魔芋种质资源的AFLP分析

利用AFLP技术对13份魔芋种质资源进行了DNA多态性分析。从10对引物中筛选出2对引物扩增基因组DNA,共获得112条带,其中64条为多态性标记,每个引物平均提供56个标记信息。UPMGA法聚类分析结果表明:魔芋资源的遗传多态性比较丰富,西盟魔芋和珠芽魔芋的关系比较近,白魔芋和花魔芋的关系比较近。     

大豆抗SCN3种质资源的创新

大豆孢囊线虫(SCN)是危害大豆的主要病害之一,它发生范围广、危害比较严重,培育抗病品种是目前最经济有效的控制措施.培育抗病品种首先需要筛选和鉴定抗源,得到优良抗源材料至关重要.为此,针对目前我国大豆抗SCN3种质资源存在的弱点问题进行创新研究.采用高抗大豆孢囊线虫病3号生理小种的抗源与当地优良品种进行杂交,对后代(F6)进行盆栽抗性筛选和田间丰产性能鉴定,从中鉴定出抗性强、综合农艺性状优良的创新种质资源,为今后抗线虫育种工作奠定基础,对加快育种进程、缩短育种年限具有重要作用.     

水稻品种资源对细菌性条斑病菌的抗性评价

选育和应用抗病品种是防治水稻细菌性病害最经济、有效的方法,抗性资源的筛选及利用是选育抗病品种的前提。本研究利用苗期喷雾法对中国59个水稻品种、318份国外稻种资源以及13个抗白叶枯病近等基因系进行了细菌性条斑病抗性评价。测定的59个中国水稻品种对测试的细菌性条斑病病原均表现出感病;在鉴定的318个国外稻种资源中,抗细菌性条斑病的材料有82个,其中高抗和抗的稻种资源有POPONG、IR63372-8、WEDA HEENATI、BALAYAN、GHARIBE等17份;在测试的13个抗白叶枯病近等基因系中,仅有IRBB5表现出抗细菌性条斑病,对白叶枯病抗谱较广的IRBB21、CBB23对测试的病菌表现出高感。应用SPSS统计软件,对82个抗细菌性条斑病的稻种资源和13个抗白叶枯病近等基因系的细菌性条斑病和白叶枯病的抗性相关性分析结果分别为r值0. 103和P值0. 358( 0. 05)、r值0. 527和P值0. 064( 0. 05),表明测试稻种对两病的抗性没表现出相关性。利用xa5基因功能标记,对79个抗细菌性条斑病资源进行了xa5基因检测,结果显示有30个品种含有xa5基因,其余49个不含xa5基因。本研究筛选出的49个抗性稻种资源对抗细菌性条斑病基因的挖掘以及品种的创制具有重要的价值。     

花魔芋抗软腐病植株的鉴定及其抗性机理的初步研究

通过筛选获得了对魔芋(Amorphophallus konjac)软腐病具有较强抗性的花魔芋抗病植株, 经核型分析发现, 其染色体数目与普通植株一致, 均为2n=26。抗病实验结果表明, 该抗病植株对魔芋软腐病的抗性较普通植株强。采用酶联免疫吸附法, 测定了软腐病病原菌接种30小时内的抗病与普通植株叶片中内源植物激素(SA与JA)的含量变化。结果显示, 抗病和普通植株叶片中SA和JA含量变化的总体趋势明显不同。主要表现在, 抗病和普通植株叶片中SA和JA积累的时间不同; 此外, 积累的量也有明显差异。推测魔芋抗病植株可能存在与目前大多数植株不同的抗病机制。     

抗青枯病烟草种质资源在云南省的评价

筛选出抗性稳定的种质资源是选育抗病品种的重要基础。本文采用人工接种和病田自然发病方法鉴定了48份烟草种质的青枯病抗性表现。土壤盆栽接种鉴定表现为高抗的材料有CF207、岩烟97、TI448A、DB101、G80、RG17、GTH-1等7份材料,表现抗病的有MSK149、Oxford 2028、NC95、YN108、K346、K358、Enshu FC、Oxford 207、RG11等9份材料。苗期恒温水培接种鉴定结果表明,Oxford 207和岩烟97表现为高抗,Enshu FC表现抗病,抗病材料与云烟85和K326杂交F1的抗性表现为中感至抗病。田间自然发病鉴定结果表明,我国审定的中抗青枯病的品种RG17、RG11、K358和K346,在云南省田间抗性表现为中抗,产值较高。TI448A田间表现为抗青枯病,但易感黑胫病和空茎病。Oxford 2028和Oxford 207田间表现为抗病至高抗,产值较高。G3和岩烟97田间分别表现为高抗和抗病,产值较低。根据接种鉴定和田间病圃2年抗性鉴定,筛选出育种潜力较大的青枯病抗源Oxford 207、Enshu FC,岩烟97和TI448A。     

魔芋及魔芋多糖

魔芋是天南星科魔芋属(Amorphophallus)植物的泛称,种类很多,主要产于东半球热带、亚热带。魔芋属中的一些种类块茎富含人类需要的魔芋多糖(KGM),在食品、化工、医药等领域,用途广泛。中国魔芋资源丰富,含魔芋多糖多的种类主要有花魔芋(A.rivieri)和白魔芋(A.albus)两种,常年产魔芋精粉(主要含魔芋多糖)约7000吨,四川省的产量占50％以上。     

马铃薯种质资源的晚疫病抗性鉴定

采用离体叶片接种法,对43份马铃薯种质资源进行晚疫病抗性鉴定、比较和评价。以接种5 d后的感病品种‘Désirée’和抗病品种‘加湘1号’叶片症状为对照,鉴定出5份表现为高抗的种质资源,其中包含3个Solanum phurejia和2个S. tuberosum ssp. andigena材料。另外,还鉴定出14份中抗材料(No. 7～20)。结果表明,野生种和安第斯山栽培亚种马铃薯资源的抗性材料较为丰富,可作为晚疫病抗病育种的亲本。     

绿豆种质资源枯萎病抗性鉴定及抗性资源筛选北大核心CSCD

绿豆枯萎病是影响绿豆产量最严重的病害之一。筛选苗期抗性资源,培育抗病品种对枯萎病防治具有重要意义。本研究采用剪根浸根接种法,对来自全国18个省市及国外的215份绿豆核心种质资源和85份绿豆新品系进行了苗期枯萎病抗性鉴定。结果显示,不同地区种质间的枯萎病抗性水平存在差异。国内产区中,东北、华东、华中地区约50%的种质具有枯萎病抗性;华北地区抗枯萎病种质占比40.4%;西北、西南和华南地区种质抗病水平较高;国外材料抗病种质占比40.0%。本研究共筛选出17份高抗(HR)枯萎病种质资源,并利用部分材料建立了枯萎病抗性研究RIL群体;6份高抗高代品系材料,在田间全生育期表现高抗且农艺性状优异。本研究期望为今后抗枯萎病绿豆新品种选育及抗性遗传相关研究提供优异资源和理论依据。     

水稻对白叶枯病和细菌性条斑病的抗性遗传研究进展

水稻白叶枯病和水稻细菌性条斑病是由稻黄单胞细菌(Xanthomonas oryzae)不同致病变种引起的两种最重要的水稻细菌性病害。发掘和利用抗性基因,培育抗病品种是防治这两种病害的最有效手段之一。本文分别综述了这两种高度相关的病害的抗性遗传研究进展,包括已发掘和利用的主效抗性基因特点及目前国内外对这两种病害的抗性QTL定位研究进展,为水稻抗白叶枯病和细菌性条斑病育种研究提供有用信息。     

拟南芥对细菌性软腐病抗性变异分析

由胡萝卜软腐欧文氏菌胡萝卜软腐亚种 Erwinia carotovora subsp.carotovora （Ecc）引起的细菌性软腐病是世界性的重要流行病害,由于缺乏天然抗源,研究进展缓慢,拟南芥成为软腐病抗性研究的主要试材。本文选用 29 份拟南芥材料,制定了病情分级标准,以接种后 48 小时的病情指数作为软腐病抗性的鉴定指标,筛选出抗软腐病材料 CS906 和感病材料 CS20。通过分析抗、感材料接种 Ecc 后 AOS、ERF1-1、PR1、PDF1.2 和 PAL1 等 5 个基因的表达变化,发现 SA、ET 和 MJ 信号途径都参与了拟南芥对 Ecc 的防卫反应,且基因表达模式在抗、感材料中相似,差异体现在表达量上。本研究对深入探讨拟南芥软腐病抗病机制具有重要意义。     

Complete genome sequence of Bacillus subtilis BSn5, an endophytic bacterium of Amorphophallus konjac with antimicrobial activity for the plant pathogen Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora

Here, we present the complete genome sequence of Bacillus subtilis strain BSn5, isolated from Amorphophallus konjac calli tissue and showing strong inhibitory activity to Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora, which causes Amorphophallus soft rot disease and affects the industry development of this organism.     

Application of amplified fragment length polymorphism fingerprinting for taxonomy and identification of the soft rot bacteria Erwinia carotovora and Erwinia chrysanthemi

The soft rot bacteria Erwinia carotovora and Erwinia chrysanthemi are important pathogens of potato and other crops. However, the taxonomy of these pathogens, particularly at subspecies level, is unclear. An investigation using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) fingerprinting was undertaken to determine the taxonomic relationships within this group based on their genetic relatedness. Following cluster analysis on the similarity matrices derived from the AFLP gels, four clusters (clusters 1 to 4) resulted. Cluster 1 contained Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora (subclusters 1a and 1b) and Erwinia carotovora subsp. odorifera (subcluster 1c) strains, while cluster 2 contained Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica (subcluster 2a) and Erwinia carotovora subsp. betavasculorum (subcluster 2b) strains. Clusters 3 and 4 contained Erwinia carotovora subsp. wasabiae and E. chrysanthemi strains, respectively. While E. carotovora subsp. carotovora and E. chrysanthemi showed a high level of molecular diversity (23 to 38% mean similarity), E. carotovora subsp. odorifera, E. carotovora subsp. betavasculorum, E. carotovora subsp. atroseptica, and E. carotovora subsp. wasabiae showed considerably less (56 to 76% mean similarity), which may reflect their limited geographical distributions and/or host ranges. The species- and subspecies-specific banding profiles generated from the AFLPs allowed rapid identification of unknown isolates and the potential for future development of diagnostics. AFLP fingerprinting was also found to be more differentiating than other techniques for typing the soft rot erwinias and was applicable to all strain types, including different serogroups.     

Identification and characterization of Nip, necrosis-inducing virulence protein of Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora

Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora is a gram-negative bacterium that causes soft rot disease of many cultivated crops. When a collection of E. carotovora subsp. carotovora isolates was analyzed on a Southern blot using the harpin-encoding gene hrpN as probe, several harpinless isolates were found. Regulation of virulence determinants in one of these, strain SCC3193, has been characterized extensively. It is fully virulent on potato and in Arabidopsis thaliana. An RpoS (SigmaS) mutant of SCC3193, producing elevated levels of secreted proteins, was found to cause lesions resembling the hypersensitive response when infiltrated into tobacco leaf tissue. This phenotype was evident only when bacterial cells had been cultivated on solid minimal medium at low pH and temperature. The protein causing'the cell death was purified and sequenced, and the corresponding gene was cloned. The deduced sequence of the necrosis-inducing protein (Nip) showed homology to necrosis- and ethylene-inducing elicitors of fungi and oomycetes. A mutant strain of E. carotovora subsp. carotovora lacking the nip gene showed reduced virulence in potato tuber assay but was unaffected in virulence in potato stem or on other tested host plants.     

The ineffectuality of potato protease inhibitor on the extracellular protease from Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora

Growth conditions are described for optimum production of extracellular protease in batch cultures of the soft rot pathogen Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora . This protease was inhibited by approximately 96% by 1 mmol/1 EDTA and by 55–6% by 10 mmol/l cysteine thereby classifying it as a metalloprotease. It was not inhibited by a chymotrypsin inhibitor extracted from potato tubers. This evidence suggests that the potato chymotrypsin inhibitor is not associated with resistance of potatoes to E. carotovora subsp. carotovora .     

PCR and restriction fragment length polymorphism of a pel gene as a tool to identify Erwinia carotovora in relation to potato diseases.

Using a sequenced pectate lyase-encoding gene (pel gene), we developed a PCR test for Erwinia carotovora. A set of primers allowed the amplification of a 434-bp fragment in E. carotovora strains. Among the 89 E. carotovora strains tested, only the Erwinia carotovora subsp. betavasculorum strains were not detected. A restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) study was undertaken on the amplified fragment with seven endonucleases. The Sau3AI digestion pattern specifically identified the Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica strains, and the whole set of data identified the Erwinia carotovora subsp. wasabiae strains. However, Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora and Erwinia carotovora subsp. odorifera could not be separated. Phenetic and phylogenic analyses of RFLP results showed E. carotovora subsp. atroseptica as a homogeneous group while E. carotovora subsp. carotovora and E. carotovora subsp. odorifera strains exhibited a genetic diversity that may result from a nonmonophyletic origin. The use of RFLP on amplified fragments in epidemiology and for diagnosis is discussed.     

recA is required in the induction of pectin lyase and carotovoricin in Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora.

Pectin lyase (PNL) and the bacteriocin carotovoricin (CTV) were induced in Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora 71 by the DNA-damaging agents mitomycin C, nalidixic acid, and UV light. To determine whether the recA product was involved in the expression of these damage-inducible phenotypes, we cloned the E. carotovora subsp. carotovora recA+ gene, inactivated it by Tn5 insertion, and constructed an E. carotovora subsp. carotovora recA::Tn5 strain by gene replacement via homologous recombination. The RecA- strain was more sensitive to methyl methanesulfonate, nitroquinoline oxide, and UV light than its RecA+ parent. The recA mutation did not affect the production of pectate lyase, polygalacturonase, cellulase, and protease or the ability to cause soft rot of potato tubers. With this mutant, unlike with the RecA+ parent strain, PNL and CTV were not induced by mitomycin C or detected in potato tuber tissue. The RecA+ phenotype, including the inducibility of PNL and CTV, could, however, be restored in the mutant in trans by the recA+ gene from either E. carotovora subsp. carotovora or Escherichia coli. We conclude that, in E. carotovora subsp. carotovora, the recA product is required in the induction of PNL and CTV.     

Novel quorum-sensing-controlled genes in Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora: identification of a fungal elicitor homologue in a soft-rotting bacterium

Seven new genes controlled by the quorum-sensing signal molecule N-(3-oxohexanoyl)-L-homoserine lactone (OHHL) have been identified in Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora. Using TnphoA as a mutagen, we enriched for mutants defective in proteins that could play a role in the interaction between E. carotovora subsp. carotovora and its plant hosts, and identified NipEcc and its counterpart in E. carotovora subsp. atroseptica. These are members of a growing family of proteins related to Nep1 from Fusarium oxysporum which can induce necrotic responses in a variety of dicotyledonous plants. NipEcc produced necrosis in tobacco, NipEca affected potato stem rot, and both affected virulence in potato tubers. In E. carotovora subsp. carotovora, nip was shown to be subject to weak repression by the LuxR family regulator, EccR, and may be regulated by the negative global regulator RsmA.     

Nonsense-suppressor mutants of Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora

Abstract A promiscuous plasmid (pLM2) carrying amber mutations in two antibiotic-resistance genes was transferred to a derivative of Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora strain SCRI193. Following mutagenesis, two putative amber-suppressing mutants of this strain were isolated. The genotype of these mutants was confirmed by use of rep _am plasmid-specific phage. This constitutes the first isolation of amber-suppressing mutants in Erwinia spp.     

Characterization of transposon insertion out- mutants of Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora defective in enzyme export and of a DNA segment that complements out mutations in E. carotovora subsp. carotovora, E. carotovora subsp. atroseptica, and Erwinia chrysanthemi.

Soft-rotting Erwinia spp. export degradative enzymes to the cell exterior (Out+), a process contributing to their ability to macerate plant tissues. Transposon (Tn5, Tn10, Tn10-lacZ) insertion Out- mutants were obtained in Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora 71 by using plasmid and bacteriophage lambda delivery systems. In these mutants, pectate lyases, polygalacturonase, and cellulase, which are normally excreted into the growth medium, accumulated in the periplasm. However, localization of the extracellular protease was not affected. The Out- mutants were impaired in their ability to macerate potato tuber tissue. Out+ clones were identified in a cosmid library of E. carotovora subsp. carotovora 71 by their ability to complement mutants. Localization of cyclic phosphodiesterase in the periplasm indicated that the Out+ plasmids did not cause lysis or a nonspecific protein release. The Out+ derivatives of the E. carotovora subsp. carotovora 71 mutants regained the ability to macerate potato tuber tissue. Our data indicate that a cluster of several genes is required for the Out+ phenotype. While one plasmid, pAKC260, restored the Out+ phenotype in each of the 31 mutants of E. carotovora subsp. carotovora, E. carotovora subsp. atroseptica, and Erwinia chrysanthemi, it failed to render Escherichia coli export proficient. Homologs of E. carotovora subsp. carotovora 71 out DNA were detected by Southern hybridizations in subspecies of E. carotovora under high-stringency conditions. In contrast, E. chrysanthemi sequences bearing homology to the E. carotovora subsp. carotovora 71 out DNA were detectable only under low-stringency hybridization. Thus, although the out genes are functional in these two soft-rotting bacterial groups, the genes appear to have diverged.