⅢsecretion system,T3SS）中重要核心蛋白的hrcS基因对西瓜噬酸菌Acidovorax citrulli致病力的影响,以西瓜噬酸菌野生型菌株Aac5为对象,通过基因敲除构建hrcS基因缺失突变菌株ΔhrcS及其互补菌株ΔhrcS-comp,测定其致病力及致病相关基因表达量、烟草过敏性反应能力、运动能力及运动能力相关基因表达量、生物膜形成能力和离体生长能力。结果显示,与野生型菌株Aac5相比,hrcS基因缺失突变菌株丧失了对寄主的致病能力和引起非寄主烟草过敏性反应能力,运动能力显著增强了191.75%,生物膜形成能力显著下降了43.90%,离体生长能力在达到对数期后呈下降趋势。hrcS基因缺失使西瓜噬酸菌T3SS中hrpG、hrpX和hrpE基因以及鞭毛fliC基因表达量显著上调,分别为野生型菌株的2.27倍、2.38倍、1.26倍和1.77倍,hrcQ基因表达量显著下调,仅为野生型菌株的50.75%。表明hrcS基因在维持西瓜噬酸菌致病能力中发挥着重要作用。     

猕猴桃溃疡病菌不致病菌株G230的鉴定及形成原因分析

为探索田间猕猴桃溃疡病菌Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae(Psa)致病力丧失的分子机制,针对从猕猴桃果园中分离获得的1株不致病菌株G230,通过特异性引物检测和多基因序列分析明确其分类地位,并设计引物检测其是否由已知遗传变异引起,通过比较基因组学、基因表达、超敏反应和荧光素酶报告菌株检测确定引起菌株G230致病力丧失的原因。结果表明,不致病菌株G230为Psa生物型3(Psa3),其致病缺陷不是由已报道的遗传变异引起;基于基因组比较分析发现菌株G230中的hrpS基因被转座子ISPsy36插入破坏,导致Ⅲ型分泌系统（type Ⅲ secretion system,T3SS）不能正常表达;而在不致病菌株G230中表达hrpS基因后能恢复其T3SS功能,使其具备致病能力及激发非寄主超敏反应的能力。表明转座子ISPsy36插入hrpS基因内部可以破坏Psa的T3SS功能进而使其丧失致病力,这是自然条件下Psa3丧失致病力的一种新型机制。     

水稻条斑病菌hrpB1基因决定寄主致病性和非寄主过敏反应的功能研究

水稻条斑病菌(Xanthomonas oryzaepv.oryzicola,Xoc)的hrp基因决定了病原菌在非寄主植物上的过敏反应(hypersensitive response,HR)和在寄主植物上的致病性(pathogenicity),基因产物形成Ⅲ型分泌系统(type-Ⅲ secretion system,T3SS)将致病性效应分子注入寄主细胞从而引起水稻产生抗病性或者感病性反应。以位于hrpB操纵单元的首个hr-pB1基因为对象,通过基因敲除方式对其进行了突变,发现hrpB1突变体丧失了在水稻上的致病性和在烟草上激发HR的能力,并且在水稻组织中的生长能力显著降低。RT-PCR测定结果表明,hrpB1的转录表达受HrpG和HrpX的正调控。免疫杂交结果显示,HrpB1蛋白可通过T3SS进行分泌。这些结果不仅明确了hrpB1基因在病原菌致病性中的功能,而且提示了hrp结构基因不仅仅局限于形成Ⅲ型分泌系统,部分hrp基因产物本身也通过Ⅲ型系统分泌到胞外,并且可能起到效应分子的功能。     

III型分泌系统是欧美杨溃疡病菌Lonsdalea quercina重要的致病因子

 欧美杨溃疡病是由Lonsdalea quercina(原称Brenneria quercina,Erwinia quercina)引起的一种细菌性病害,2005年首次在我国河南发现,对我国杨树产业造成了严重影响。菌株N-5-1是从河南濮阳自然发病杨树枝条上分离到的致病菌株。根据N-5-1菌株全基因组测序的初步结果分析,发现N-5-1具有完整的III型分泌系统(Type III secretion system,T3SS)。该系统与植物病原菌Erwinia amylovora CFBP1430和Dickeya dadantii 3937的T3SS高度相似,共由26个基因编码,共约23 kb,其中9个为保守的hrc基因。将L. quercina N-5-1菌株T3SS中保守的结构基因hrcV进行缺失突变,生物测定发现ΔhrcV突变体对“中林46杨”(Populus ×euramericana ‘Zhonglin 46’)2年生枝条的致病力明显下降,而互补菌株HBhrcV致病力与野生菌株保持一致。表明该菌中T3SS是病原细菌重要的致病性因子。菌株N-5-1中hrcV基因的突变导致诱导烟草过敏性坏死反应能力丧失,但并没有影响菌株的生长速率、游动性和生物膜的形成。本研究首次证明了L. quercina N-5-1菌株的T3SS是重要的致病因子。     

不同发酵条件对瓜类细菌性果斑病菌感染西瓜种子的影响

西(甜)瓜果斑病是西瓜嗜酸菌Acidovorax citrulli侵染瓜类作物引起的典型细菌病害,种子带菌是该病最重要的传播方式,防止种子感染是病害预防的首要环节。本研究分析了西瓜种子不同发酵条件对种子感染病菌的影响。研究通过人工接种西瓜发酵液,设置发酵温度为20℃和30℃,检测在不同发酵时间下发酵液pH、A.citrulli菌量、种子外部带菌量、种子内部带菌率,以及出苗发病率,系统地分析比较发酵条件对西瓜嗜酸菌侵染种子的影响。结果表明:从开始发酵到发酵24h,发酵液中A.citrulli菌量快速增长并达到峰值1011cfu/mL,随后逐渐减少;发酵24h的种子外部带菌量最高,达到4×109 cfu/mL;发酵过程中A.citrulli可侵染种皮内部(10%)及种仁(1%);发酵温度对种子感染A.citrulli及幼苗发病率的影响不显著;此外,发酵液菌量与pH相关性显著。以上研究结果表明:控制发酵温度并不能够减少A.citrulli菌的种子感染,减少发酵时间才是减少病菌增殖感染种子的防控关键。     

植物青枯菌Ⅵ型分泌系统核心基因vasK突变株的构建及其致病性的测定

［目的］ 通过测试vasK基因突变株对番茄的致病力变化,评价该基因在青枯菌致病过程中的作用。［方法］根据青枯菌(Ralstonia solanacearum)中存在的Ⅵ型分泌系统基因簇中的核心基因vasK序列设计PCR引物,扩增并克隆vasK基因,将庆大霉素抗性基因(Gm)插入vasK基因内部,克隆至自杀质粒pK18mobsacB中,获得重组自杀质粒pK18 vasK Gm。将自杀质粒电转化至青枯菌GMI1000感受态细胞中,采用同源重组双交换法,将野生型vasK基因置换。对vasK基因突变菌株进行三步筛选和PCR扩增鉴定。［结果］ 筛选获得了具有庆大霉素抗性的目标基因被抗性基因替换的青枯菌突变株(GMI1000 m)。土壤接种番茄青枯菌结果显示,突变株GMI1000 m的致病性较野生型GMI1000明显下降。［结论］vasK基因在青枯菌致病过程中具有重要作用。     

青枯菌Po82菌株Ⅲ型分泌系统调控基因hrpB的功能研究

本文以青枯菌致病力分化菌株Po82的Ⅲ型分泌系统调控基因hrpB为研究对象,采用同源重组双交换法,构建获得青枯菌Po82菌株的hrpB基因缺失突变株Po82ΔhrpB及其互补菌株Po82ΔhrpB-pML123-hrpB,并对野生型菌株、突变株和互补菌株进行了致病力及生物学功能的验证。致病力测定结果表明,青枯菌hrpB基因缺失突变株Po82ΔhrpB的致病力较Po82野生型菌株显著下降,而互补菌株Po82ΔhrpB-pML123-hrpB能够部分恢复突变菌株的致病力。生长曲线测定结果表明,在营养贫瘠型培养基中,hrpB基因缺失突变株Po82ΔhrpB的生长速率较野生型青枯菌Po82菌株快,但是在营养丰富型培养基中,两者生长速率基本一致。野生型和突变株的运动性测定结果显示,两者的运动性无显著差异。表明hrpB基因在青枯菌致病过程中具有重要影响,并对进一步发掘鉴定Po82菌株中新的Ⅲ型效应子,进而深入解析其致病力分化的分子机理具有重要的作用。     

利用GICA-PCR快速检测瓜类果斑病菌

瓜类果斑病菌(Acidovorax avenae subsp.citrulli,Aac)是瓜类作物上重要的病原细菌,为我国进境植物检疫性有害生物。胶体金免疫层析试纸条方便快捷,应用广泛。该方法使用不当会出现假阳性问题,仅适用于病原菌的初筛检测。本研究将Aac胶体金免疫层析方法(GICA)与PCR技术相结合,建立了GICA-PCR检测方法。检测结果表明,该方法在蛋白与核酸2个层面上从发病西瓜叶片上检测到瓜类果斑病菌,有效解决了试纸条检测的假阳性问题,提高了瓜类果斑病菌检测的准确性,值得推广应用。     

应用蛋白宏阵列快速检测西瓜细菌性果斑病菌

蛋白阵列(Protein array)也叫蛋白芯片,是生物芯片(Biochip)的一种,主要利用抗原/抗体可特异性结合原理制备而成。按阵列样点大小,蛋白阵列又可分为微阵列(Microarray)和宏阵列(Mac-roarray)两类。微阵列集成度极高,可进行高通量     

安徽省茶树细菌性梢枯病病原鉴定

2017年-2018年在安徽省庐江、东至县茶园种植区发现一种茶树新病害——梢枯病,发病症状表现为顶芽枯死,嫩叶叶柄变褐,叶片枯萎.为明确庐江、东至县茶树梢枯病的病原菌,采用平板划线法和稀释涂布平板法分离病原,按照柯赫氏法则对病原细菌进行致病性测定,并利用细菌的表型特征和分子生物学技术确定病原菌的分类地位.结果表明,从茶...     

Genetic diversity and population structure of Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae isolated from sugarcane in Argentina

A significant increase in the occurrence of red stripe (caused by Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae) has been observed in the last decade in Argentina. Considering that no extensive sampling of the main sugarcane-producing area in the country has been conducted to characterize the diversity and population structure of A. avenae subsp. avenae, molecular markers were employed to analyse 112 isolates from Tucumán. By using repetitive element polymorphism-based polymerase chain reaction (rep-PCR) almost all isolates were differentiated and grouped into 10 clusters, revealing a high genetic diversity. Using the amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) technique, five pairs of isolates were discriminated that could not be distinguished with rep-PCR. Cluster analysis showed no clear association between isolate clustering, sugarcane host genotype, crop age, type of tissue sampled, fertilization, or year of sampling. Linkage equilibrium analysis by using rep-PCR data indicated that the population has some degree of clonality. Three housekeeping genes were also sequenced: ugpB and pilT sequences were highly similar to A. avenae subsp. avenae sequences from other Argentinian isolates, whereas the lepA sequence did not reveal significant similarity. An additional four housekeeping genes could not be amplified, suggesting the existence of differences in those regions. Subsequently, virulence of 14 A. avenae subsp. avenae isolates was evaluated under controlled conditions. Results showed a differential level of aggressiveness among the isolates on a resistant sugarcane variety. This study confirmed that rep-PCR is an adequate tool for genetic analysis and population structure characterization in bacteria, and revealed both high genetic diversity and clonal population structure of A. avenae subsp. avenae in Tucumán, Argentina.     

兰花褐斑病菌实时荧光PCR检测

兰花褐斑病菌(Acidovorax avenaesubsp.cattleyae)是兰花上一种重要进境检疫性有害生物,可通过植株和种子远距离传播,其传染性强,对兰花危害性大。根据核糖体ITS序列设计了TaqMan-MGB探针并建立了实时荧光PCR检测方法。该方法能够特异性检测兰花褐斑病菌,所有供试的目标菌株检测结果均为阳性,而其它28个对照菌株(含同属内其它种及avenae种下其它亚种)均为阴性。利用该方法从发病兰花植株总DNA中检测到该病菌。本方法灵敏度高,检测极限达9×10-9μg DNA,操作方便快速,结果可靠,适合于口岸兰花的进出境检疫及兰花种苗健康质量控制。     

免疫凝聚试纸条和TaqMan探针实时荧光PCR检测西瓜细菌性果斑病菌比较研究

 以西瓜细菌性果斑病菌(Acidovorax avenae subsp.citrulli)菌悬液和田间采集的病组织为试材,研究了免疫凝聚试纸条和实时荧光PCR技术检测的灵敏度和适应性。结果表明,免疫凝聚试纸条检测灵敏度为10⁶ cfu/mL,具有简便、快速、易操作特点,适用于田间快速检测和病害诊断;TaqMan探针实时荧光PCR检测灵敏度达10^3~4 cfu/mL,比传统PCR检测灵敏度(10⁵ cfu/mL)提高了10~100倍,且不需要琼脂糖凝胶电泳、溴化乙锭染色和Southern杂交。但需要昂贵的仪器和试剂,适用于室内检测及相关研究。     

Tn5 transposon mutagenesis in Acidovorax citrulli for identification of genes required for pathogenicity on cucumber

An Acidovorax citrulli–cucumber pathosystem was established through which A. citrulli mutants with altered pathogenicity, generated by transposon mutagenesis, were identified on cucumber cotyledons. The A. citrulli group I strain FC440 was shown to grow faster in cucumber leaf tissues than a group II strain and was used for Tn5 transposon mutagenesis. A total of 2100 Tn5 insertional mutants were generated, and analysis of the mutant library showed that the transposon insertions were single, independent and stable. A conserved non‐flagellar type III secretion system (NF‐T3SS) ATPase gene hrcN was identified and confirmed to be essential for pathogenicity and functionality of NF‐T3SS in A. citrulli. Comparative sequence analysis of the HrcN protein and its homologues in other representative bacterial plant pathogens revealed that the NF‐T3SS of A. citrulli is close to that of Ralstonia solanacearum and Xanthomonas campestris, but distant from that of Pseudomonas syringae and Erwinia amylovora. The generated Tn5 insertional mutant collection is valuable for identification of genes required for A. citrulli pathogenesis, and the established A. citrulli–cucumber pathosystem will facilitate an improved understanding of A. citrulli biology and pathology.     

New subspecies-specific polymerase chain reaction-based assay for the detection of Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli

New subspecies-specific primers for the detection of Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli ( Aac ), the seedborne bacterium which causes bacterial fruit blotch of cucurbits, were designed based on PCR fragments obtained in ERIC- and BOX-PCR profiles of Aac strains. PCR with both primer sets identified 30 strains from different locations and hosts, but did not amplify DNA from other closely related species and subspecies assessed, with the exception of DNA of one strain of A. avenae subsp. avenae , which was amplified by one of the primer sets, named BX-S. This primer set, based on a BOX-PCR fragment, performed under high-stringency conditions without losing its detection sensitivity. The primers were also evaluated for their ability to detect the pathogen in contaminated watermelon and melon seed samples. The BX-S primers facilitated the detection of the pathogen from washings of 5000-seed samples with 0·02% infestation. This primer set was also assessed for detection using immunomagnetic separation polymerase chain reaction (IMS-PCR) and was shown to be as sensitive as a previously described primer set (AACF2/R3), detecting 0·02% infestation in seed samples. This highly specific and sensitive primer set could be used to improve PCR-based detection of this important pathogen.     

Characterization of pilP, a gene required for twitching motility, pathogenicity, and biofilm formation of Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae RS-1

The Gram-negative bacterium Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae is the causal agent of bacterial brown stripe (BBS), which can cause severe diseases in many plants, including rice, with huge economic importance. Type IV pili (TFP) are hair-like appendages involved in several bacterial activities such as bacterial surface motility, surface adherence, colonization, biofilm formation, and virulence. The aim of our study is to characterize the association of A. avenae subsp. avenae TFP with BBS in rice. We generated a transposon (Tn5) mutant library. Then, an insertional mutagenesis on the background of this bacterium was identified as reduced pathogenicity. The confirmed inserted genetic region was into gene pilP, which encodes a TFP assembly protein. The pilP-deficient mutant strain seriously affected the motility twitching ability, biofilm formation and virulence. Collectively, our results clearly indicated that the pilP gene and TFP in A. avenae subsp. avenae play a key role in plant pathogenicity, twitching motility, and biofilm formation.