番茄细菌性溃疡病菌的实时荧光PCR检测

 由Clavibacter michiganensis subsp.michiganensis(Cmm)引起的番茄细菌性溃疡病是一种严重危害番茄生产的种传细菌性病害。根据ITS序列多态性设计引物及TaqMan探针进行实时荧光PCR检测的结果表明,这组引物一探针能检测出所有供试的Cmm菌,对照菌均未检测到荧光信号。用接种但未显示症状的番茄苗叶片及人工处理的带菌种子提取的核酸作为模板,均能检测到病菌,其检测灵敏度比常规PCR高约100倍。实验中不需病原菌的分离培养及PCR的后续处理。该方法快速、简便、安全、准确,适用于出入境检验检疫及种子、种苗健康检测领域。     

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。     

利用环介导等温扩增方法快速检测瓜类细菌性果斑病菌和番茄细菌性溃疡病菌

为建立简单、快速和灵敏地检测瓜类细菌性果斑病菌Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli(Aac)和番茄细菌性溃疡病菌Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis(Cmm)的环介导等温扩增(loop-mediated isothermal amplification,LAMP)方法,以Aac的ugpB基因和Cmm的micA基因为靶标,分别设计、合成和筛选特异性引物,摸索和优化各项反应条件和反应体系,成功建立了以钙黄绿素颜色为指示且只需要金属浴恒温反应30～60 min的LAMP扩增体系。特异性分析表明该LAMP方法可以快速检出5株不同的Aac菌株和2株不同的Cmm菌株,其它对照菌株如燕麦嗜酸菌燕麦亚种A. avenae subsp. avenae、丁香假单胞菌Pseudomonas syringae、水稻黄单胞菌水稻致病变种Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae和茄科雷尔氏菌Ralstonia solanacearum则呈现阴性反应;引物比目前报道的LAMP引物有更高的DNA样品检测灵敏度,Aac和Cmm的灵敏度分别为1.72×10~2fg/μL和1.26×10~2fg/μL。研究结果表明,所设计的Aac和Cmm引物特异性好、灵敏度高,更有利于从源头上控制这2种检疫性细菌病害的流行和传播。     

中国4省猕猴桃细菌性溃疡病菌的生物型检测和遗传多样性分析

由丁香假单胞菌猕猴桃致病变种Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa)侵染引起的猕猴桃细菌性溃疡病(kiwifruit bacterial canker)是全球猕猴桃生产上最具毁灭性的细菌病害。为探明福建、安徽、四川和陕西4省Psa菌株的生物型和遗传多样性,用5对PCR特异性引物PsaJ-F/-R、PsaK-F/-R、Tac-F/-R、Con002-F/-R和avrRps4-F1/-R2检测Psa菌株的生物型;用4对PCR引物27F/1492R、PsaF1/PsaR2、gapA-Fps/Rps和rpoD+364s/-1222ps分别扩增16S rRNA、ITS、gapA和rpoD基因,进行多基因联合分析Psa菌株的遗传多样性。结果表明,特异性引物Tac-F/-R从47株Psa菌株中均能扩增出一条545 bp的特异条带,其他4对引物未扩增出任何条带,说明供试Psa菌株的生物型均为biovar 3。多基因联合分析表明,4省Psa存在丰富的遗传多样性,4个群体共检测出27个单倍型,单倍型多样性为0.955。安徽、福建、四川和陕西群体的单倍型数差异较大,分别为1、8、12个和12个。4个群体的多态性位点数、核苷酸多样性和平均核苷酸差异数差异极显著(P<0.01),其中福建群体的多态性最丰富,而安徽群体的多态性最低。AMOVA分析表明,3.6%的遗传变异来源于种群间,而96.4%的遗传变异来源于种群内,说明种群内变异是遗传变异的主要来源。遗传分化分析表明,安徽省Psa群体与其他3个群体间的遗传分化极高(Fst>0.175),福建、四川和陕西群体间的遗传分化水平较低(Fst<0.017)。研究结果有利于了解福建省Psa的来源,为阻断Psa的传播和猕猴桃细菌性溃疡病的长期可持续控制提供了理论参考。     

ELISA及实时荧光PCR检测番茄细菌性溃疡病菌的方法比较

本文以番茄细菌性溃疡病菌(Clavibacter michiganensis subsp.michiganensis)菌悬液和田间采集的病组织为材料,比较ELISA试剂金、常规PCR方法和实时荧光PCR方法检测番茄细菌性溃疡病菌灵敏度和适用性.结果表明,ELISA试剂盒检测灵敏度为105cfu/mL,具有简便、快速、易操作特点,适用于田间病害诊断;常规PCR检测灵敏度为105cfu/mL;TaqMan探针实时荧光PCR检测灵敏度为103～4cfu/mL,比常规PCR和ELISA检测灵敏度提高10～100倍,且不需要琼脂糖凝胶电泳,溴化乙锭染色和Southem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.     

番茄枯萎病和青枯病拮抗细菌的筛选、评价与鉴定

从宁夏银川、江苏沭阳和福建厦门的番茄、辣椒、西瓜等作物根际土壤中,分离纯化获得367株细菌菌株。以番茄枯萎病菌Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.lycopersici和番茄青枯病菌Ralstonia solanacearum为靶标菌,从367株菌株中筛选出对两种病菌皆具有很强拮抗作用的菌株22株。拮抗细菌抑菌物质的研究结果表明：22株拮抗细菌均能分泌蛋白酶;不能分泌几丁质酶;3株细菌能分泌纤维素酶;3株细菌能分泌嗜铁素。盆栽试验结果表明：拮抗细菌PTS-394对番茄枯萎病和青枯病的防效最高,分别为77.4%和80%;菌株H-70、L-1和SJ-280对番茄枯萎病和青枯病的防效均大于60%。对上述4株拮抗细菌进行16S rRNA种属鉴定,均为枯草芽孢杆菌Bacillus subtilis。     

番茄溃疡病菌PCR快速检测技术

番茄溃疡病是一种严重危害番茄生产的细菌性病害，许多国家将其列为检疫性病害。利用ITS通用引物扩增了番茄溃疡病菌（Clavibacter michiganensis subsp．michiganensis）的ITS序列，并进行克隆测序。根据序列比较结果设计了引物BT1和BT2，该引物特异性好，能专一扩增出268bp电泳条带，而马铃薯环腐病菌等不同亚种、不同属的细菌及健康的番茄材料均无扩增条带。从接种但未显症番茄苗叶片及人工模拟染菌种子上提取总DNA，以此为模板均能稳定地扩增出特异性目的条带。该方法直接对种子或植株进行检测，不需进行病原菌分离培养，快速简便，适用于出入境检验检疫及种苗健康检测领域。     

番茄溃疡病菌的PCR-DHPLC快速检测

根据番茄溃疡病菌ITS序列,设计并合成了PCR-DHPLC检测引物,对番茄溃疡病菌及其他病菌共10个标准菌株进行了PCR-DHPLC检测。结果表明,番茄溃疡病菌的PCR-DHPLC检测图谱出现了特异性吸收峰,而其他病菌均未在相同洗脱时间出现吸收峰,说明这种方法具有检测番茄溃疡病菌的特异性。灵敏度实验结果表明,PCR-DHPLC体系与PCR-琼脂糖凝胶电泳体系的检测灵敏度一致。研究表明,PCR-DHPLC方法是一种特异、灵敏、快速的番茄溃疡病菌检测方法。     

欧美杨细菌性溃疡病菌双组份系统反应调节基因LqRR2的功能研究

由Lonsdalea quercina subsp.populi引起的欧美杨溃疡病于2006年在国内首次发现,不同于其它病原菌造成的杨树溃疡病,该病害对欧美杨速生林的生长造成毁灭性破坏,已造成了严重的经济损失,该病原菌的致病分子机制尚不清楚。双组分系统是细菌重要的信号传递通路,在细菌的生长繁殖、逆境胁迫应答、环境适应以及病原菌致病过程中发挥重要作用。开展双组份系统研究将有助于解析欧美杨细菌性溃疡病菌的致病机制。本研究鉴定了欧美杨细菌性溃疡病菌L.quercina双组份孤儿反应调节基因LqRR2,并对其生物学功能进行了研究。通过同源重组获得了LqRR2基因的缺失突变体△LqRR2。表型测定结果显示,与野生型菌株相比,突变体△LqRR2在半固体培养基上的游动能力显著减弱,对欧美杨‘107杨’枝干的毒性也显著降低。但是,突变体的生长速率、生物膜形成能力以及胞外多糖产量较野生型无显著差别。此外,荧光定量PCR分析结果显示,游动性相关基因flg B、flg C和flg E的表达量在突变体中明显降低。综上所述,双组份调节蛋白编码基因LqRR2是欧美杨细菌性溃疡病菌L.quercina维持病原菌游动性和全毒性所必需的。     

番茄溃疡病菌单克隆抗体的制备与鉴定

为制备并鉴定番茄溃疡病菌(Clavibacter michiganensis subsp.michiganensis,Cmm)的单克隆抗体(McAbs),用全菌皮下免疫BALB/C小鼠,采用B细胞杂交瘤技术,经免疫、融合、间接ELISA筛选和克隆等,获得稳定分泌抗体的阳性杂交瘤细胞株,得到了抗番茄溃疡病菌的单克隆抗体。经免疫后获得3株单抗分别为1A4、1C3和1B7,经亚类鉴定分别是IgM、IgG1、IgG1;纯化腹水间接ELISA效价分别为1:3.2×106、1:8.1×105、1:3.2×106;与其他同属不同亚种无交叉反应。结果表明:3株单克隆抗体均具有较高特异性和敏感性,可作为番茄溃疡病菌的检测抗体,其中,1A4的效果最好。番茄溃疡病菌单克隆抗体的获得为进一步研发番茄溃疡病检测试剂盒奠定了基础。     

不同来源番茄溃疡病菌致病力差异研究

采用打顶法接种、半选择性培养基再分离发病植株中的病原菌,以及特异性PCR验证方法,对来自3个国家9个不同地区的46株番茄溃疡病菌进行了致病性测定,以病情指数评价不同菌株的致病力。结果显示,分离自我国河北滦平县、内蒙古包头市等地的24株菌株的病情指数达到75以上,属于强致病力水平;11株菌株的病情指数为50~75,属于中等致病力;而9株菌株的病情指数为50以下,属于弱致病力;检测同时证实,有2株属于无致病力菌株。强致病力、中等致病力、弱致病力和无致病力菌株占供试菌株总数的比例分别为52.2%、23.9%、19.6%和4.3%,表明供试的46株番茄溃疡病菌存在不同程度的致病力差异。     

Streptomycin resistance in Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis strains from Chile is related to an rpsL gene mutation

Streptomycin has been used for decades in Chile to control Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis (Cmm), the causal agent of tomato bacterial canker. The aim of this work was to evaluate streptomycin resistance and to analyse the presence of resistance-related genes in Cmm strains from Chile. A collection of 25 Cmm strains isolated from different localities in central Chile between 1996 and 2015 was analysed. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of streptomycin was determined. A search of streptomycin resistance-related genes was carried out in Cmm genomes, and the presence of these genes was studied in all Chilean strains using PCR and sequencing techniques. MIC results showed that four of 25 strains were highly sensitive to streptomycin, with MIC values <2 μg mL⁻¹. The remaining 21 strains possessed MIC of streptomycin ≥100 μg mL⁻¹. The strB gene, encoding an aminoglycoside 6-phosphotransferase that inactivates streptomycin, was detected in all Chilean strains, including sensitive and resistant strains. In the 21 resistant strains, a mutation in codon 43 of the rpsL gene was determined, conferring high streptomycin resistance. Interestingly, the four streptomycin-sensitive Cmm strains did not possess this mutation. This study proposes that the continuous use of streptomycin leads to emergence of resistant Cmm strains, challenging researchers to look for novel alternatives to control this plant pathogenic bacterium.     

Survival of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis in tomato debris under greenhouse conditions

Bacterial canker, caused by Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis, is one of the most important diseases of tomato worldwide. Once the pathogen has been introduced into an area, i.e. by contaminated seeds or transplants, it survives mainly on host debris. In different geographic areas the survival time of the pathogen in crop residues under field conditions has been very variable, ranging from 2 months in Morocco to 2 years in Iowa (USA). This study took place in the horticultural belt of Buenos Aires – La Plata, Argentina, where greenhouse production prevails, and monoculture with two production cycles per year is a common practice. The aim was to determine the survival time of this pathogen in plant residues left on the soil surface or buried. During three consecutive years, by the end of both production cycles in July (winter) and December (summer), above‐ (stem, petiole) and belowground (root) tissues were placed into nylon netting bags and left on the soil surface or buried at 10 cm depth. The pathogen population was regularly quantified by dilution plating on semiselective medium. In host debris left on the soil surface, bacteria survived 120–260 days for crop production cycles that ended in winter and 45–75 days for those that ended in summer. In stems or roots buried in winter, this period was 45–75 days. It is concluded that host debris, including roots, might be an important primary inoculum source of the pathogen in greenhouses.     

Induction of the viable but nonculturable state in Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis and in planta resuscitation of the cells on tomato seedlings

Bacterial canker of tomato is an economically important seedborne disease caused by Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis (Cmm). Copper‐based bactericides and seed treatment with hydrochloric acid are commonly used for bacterial canker management. Recent studies have shown that some bacteria can enter a viable but nonculturable (VBNC) state, and fail to form colonies on microbiological agar media. Bacteria in the VBNC state can recover their culturability when returned to favourable conditions. This study reports the induction of the VBNC state in Cmm by CuSO₄ and low pH, and resuscitation of VBNC cells on tomato seedlings. Flow cytometry using the nucleic acid dyes SYTO 9 and propidium iodide, combined with agar plating, was used to assess VBNC cell counts. It was demonstrated that CuSO₄ and low pH induced the VBNC state in Cmm and the rate of induction increased with copper ion concentration and acidity. Pathogenicity tests showed that some of the VBNC cells induced by CuSO₄ retained their ability to colonize tomato seedlings but failed to produce typical bacterial canker symptoms by 2 months post‐inoculation. This was probably due to low levels of resuscitation of VBNC Cmm cells resulting in low levels of initial inoculum. This study has improved understanding of the VBNC state of Gram‐positive phytopathogenic bacteria. Most importantly, because copper‐based chemicals and low pH conditions are used for disease management, induction of the VBNC state and subsequent resuscitation of Cmm cells on tomato seedlings may limit pathogen detection by culture‐based assays yet present a risk for disease development in the field.     

苜蓿萎蔫病菌TaqMan探针实时荧光PCR检测方法的建立

苜蓿萎蔫病菌是我国对外检疫性二类有害生物，目前国内尚无发生6在出入境捡验检疫中主要是采用生物学和血清学方法进行检测，劳动强度大，耗费时间长。根据苜蓿萎蔫病菌与其它细菌菌株16SrDNA序列差异，设计出对苜蓿萎蔫病菌具有稳定点突交特异性探针，利用该探针对棒形杆菌属4个种及其它属细菌进行了实时荧光PCR检测实验。结果表明，只有苜蓿萎蔫病菌能检测到荧光信号，其它细菌没有荧光产生。该方法特异性强，灵敏度高，能检测到21．4fg质粒DNA，比常规PCR灵敏100倍，而且整个过程只需要2～3h。该方法可有效地应用于进出境病原菌检测之中。     

双重PCR检测马铃薯晚疫病和环腐病方法的建立

通过克隆马铃薯环腐病菌和晚疫病菌转录间隔区(ITS)序列,并对测序结果进行同源性比较,选取差异位点分别设计了两对引物P.IN1/P.IN2和C.IN1/C.IN2,并检测了引物的特异性及方法的灵敏度。引物P.IN1/P.IN2可扩增出1条363bp马铃薯晚疫病菌的特异性条带,在DNA水平上其灵敏度达18fg/μL;引物C.IN1/C.IN2可扩增出1条218bp马铃薯环腐病菌的特异性条带,在细菌数上检测灵敏度为104 cfu/mL。混合这两对引物构建双重PCR反应体系,能从马铃薯环腐病菌和晚疫病菌的混合DNA及感染这两种菌的马铃薯植株中同时扩增到363bp和218bp的特异片段。实现了同时对马铃薯晚疫病菌和环腐病菌的快速可靠检测。     

Virulence and pCM1 plasmid carriage are related to BOX-PCR fingerprint type in strains of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis that cause bacterial wilt and canker of tomato in Argentina

Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis (Cmm) causes bacterial wilt and canker in tomato, producing important economic losses worldwide. Its virulence has been related to several putative virulence factors present on a chromosomal pathogenicity island and on plasmids pCM1 and pCM2, in strain NCPPB382. We genotypically characterized a collection of Cmm isolates from the main greenhouse tomato-producing areas of Argentina by BOX-PCR fingerprinting and screened for the presence of genes and plasmids involved in pathogenicity by PCR. In addition, we evaluated in vitro cellulolytic activity and virulence in planta of selected strains. BOX-PCR fingerprinting clustered strains into four groups. Group II was dominant and included the most virulent strains, while Group III was the smallest and had the least virulent strains. All local strains exhibited similar cellulolytic activity. Most of the examined strains carry two plasmids of similar size to those of NCPPB382, although there were strains with one or three plasmids. By PCR amplification of repA, pCM1 was detected only in strains belonging to Group III, which includes local strains closely related to reference strain NCPPB382. All analysed pathogenicity genes were widespread among strains, and so in strains belonging to Groups I and II, celA found on pCM1 in NCPPB382 could be found in the chromosome or in plasmids other than pCM1. This study contributes to a better understanding of the diversity of Cmm genetic profiles and virulence of strains present in Argentina. Such information could be useful for the selection of strains for screening of host resistance and development of resistant tomato varieties.     

Clonal populations of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis are responsible for the outbreaks of bacterial canker in greenhouse tomatoes in Italy

Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis (Cmm) strains, collected in greenhouses from 17 farms during tomato bacterial canker outbreaks occurring between 2005 and 2008 in Sicily, were analysed by a multiphasic approach. Population studies were conducted to investigate the possible sources of inocula. Cmm strains were characterized by PCR assays targeting virulence genes, fingerprinting techniques, metabolic profiles and virulence. These strains were comparatively analysed with Cmm strains isolated in other parts of Italy over a period of 15 years. Chromosomal genes encoding virulence determinants tomA, ppaA, chpC, and the plasmid‐encoded genes pat‐1 and celA were detected by PCR in all tested strains, except for four Sicilian Cmm strains where the pat‐1 gene was not amplified. Using BOX‐PCR, Cmm strains were differentiated into 13 haplotypes and clonal populations were identified. Cmm strains isolated from different farms in 2008 showed the same BOX‐PCR haplotype. A distinct BOX‐PCR haplotype was obtained from atypical Cmm strains lacking pat‐1 and isolated in 2006/7 from three farms. Cmm strains with two different haplotypes were detected in one farm, whereas the other farms contained strains with only a single haplotype. A new fAFLP protocol based on the amplification of ApaI/MseI fragments was developed and was able to differentiate C. michiganensis subspecies. Different populations were delineated for the multiple outbreaks occurring in Sicily, whereas similar populations were recorded in other Italian regions over a period of 12 years. The results are consistent with previous studies that demonstrate that Cmm outbreaks are associated with propagation material.     

Inhibitory activities of venom alkaloids of Red Imported Fire Ant against Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis in vitro and the application of piperidine alkaloids to manage symptom development of bacterial canker on tomato in the greenhouse

Tomato bacterial canker caused by Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis (CMM) is a highly destructive disease that has caused major economic losses in tomato production worldwide. In seeking disease management alternatives, the inhibitory activity of alkaloids extracted from the Red Imported Fire Ant was studied in the laboratory and the greenhouse. Piperidine and piperideine alkaloids each significantly inhibited CMM growth on nutrient agar plates. The inhibitory activity of piperidine alkaloids was stable at 4 ^° C and 22 ^° C for 12 weeks and at 54 ^° C for 4 weeks. The growth of CMM was negatively correlated with the concentration of piperidine alkaloids in nutrient broth. In the greenhouse, piperidine alkaloids also significantly reduced the symptom development on two tomato cultivars, Better Boy and DRK7018F1. This is the first demonstration that piperidine and piperideine alkaloids from the Red Imported Fire Ant are highly inhibitory against a plant-pathogenic bacterium, viz. CMM. Piperidine alkaloids could provide satisfactory management of CMM bacterial canker on tomato seedlings in the greenhouse. Our findings may lead to the development of a new group of bactericides.