棉花内生细菌数量动态及其对棉花黄、枯萎病菌的拮抗作用

摘要：【目的】了解棉花内生细菌数量动态,从棉花中获得拮抗黄、枯萎病菌的内生细菌资源【方法】对棉花根、茎、叶表面灭菌,采用稀释平板法分离棉花内生细菌;通过对峙培养法体外鉴定分离的棉花内生细菌对棉花黄、枯萎病菌的拮抗作用,并对拮抗棉花黄、枯萎病菌的内生细菌16S rDNA序列进行了分析【结果】棉花根中内生细菌的数量显著高于茎、叶;根的苗期总体内生细菌数量低于开花期、吐絮期,茎、叶中的内生细菌数量在不同生育期呈现一定的波动性,但趋势性不明显;6个棉花品种根中内生细菌平均数量差异并不显著,但茎、叶中内生细菌数量不同品种间呈现一定程度差异。平板对峙鉴定显示:棉花根中具有较高比例的拮抗棉花黄、枯萎病菌的内生细菌,拮抗强致病落叶型黄萎病菌（V107）的内生细菌比例不仅低于枯萎病菌（F108）,而且低于非落叶型黄萎病菌（V396）。同时拮抗棉花黄、枯萎病菌的内生细菌有44株,16S rDNA分子序列分析表明：这些拮抗内生细菌的类群包括了两个门(变形杆菌门、拟杆菌门)8个属,其中10个菌株与已报道菌株相似性<97%,可能是新的种（属）,优势种群为肠杆菌属（18株）、泛菌属（15株）。【结论】棉花的品种、生育期与器官影响棉花内生细菌数量;棉花拮抗黄、枯萎病菌的内生细菌具有优势种群,且具多样性。     

农杆菌介导的棉花枯萎病菌转化体系的优化

【背景】海岛棉相对陆地棉更易感枯萎病,一旦发生很难根治,使得枯萎病逐渐成为威胁新疆海岛棉产业发展的主要病害,但其致病机理目前还不是十分明确。【目的】揭示棉花枯萎病菌的遗传变异和致病机理,同时获得带有绿色荧光蛋白(Green Fluorescent Protein,GFP)标记的棉花枯萎病菌转化子用于观察其侵染海岛棉的途径。【方法】采用农杆菌介导的遗传转化(Agrobacterium tumefaciens-Mediated Transformation,ATMT)方法,对棉花枯萎病菌7号生理小种st89进行了遗传转化并对转化条件进行优化。【结果】农杆菌介导的遗传转化法转化棉花枯萎病菌的最佳条件为:150 mg/L的潮霉素浓度能完全抑制棉花枯萎病菌的生长,浓度为200 mg/L的头孢噻肟钠能完全抑制农杆菌LBA4404生长,农杆菌起始浓度OD_(600)为0.2,农杆菌预培养时间为8 h,棉花枯萎病菌分生孢子浓度为10~5个/mL,枯萎病菌孢子悬液和农杆菌LBA4404比例为1:1,乙酰丁香酮浓度为200μmol/mL,共培养时间为4 d,转化后培养温度25℃。利用优化的转化系统将GFP基因转入到棉花枯萎病菌中,转化效率最高可以达到252±7.37个转化子/10~5个孢子。PCR扩增以及荧光观察表明GFP基因能够正常表达。【结论】转GFP基因的枯萎病菌的获得为深入研究棉花枯萎病入侵的机理奠定了基础。     

生物制剂4号——可湿性粉剂生物防治效果研究

从山西省蟒河自然保护区土样中分离得到拮抗链霉菌—MH4菌株。它对棉花枯萎病菌[FusariumoxysporumSchl.F.sp.vasinfectum(Atk.)Synder and Hansen]、棉花立枯病菌(Rhizctonia solaniKünn)、棉花黄萎病菌(Verticillium dahliaeKelb)等10多种植物病原真菌抑菌效果明显[1]。将其配制成生物制剂—可湿性粉剂制剂(以下简称生物制剂4号)进行室内棉花试验、抑菌试验和药敏试验。日光温室试验及田间试验均显示出对棉花枯萎病菌[F.oxysporumSchl.F.sp.vasinfectum(Atk.)Synder and Hansen]、棉花黄萎病菌(V.dahliaeKelb)、棉花立枯病菌(R.solaniKünn)、黄瓜枯萎病菌(F.oxysporumSchl.f.sp.CucumerimumOwen)、西瓜枯萎病菌[F.oxysporumf.sp.niveum(E.F.Sm)Synder et Hensen]及棉苗根病有较好的防治效果,特别是用在瓜类枯萎菌上防治效果较为突出。     

枯萎病菌侵染后棉苗体内多酚氧化酶活性的变化

氟乐灵诱发处理及枯萎病菌侵染可明显提高棉苗叶片和根部组织中多酚氧化酶活性。枯萎病菌侵染后,经氟乐灵诱发处理并产生诱导抗性的棉苗及抗病品种棉苗中多酚氧化酶活性快速上升,增加幅度大,而感病品种棉苗中酶活性前期无明显增加,后期才有一定程度的上升,由此认为,多酚氧化酶可能在棉花对枯萎病的抗性及由氟乐灵诱发的诱导抗性中起作用。     

苦豆子根瘤内生细菌分离及其对棉花枯萎病的生物防治效果测定

对从塔里木盆地苦豆子中分离得到的内生细菌进行皿内涂布拮抗实验、对峙培养法拮抗实验、胞外分泌物拮抗性测定和盆栽控病实验等研究,结果表明塔里木盆地苦豆子根瘤中存在大量的棉花枯萎病菌拮抗性内生细菌。皿内涂布法筛选结果表明60株苦豆子根瘤内生细菌中有48株相对抑菌率超过50%。对峙培养法对48株拮抗性内生细菌进一步筛选的结果表明,对棉花枯萎病菌抑菌距离超过20 mm的菌株有40株。40株拮抗性内生细菌胞外分泌物对棉花枯萎病菌的抑菌距离超过5 mm的有26株。KDRE12和KDRE41对棉花枯萎病的盆栽控病平均防效分别为67.11%和72.65%,具有应用潜力。     

核桃叶水浸提液对棉花生长及棉花枯萎病菌的化感效应

研究了不同浓度核桃叶水浸提液对棉花种子萌发、幼苗生长及对棉花枯萎病菌菌丝生长的化感效应。结果表明, 不同浓度核桃叶水浸提液对棉花种子萌发、幼苗生长及棉花枯萎病菌菌丝生长均体现出抑制效应, 且抑制作用整体随着浸提液浓度的增高而逐渐增强。浸提液对棉花种子发芽势、发芽指数的影响要大于对发芽率的影响, 20 mg·mL^–1以上浸提液浓度处理的棉花种子发芽势与发芽指数显著(P<0.05)降低, 而30 mg·mL^–1 的浓度下对种子发芽率的抑制仍不显著。浸提液浓度大于20 mg·mL^–1 时, 棉花幼苗根的生长及根系活力开始受到强烈抑制, 当浸提液浓度大于30 mg·mL^–1时, 幼苗总叶绿素含量显著降低, 导致幼苗的鲜、干重减少。同时, 在高浓度浸提液胁迫下(>30 mg·mL^–1), 还会造成棉花植株体内MDA 含量急剧增高。不同浓度浸提液对棉花枯萎病菌菌丝的生长均有一定的抑制作用, 40 mg·mL^–1 浓度浸提液的抑菌率达到最高, 为47.9%。     

连作对棉花抗枯萎病生理生化特性的影响

连作障碍引起棉花的产量和品质下降,严重制约着我国棉花产业的可持续发展。枯萎病作为典型的土传真菌病害,一直是困扰我国棉花生产的两大病害之一。研究采用室内盆栽试验,通过接种棉花枯萎病菌,研究不同连作年限(0、5、15a)土壤对棉花生长状况及体内超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性、过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性、过氧化物酶(POD)活性、可溶性蛋白和丙二醛(MDA)含量的影响,进而探讨其对棉花抗枯萎病性能的影响。研究结果表明:与非连作土壤相比,连作土壤显著影响棉花的生长,导致棉花幼苗鲜重、主根长、株高降低,SOD和CAT活性降低,可溶性蛋白和丙二醛(MDA)含量升高,抗病品种中棉38的POD活性无显著变化,但耐病品种南农10号的POD活性明显提高。说明连作降低了棉花对枯萎病菌的抗氧化酶反应,加重了棉花的膜质过氧化程度,进而降低了棉花对枯萎病的抗性。     

棉花凝集素的分离纯化

IsolationandPurificationofCottonLectinLIUShi－Zhuang,SHICheng－Liang,WANGTong－Yu（DepartmentofBiology,ShanghaiTeacher'sUniversity,Shanghai200234）凝集素是一类广泛分布在动物、植物和微生物体内的蛋白质或糖蛋白。植物凝集素在防御植物病害方面的作用已引起人们重视。我们［‘增报道棉花种子中凝集素含量与棉花抗枯萎病能力呈正相关。本文又在以前工作的基础上,于1984～1994年继续对棉花凝集素进行分离纯化,并检测了棉花凝集素对棉花枯萎病菌的直接影响。材料与方法棉花（o删四响m———）抗枯萎病品种861,由…     

香蕉枯萎镰刀菌致病性快速测定方法的建立

建立致病性变异突变体库是研究香蕉枯萎镰刀菌致病机理的有效方法,此方法需要对大量突变体进行致病性测定,经典的根部接种测定方法耗时长达40 d,工作量十分巨大。因此,建立一种简便快速的致病性测定方法是高效建立香蕉枯萎病菌致病性变异突变体库的关键。本研究以香蕉巴西蕉和粉蕉叶片为材料,采用香蕉离体叶片分别接种香蕉枯萎病菌1号小种、4号小种、致病性丧失突变体、致病性严重减弱突变体,分别置于20℃、25℃、30℃、35℃、37℃条件下进行保湿培养3 d、5 d、7 d,观察发病情况,测定病斑大小。并通过根部接种法对离体叶片接种法的结果进行验证。结果表明,离体叶片测定法和根部接种法测定的结果一致,最佳致病温度30℃。从而建立了一种简便快速的香蕉枯萎病突变体致病性测定方法(离体叶片接种法)。运用该法在适宜的条件下可以准确、可靠、快速和简便测出香蕉枯萎病菌致病性,大大提高了突变体致病性测定筛选的效率。     

枯萎病菌侵染后棉苗体内多酚氧化酶活性的变化(简报)

氟乐灵诱发处理及枯萎病菌侵染可明显提高棉亩叶片和根部组织中多酚氧化酶活性。枯萎病菌侵染后,经氟乐灵诱发处理并产生诱导抗性的棉苗及抗病品种棉苗中多酚氧化酶活性快速上升,增加幅度大;而感病品种棉苗中酶活性前期无明显增加,后期才有一定程度的上升。由此认为,多酚氧化酶可能在棉花对枯萎病的抗性及由氟乐灵诱发的诱导抗性中起作用。     

落叶型大丽轮枝菌T-DNA插入突变体库的构建

采用ATMT技术建立大丽轮枝菌落叶型菌株XJ2008菌株的T-DNA插入突变体文库,共获得6 043个突变体。从中随机挑选104个突变体,以野生型XJ2008菌株为参照,评价其致病性、菌落生长速率、分生孢子及微菌核的产生能力等。结果表明,有12.5%的突变体丧失产孢能力,4.8%的突变体的生长速率显著减慢,8.7%的突变体的生长速率显著加快,12.5%的突变体丧失产生微菌核的能力,47.1%的突变体的致病性显著低于野生型菌株XJ2008,且突变体2-736、2-740、2-745的病情指数分别约为野生型菌株XJ2008的0.184、0.168和0.197倍。该突变体库突变体遗传稳定性好,性状多样性丰富。     

大豆根瘤内抗棉花枯萎病菌株的筛选及其防病试验

【目的】采用优良抗病性内生菌资源来控制棉花枯萎病是一种有效的措施。本研究从大豆根瘤中筛选棉花枯萎病拮抗性内生细菌,探索其对棉花枯萎病菌丝的抑制作用和代表菌株特性,为发掘和应用防病、抗逆优良菌株提供理论基础。【方法】采用对峙法和代谢液培养法对大豆根瘤内生细菌进行棉花枯萎病菌抑菌性筛选,显微观察法研究筛选菌株引起病原菌菌丝变化,通过菌株培养特征、理化特性和16S r DNA序列同源性分析确定菌株系统发育地位,比色法测定DD174耐盐碱性,盆栽试验验证防病效果。【结果】经复筛和代谢液试验有5株拮抗性较强菌株,被作用病原菌菌丝畸形、细胞壁消失、自溶,菌丝基部加粗、分支增多,呈树根状;菌丝被菌苔包埋而溶解、断裂,菌丝末端球形膨大。对棉花枯萎病菌的抑制作用主要通过菌体产生胞外代谢物发挥作用。菌株DD174、DD176和DD179最相似菌株分别为Bacillus oceanisediminis H2T(GQ292772)和B.thuringiensis ATCC 10792T(AF290545),菌株DD165和DD166最相似菌株均为Stenotrophomonas maltophilia LMG 958T(X95923)。DD174能耐受6%盐浓度,p H 10生长良好,具有一定耐盐碱能力。DD174处理组防治效果达76.32%,其他防效均在62%以上,可作为棉花枯萎病的生防菌株资源。【结论】大豆根瘤内存在棉花枯萎病内生拮抗细菌,其中有些菌株具有一定耐盐碱能力,对棉花枯萎病病原菌及病害有一定抑菌和防病作用。     

Host-specific Fusarium oxysporum Causes Wilt of Jojoba

Jojoba [Simmondsia chinensis (Link) Schneider] plantations in Israel originated from vegetative propagation, planted during 1991–92, have shown symptoms of wilting and subsequent death. Verticillium dahliae was only rarely isolated from these plants and artificial inoculation showed only mild disease symptoms. Fusarium oxysporum caused severe chlorosis, desiccation, defoliation and wilt in leaves of jojoba plants, resulting in plant death. Recovery of the fungus from artificially inoculated stem cuttings and seedlings showed for the first time that F. oxysporum was the primary pathogen. Inoculated cuttings exhibited wilt within 3 weeks, while in seedlings wilt occurred 10–24 weeks after inoculation. Seedlings and cuttings of jojoba which were inoculated with other Fusarium isolates originating from different crops (F. oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum from cotton, F. oxysporum f. sp. dianthi from carnation, F. oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici from tomato and F. oxysporum f. sp. basilicum from basil) did not develop symptoms. Moreover, cotton, tomato, melon and cucumber seedlings inoculated with several virulent F. oxysporum isolates from jojoba did not show any symptoms of wilt or defoliation. These results indicate a high degree of specificity of the Fusarium isolates from jojoba; therefore, it is suggested that this isolate be defined as F. oxysporum f. sp. simmondsia.     

Frequency and diversity of Fusarium spp. colonizing roots of Egyptian cottons

Abstract

Fusarium species are known to play a role in several diseases of cotton including the seedling disease complex, wilt, and boll rot. Therefore, a mycoflora study was conducted in 1998 in order to identify Fusarium species found in association with cotton roots. A total of 109 samples of cotton seedlings infected with post-emergence damping-off or rotted roots of adult plants were obtained from different cotton-growing areas in Egypt. Forty-six isolates were recovered and were identified as follows: F. oxysporum (28 isolates), F. moniliforme (9), F. solani (6), F. avenaceum (2), F. chlamydosporum (1). F. oxysporum, F. moniliforme and F. solani, the dominant species, accounted for 60.9%, 19.6% and 13% of the total isolates, respectively in 1998. F. oxysporum showed the highest isolation frequency in Beharia and Minufiya while F. moniliforme showed the most isolation frequency in Minufiya and Gharbiya. F. oxysporum was one of the major taxa of the Fusarium assemblage from Giza 70. F. oxysporum showed the most frequently isolated fungus in May while F. moniliforme and F. solani were the most frequently isolated fungi in August. Isolation frequency of Fusarium spp. during July and August was significantly greater than that of April or June. This implies that cotton roots are subjected more to colonization by Fusarium spp. as plants mature. Regarding pathogenicity, of the 46 isolates of Fusarium spp. tested under greenhouse conditions, 38 isolates (82.4%) were pathogenic to seedlings of Giza 89. This study indicates that F. oxysporum and F. moniliforme are important pathogens in the etiology of cotton damping-off in Egypt.     

Transformation of Fusarium oxysporum by particle bombardment and characterisation of the resulting transformants expressing a GFP transgene

Fusarium is the causative agent of a variety of economically significant vascular wilt diseases of vegetables, flowers and field crops. The completion of the first Fusarium genome and the availability of an EST database now provides a platform for both forward and reverse genetic approaches to ascribe gene function in this phytopathogen. To underpin these strategies effective gene transfer procedures will be required. Here we describe an efficient and robust procedure for Fusarium oxysporum transformation based on particle bombardment. We utilised this procedure to introduce a chimeric gene comprised of the Aspergillus nidulans Pgdp promoter fused to a GFP reporter gene. A transformation efficiency of 45 transformants per μg of plasmid DNA was routinely achieved. The Pgdp promoter directed strong cytoplasmic expression of the GFP marker in transformed F. oxysporum monitored via fluorescence and confocal microscopy. A pathogenicity assay undertaken on Arabidopsis seedlings with selected transformants revealed that virulence was retained following transformation. Moreover, in a similar fashion to wild-type F. oxysporum, these transformants activated three distinct Arabidopsis defence gene promoter::luciferase fusions, which defined specific defence gene subsets.     

贝莱斯芽孢杆菌GDND-2对烟草镰孢根腐病菌生长发育的影响

【背景】尖孢镰孢(Fusariumoxysporum)引起的烟草根腐病在世界烟区普遍发生,严重影响烟草产量和质量,化学农药无法有效防治病害,利用生防菌防治该病成为研究热点。【目的】明确贝莱斯芽孢杆菌(Bacillusvelenzensis)GDND-2对尖孢镰孢生长发育的抑制作用。【方法】制备含10%和20%GDND-2发酵滤液的PDA培养基,涂在玻片上,接种尖孢镰孢分生孢子,观察滤液对尖孢镰孢孢子萌发、菌丝生长、孢子形成和色素产生的影响,应用扫描和透射电镜观察菌体超微结构的变化。【结果】贝莱斯芽孢杆菌GDND-2发酵滤液延迟孢子萌发2h以上,造成芽管膨大畸形,促使菌丝提早分枝,抑制菌丝延伸,使菌丝产生畸形球状结构,10%和20%发酵滤液对菌丝生长抑制率达53.41%和61.58%。滤液延迟病菌产孢,显著抑制产孢量,影响孢子形态,刺激病菌产生色素。10%和20%发酵滤液延迟产孢20h和28h,对产孢量的抑制率为52.11%和78.85%,滤液促使病菌形成小型分生孢子。观察尖孢镰孢的超微结构,部分菌丝膨大、畸形,细胞壁变薄,细胞膜消失,细胞质渗出,胞内呈空腔结构;部分菌丝严重皱缩、扭曲、...     

生物有机肥对土壤微生物群落结构变化及西瓜枯萎病的调控

【目的】研究施用生物有机肥处理土壤后对西瓜枯萎病发生的影响,明确可能与西瓜枯萎病发病密切相关的土壤微生物群落结构。【方法】设置2组不同年份材料对比,依次为施用生物有机肥后2016年发病期(CK2016、T12016)和2017年发病期(CK2017、T12017)。基于16S r RNA序列测定,利用Illumina Miseq高通量测序平台对施用生物有机肥后不同年份的土壤微生物群落组成和差异进行测序分析。【结果】试验结果发现,不同年份的土壤微生物群落中alpha多样性指数并无明显的差异,但是施用生物有机肥后的土壤相比对照土壤中细菌群落多样性略有增高。不同年份土壤细菌群落结构在门水平上差异不显著,其中变形菌门和硬壁菌门是构成这两个年份土壤细菌的重要组成部分,同时也是比较稳定的微生物类群。在属水平上分析发现主要动态变化菌属为芽孢杆菌属、肠球菌属、乳球菌属及水恒杆菌属。通过Spearman分析发现它们与西瓜枯萎病发生率的关系均为负相关。【结论】施用生物有机肥可帮助西瓜连作土壤的生态修复,对枯萎病防治起到一定的作用。通过对施用生物有机肥的不同年份土壤微生物种群结构动态变化及对枯萎病发生率呈正负相关的微生物菌属的分析研究,为如何利用调节土壤微生物群落结构来防治西瓜枯萎病提供了新的思路。     

Biological Control Activity of Three Trichoderma Isolates Against Fusarium Wilts of Cotton and Muskmelon and Lack of Correlation with their Lytic Enzymes

The enzymatic activity and the biocontrol ability of two new isolates of Trichoderma spp. (T-68 and Gh-2) were compared in laboratory and glasshouse experiments with a previously studied T. harzianum strain (T-35). In dual culture tests with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis and F. oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum, isolates T-68 and Gh-2 overgrew the colonies of Fusarium, whereas T-35 failed to parasitize both wilt pathogens. Under glasshouse conditions, the three isolates of Trichoderma were effective in controlling Fusarium wilt of cotton but only T-35 was effective against F. oxysporum f. sp. melonis on muskmelon. When the three Trichoderma isolates were grown on liquid media containing laminarin, colloidal chitin or F. oxysporum f. sp. melonis cell walls as sole carbon sources, maximum β-1,3-glucanase and chitinase specific activity in the culture filtrates of all fungi was reached after 72h of incubation. When culture filtrates of the three Trichoderma isolates were incubated with freeze-dried mycelium of F. oxysporum f. sp. melonis or F. oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum, different concentrations of glucose and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine were released. Overall no correlation was found between enzymatic activity and the biocontrol capability against Fusarium wilt on muskmelon and cotton.     

Biological Control of Fusarium spp. in Cotton, Wheat and Muskmelon by Trichoderma harzianum

A new isolate of Trichoderma harzianum (T-35) was isolated from the rhizosphere of cotton plants from a field infested with Fusarium. Under glasshouse conditions, the antagonist was applied to soil growing in a bran/peat mixture (1:1, v/v) or as a conidial suspension or used as a seed coating. When T. harzianum was tested against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum, F. oxysporum f. sp. melonis or F. roseum‘Culmorum”, a significant disease reduction, was obtained in cotton, melon and wheat, respectively. Biological control of Fusarium wilt of cotton was achieved when tested at two inoculum levels of the pathogen (2 × 10⁷ and 2 × 10⁸ microconidia/kg soil), decreasing the Fusarium spp. soil population. The long term effect of T. harzianum on Fusarium wilt of cotton was studied using successive plantings. The antagonist persisted in soil throughout three consecutive plantings, reducing the Fusarium, wilt incidence in each growth cycle. At the first planting the largest amount of preparation was found superior, whereas at the third planting, no significant difference could be observed between the four rates of Trichoderma preparation. T. harzianum (T-35) controlled Fusarium wilt in cotton and muskmelon when applied in both naturally or artificially infested alluvial vertisol and sandy-loam soils, respectively. Soil or seed treatments with the antagonist provided a similar disease control of F. roseum‘Culmorum’ and of F. oxysporum f. sp. melonis.     

Identification of Pathogenicity-Related Genes in the Vascular Wilt Fungus <Emphasis Type="Italic">Verticillium dahliae</Emphasis> by <Emphasis Type="Italic">Agrobacterium tumefaciens</Emphasis>-Mediated T-DNA Insertional Mutagenesis

Verticillium dahliae is the causal agent of vascular wilt in many economically important crops worldwide. Identification of genes that control pathogenicity or virulence may suggest targets for alternative control methods for this fungus. In this study, Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation (ATMT) was applied for insertional mutagenesis of V. dahliae conidia. Southern blot analysis indicated that T-DNAs were inserted randomly into the V. dahliae genome and that 69% of the transformants were the result of single copy T-DNA insertion. DNA sequences flanking T-DNA insertion were isolated through inverse PCR (iPCR), and these sequences were aligned to the genome sequence to identify the genomic position of insertion. V. dahliae mutants of particular interest selected based on culture phenotypes included those that had lost the ability to form microsclerotia and subsequently used for virulence assay. Based on the virulence assay of 181 transformants, we identified several mutant strains of V. dahliae that did not cause symptoms on lettuce plants. Among these mutants, T-DNA was inserted in genes encoding an endoglucanase 1 (VdEg-1), a hydroxyl-methyl glutaryl-CoA synthase (VdHMGS), a major facilitator superfamily 1 (VdMFS1), and a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) mannosyltransferase 3 (VdGPIM3). These results suggest that ATMT can effectively be used to identify genes associated with pathogenicity and other functions in V. dahliae.