内生真菌对羽茅抗病性的影响

为探讨不同种类内生真菌对宿主植物羽茅(Achnatherum sibiricum)抗病性的影响, 以感染不同内生真菌的天然禾草羽茅为实验材料, 进行了体外纯培养的内生真菌、感染内生真菌的离体叶片和在体叶片对3种植物病原真菌的抑菌实验。结果表明: 体外纯培养条件下, 分离自羽茅的内生真菌Neotyphodium sibiricum、Neotyphodium gansuensis和Epichloë gansuensis对新月弯孢霉(Curvularia lunata)、根腐离蠕孢(Bipolaris sorokiniana)和枝孢霉(Cladosporium sp.)等3种病原真菌都具有抑制作用, 其中N. sibiricum的抑制作用最强, 对新月弯孢霉、根腐离蠕孢和枝孢霉的抑菌率分别为47.8%、40.1%、39.4%; 内生真菌培养滤液也可以有效抑制这3种病原真菌的孢子萌发, 其中N. gansuensis的抑制作用最强, 新月弯孢、根腐离蠕孢和枝孢霉的孢子萌发率分别为9.8%、8.7%、8.5%。对于离体叶片, N. sibiricum和N. gansuensis感染可以有效降低叶片受3种病原真菌侵染后的病斑数和孢子浓度, 其中N. sibiricum对根腐离蠕孢的抑制作用显著高于N. gansuensis, 而E. gansuensis只降低新月弯孢和枝孢霉侵染的病斑数以及枝孢霉侵染的孢子浓度。在体条件下, 内生真菌均可以显著降低病原真菌侵染羽茅后的病斑数、病斑长度和孢子浓度, 其中E. gansuensis的抑菌作用趋于最弱, 而N. sibiricum的抑菌作用趋于最强。     

高羊茅和多年生黑麦草内生真菌的分子检测

根据GenBank上报道的内生真菌Neotyphodium coenophialum和N.lolii的Nc25基因序列,设计了2对特异性引物FM1/R1和F3/R652,建立了一套适合于从高羊茅和多年生黑麦草种子中检测内生真菌N.coenophialum和N.lolii的常规PCR和巢式PCR方法。     

黄栌根内生真菌分离鉴定及拮抗真菌筛选

采用常规分离法从不同地区健康黄栌根系中共分离得到33株内生真菌,其优势类群主要包括无孢菌群、腐质霉属、青霉属等,而且不同地区黄栌的根系内生真菌种类和数量有一定差异。内生真菌对黄栌枯萎病病原——大丽轮枝孢的拮抗试验结果表明:团炭角菌、黑乌霉属、假丝酵母属的菌株抑制作用较强,其它内生真菌菌株对大丽轮枝孢均有不同程度的抑制作用。     

苇状羊茅内生真菌与多年生黑麦草内生真菌实时荧光PCR检测研究

苇状羊茅内生真菌Neotyphodium coenophialum和多年生黑麦草内生真菌N．lolii对美国、新西兰等国家的畜牧业曾经造成过巨大损失。以N．coenophialum和N．lolii及其近似种N．huerfanum、N．chisosum、N．aotearoae、N．sp．共6种18个菌株,以及苇状羊茅和多年生黑麦草8个品种种子为供试材料,根据Tub-2基因设计了通用Taqman探针及引物,根据NC25基因设计了N．coenophialum和N．lolii的特异Taqman探针及共用引物,通过通用探针的单色荧光PCR和特异探针的双色荧光PCR,建立了N．coenophialum和N．lolii的菌丝及单粒种子稳定可靠、特异性强的荧光PCR检测方法,检测灵敏度达到单粒种子,使检测时间由至少一个月缩短至7～8个小时。     

杜仲内生真菌的多样性分析及其抗植物病原真菌的活性

以河南郑州和江苏徐州采集到的杜仲为材料,采用纯培养方法对杜仲内生真菌进行分离。将分离纯化得到的90株真菌通过形态学鉴定并进行多样性分析,90株内生真菌分别属于13个属,其中茎点霉属(Phoma)和链格孢属(Alternaria)为优势菌群,分别占总菌株数的18%和16%;其次为黑孢属(Nigrospora)和枝孢属(Cladosporium),均占总菌株数的10%。用平板对峙法对分离得到的杜仲内生真菌进行抗植物病原真菌实验,发现有18个菌株对至少一种病原真菌具有明显的拮抗作用。通过比色法进行内生真菌产IAA(吲哚乙酸)定性实验,结果显示,有37株真菌具有产IAA能力,通过分光光度法对这37株真菌进行产IAA定量实验,发现有8株有较好的产IAA活性。     

感染羽茅的香柱菌属内生真菌对丛枝菌根真菌孢子萌发的影响

内生真菌与丛枝菌根(AM)真菌是构成草原生态系统的重要组成部分.内生真菌会抑制其宿主植物的AM真菌侵染率.本研究以感染2种香柱菌属内生真菌[Epichloё gansuensis(Eg)和E. sibirica(Es)]的天然禾草羽茅为供试材料,进行体外纯培养的内生真菌培养滤液、感染内生真菌的羽茅叶片(包括鲜叶和枯叶)浸提液,以及根系分泌物对摩西球囊霉(Gm)和幼套球囊霉(Ge)2种AM真菌孢子萌发影响试验.结果表明: 香柱菌属内生真菌的培养滤液会显著抑制2种AM真菌孢子的萌发,而感染香柱菌属内生真菌的羽茅根系分泌物只对Ge孢子萌发有显著抑制作用,且上述抑制作用与内生真菌种类无关;鲜叶浸提液对Gm和Ge的孢子萌发率均无显著影响,而枯叶浸提液对Ge的孢子萌发有显著抑制作用.在自然生态系统中,香柱菌属内生真菌通常存在于宿主植物体内,可能通过影响宿主植物的根系分泌物来影响AM真菌孢子的萌发.     

益母草内生真菌分离与初步鉴定

利用平板分离法从药用植物益母草(Leonurus heterophyllus Sweet)中分离到15株内生真菌,来源于根、茎、叶分别有2,6,7株。经形态学观察和染色等方法,初步鉴定了益母草内生真菌有3个属,曲霉属(Aspergillus sp.)2株、头孢霉属(Cephalosporiumsp.)3株和囊孢霉属(Capsule sp.)10株。益母草内生真菌生物多样性较为单一,但不同部位内生菌的数量、种类及分布存在明显差异。     

几种药用植物内生真菌抗真菌活性的初步研究

从三尖杉,南方红豆杉及香榧中分离出172株内生真菌,对其进行抗菌活性检测,结果表明共90株内生真菌对一种或多种植物病原真菌,如红色面孢霉（Neurospora sp.）,木霉(Trichoderma sp.）,镰刀菌（Fusarium sp.）等有抑制作用,来自三尖杉、南方红豆杉和香榧的抗菌活性菌株比例分别为40％,54.2%及57.1%。其中平板抑菌圈直径大于15mm的高抗菌株有35株。按Ainsworth等鉴定系统和方法进行鉴定,具有抗菌活性的内生真菌主要分布于心青霉属、镰孢菌属等18个属中。     

北细辛内生真菌的分离鉴定及代谢产物的生物活性

采用表面消毒法分别从3种北细辛中分离获得10株形态特征不同的优势内生真菌,经形态学和18S rDNA ITS分子分类学分析鉴定为小丛壳属(Glomerella sp.)、叶点霉属(Phyllosticta sp.)、柄孢壳菌属(Po-dospora sp.)、刺盘孢属(Colletotrichum sp.)和镰孢属(Fusarium sp.)。对北细辛优势内生真菌的发酵产物进行体外抗肿瘤和抗菌活性检测,结果表明:除菌株E3、E4和E10外,其余菌株均有不同程度的抗肿瘤和抗菌活性;镰孢属(Fusarium sp.)菌株E9对A549、MDA-MB-231和PANC-1肿瘤细胞抑制率达75%以上;小丛壳属(Glomerella sp.)菌株E1和叶点霉属(Phyllosticta sp.)菌株E2靶向FabI的抗菌活性较强,抑制率达59%。     

不同传播方式的内生真菌感染对羽茅的生理生态影响北大核心CSCD

通过田间试验,研究了垂直传播的Neotyphodium属内生真菌和水平传播的Epichloё属内生真菌对羽茅(Achnatherum sibiricum)生理生态的影响。结果表明:Neotyphodium属内生真菌感染对羽茅的株高和叶长有显著的正效应,而Epichloё属内生真菌感染对羽茅株高和叶长的增益作用较少。感染Neotyphodium属内生真菌的羽茅最大净光合速率显著高于感染Epichloё属内生真菌的羽茅,Neotyphodium属内生真菌显著提升了羽茅的气孔限制值和水分利用效率,而实验测定的第一年结果显示:Epichloё属内生真菌对羽茅的各个光合指标具有明显的负效应(胞间CO2浓度除外)。Neotyphodium属内生真菌感染使得宿主植物积累的可溶性糖含量显著高于感染Epichloё属内生真菌的羽茅和不染菌的羽茅植株。感染Epichloё属内生真菌的羽茅中氮含量显著高于感染Neotyphodium属内生真菌的羽茅。总之,内生真菌的传播方式是影响羽茅生理生态学特性的一个因素,并且垂直传播的内生真菌对羽茅生长和生理特性的益处高于水平传播的内生真菌。     

Development and characterization of EST-derived simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers for pasture grass endophytes.

Fungal endophytes of the genus Neotyphodium are common in temperate pasture grass species and confer both beneficial and deleterious agronomic characteristics to their hosts. The aim of this study was to develop molecular markers based on simple sequence repeat (SSR) loci for the identification and assessment of genetic diversity among Neotyphodium endophytes in grasses. Expressed sequence tags (ESTs) from both Neptyphodium coenophialum and Neotyphodium lolii were examined, and unique SSR loci were identified in 9.7% of the N. coenophialum sequences and 6.3% of the N. lolii sequences. A variety of SSRs were present, although perfect trinucleotide repeat arrays were the most common. Primers were designed to 50 SSR loci from N. coenophialum and 57 SSR loci from N. lolii and were evaluated using 20 Neotyphodium and Epichlo? isolates. A high proportion of the N. coenophialum and N. lolii primers produced amplification products from the majority of isolates and most of these primers detected genetic variation. SSR markers from both N. coenophialum and N. lolii detected high levels of polymorphism between Neotyphodium and Epichlo? species, and low levels of polymorphism within N. coenophialum and N. lolii. SSR markers may be used in appropriate combinations to discriminate between species. Comparison with amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) data demonstrated that the SSR markers were informative for the assessment of genetic variation within and between endophyte species. These markers may be used to identify endophyte taxa and to evaluate intraspecific population diversity, which may be correlated with variation for endophyte-derived agronomic traits.     

Stroma-forming endophyte Epichloë glyceriae provides wound-inducible herbivore resistance to its grass host

Fungal endophyte-grass associations are diverse and complex. Some endophytes (e.g. Neotyphodium spp.) reproduce asexually by growing vegetatively into host seeds and many of these vertically-transmitted endophytes form mutualisms with their hosts by providing high levels of alkaloids, such as lolines, that reduce herbivore performance. Additionally, Neotyphodium coenophialum provides wound-inducible herbivore resistance through increased production of lolines. Neotyphodium likely evolved from Epichloë spp. which are sexually reproducing endophytes that are transmitted horizontally to the next host generation through production of stromata (fruiting bodies), which sterilize host grasses. We asked if wound-inducible resistance like that in N . coenophialum also occurs in the ancestral, sexually reproducing Epichloë glyceriae , which infects Glyceria striata . Host grasses were damaged by fall armyworm caterpillars, artificially cut, or left undamaged. An aphid bioassay tested the plant's toxicity to herbivores, expression of lolc (a gene in the loline biosynthesis pathway) was quantified using real-time RT-PCR, and loline concentration was quantified using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. Artificially-damaged plants supported fewer live aphids, had greater lolc mRNA expression, and greater loline concentration than undamaged plants. Herbivore-damaged plants supported intermediate performance by aphids, low lolc mRNA expression, and minimal loline concentration. Our study is the first to demonstrate sexual endophytes can produce lolines following wounding. This suggests wound-induced responses are ancestral within the Epichloë / Neotyphodium clade and reveals a trait of grass endophytes that may have predisposed them for the evolution of defensive mutualisms with their hosts.     

禾本科植物内生真菌资源及其物种多样性

植物内生真菌是当代微生物资源研究的一个热门话题,对禾本科植物内生真菌资源研究进行了总结。与冷季型禾本科植物共生的麦角菌科epichlo内生真菌是目前的研究重点,包括偶尔在宿主植物体表形成子座的Epichlo属真菌和几乎完全不形成症状的Neotyphodium属真菌。具体介绍该真菌类群的物种多样性及其地理分布多样性,概括了它们在全球各大区域的分布特征。对近年来中国迅速发展的epichlo内生真菌的研究作了总结,最后展望了国际国内epichlo内生真菌资源探索的发展方向。特别指出:冷季型禾本科植物内生真菌在南美洲和亚洲,暖季型禾本科植物内生真菌在热带亚热带地区的研究还相对薄弱,值得今后继续加强探索和挖掘。     

Genotypic and chemotypic diversity of Neotyphodium endophytes in tall fescue from Greece

Epichloid endophytes provide protection from a variety of biotic and abiotic stresses for cool-season grasses, including tall fescue. A collection of 85 tall fescue lines from 15 locations in Greece, including both Continental and Mediterranean germplasm, was screened for the presence of native endophytes. A total of 37 endophyte-infected lines from 10 locations were identified, and the endophytes were classified into five distinct groups (G1 to G5) based on physical characteristics such as colony morphology, growth rate, and conidial morphology. These classifications were supported by phylogenetic analyses of housekeeping genes tefA and tubB, and the endophytes were further categorized as Neotyphodium coenophialum isolates (G1, G4, and G5) or Neotyphodium sp. FaTG-2 (Festuca arundinacea taxonomic group 2 isolates (G2 and G3). Analyses of the tall fescue matK chloroplast genes indicated a population-wide, host-specific association between N. coenophialum and Continental tall fescue and between FaTG-2 and Mediterranean tall fescue that was also reflected by differences in colonization of host tillers by the native endophytes. Genotypic analyses of alkaloid gene loci combined with chemotypic (chemical phenotype) profiles provided insight into the genetic basis of chemotype diversity. Variation in alkaloid gene content, specifically the presence and absence of genes, and copy number of gene clusters explained the alkaloid diversity observed in the endophyte-infected tall fescue, with one exception. The results from this study provide insight into endophyte germplasm diversity present in living tall fescue populations.     

Endophytic fungal beta-1,6-glucanase expression in the infected host grass

Mutualistic fungal endophytes infect many grass species and often confer benefits to the hosts such as reduced herbivory by insects and animals. The physiological interactions between the endophytes and their hosts have not been well characterized. Fungal-secreted proteins are likely to be important components of the interaction. In the interaction between Poa ampla and the endophyte Neotyphodium sp., a fungal beta-1,6-glucanase is secreted into the apoplast, and activity of the enzyme is detectable in endophyte-infected plants. Sequence analysis indicates the beta-1,6-glucanase is homologous to enzymes secreted by the mycoparasitic fungi Trichoderma harzianum and Trichoderma virens. DNA gel-blot analysis indicated the beta-1,6-glucanase was encoded by a single gene. As a secreted protein, the beta-1,6-glucanase may have a nutritional role for the fungus. In culture, beta-1,6-glucanase activity was induced in the presence of beta-1,6-glucans. From RNA gel blots, similar beta-1,6-glucanases were expressed in tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) and Chewings fescue (Festuca rubra L. subsp. fallax [Thuill] Nyman) infected with the endophyte species Neotyphodium coenophialum and Epichlo? festucae, respectively.     

Symbiont-mediated changes in Lolium arundinaceum inducible defenses: evidence from changes in gene expression and leaf composition

Plants have multiple strategies to deal with herbivory, ranging from chemical or physical defenses to tolerating damage and allocating resources for regrowth. Grasses usually tolerate herbivory, but for some cool-season grasses, their strategy may depend upon their interactions with intracellular symbionts. Neotyphodium endophytes are common symbionts in pooid grasses, and, for some host species, they provide chemical defenses against both vertebrate and invertebrate herbivores. Here, it was tested whether defenses provided by Neotyphodium coenophialum in Lolium arundinaceum (tall fescue) are inducible by both mechanical damage and herbivory from an invertebrate herbivore, Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm), via a bioassay and by quantifying mRNA expression for lolC, a gene required for loline biosysnthesis. Both mechanical and herbivore damage had a negative effect on the reproduction of a subsequent herbivore, Rhopalosiphum padi (bird cherry-oat aphid), and herbivore damage caused an up-regulation of lolC. Uninfected grass hosts also had significantly higher foliar N% and lower C:N ratio compared with infected hosts, suggesting greater allocation to growth rather than defense. For L. arundinaceum, N. coenophialum appears to switch its host's defensive strategy from tolerance via compensation to resistance.     

The evolutionary origins of three new Neotyphodium endophyte species from grasses indigenous to the Southern Hemisphere

Members of the genus Neotyphodium are asexual, seedborne, protective fungal endophytes of cool season grasses that have likely evolved either directly from sexual Epichlo?; species, or by the interspecific hybridization of distinct lineages of Epichlo?; and Neotyphodium. We investigated the evolutionary origins of Neotyphodium endophytes from several grasses that are indigenous to the Southern Hemisphere using a multiple-gene phylogenetic approach. Intron regions of the genes encoding β-tubulin (tub2), translation elongation factor 1-α (tef1) and actin (act1) were amplified by polymerase chain reaction and sequenced. Phylogenetic analyses of these sequences, aligned with homologous sequences from Epichlo?; spp., revealed the evolutionary origins of the Southern Hemisphere endophytes, where one lineage of apparently non-hybrid origin, and three lineages of unique interspecific hybrid origin were identified. On the basis of morphology, host range and evolutionary history, we propose three new species of Neotyphodium. Neotyphodium aotearoae was isolated from Echinopogon ovatus populations from New Zealand and Australia, and comprised a unique, apparently non-hybrid lineage within the Epichlo?; species phylogeny. In contrast, an interspecific hybrid lineage was identified from two Australian Ec. ovatus populations, whose ancestry apparently involved lineages closely related to extant E. festucae and an E. typhina genotype similar to that of isolates from Poa pratensis. Endophytes infecting South African Melica racemosa and M. decumbens (dronkgras) appeared to be hybrids of E. festucae and N. aotearoae or close relatives. The names N. australiense and N. melicicola are proposed for these two hybrid lineages, respectively. The origin of N. tembladerae, an established endophyte species from South American Poa and Festuca spp., was also investigated. Neotyphodium tembladerae appeared to be of hybrid origin, involving E. festucae and an E. typhina genotype similar to that of isolates from Poa nemoralis. The results of this study highlight the widespread occurrence of interspecific hybrid Neotyphodium lineages on a global scale, and the extent of endophyte gene-flow between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.     

禾草内生真菌对其它微生物的影响研究进展

禾草内生真菌在宿主植物的茎叶等地上组织中普遍存在,不仅能够提高禾草对生物与非生物逆境的抗性,而且能够对周围环境中的不同微生物类群产生影响。主要总结了禾草Neotyphodium/Epichlo内生真菌对病原真菌、丛枝菌根真菌和土壤微生物的影响及其作用机理。发现禾草内生真菌普遍存在对病原真菌的抑制作用,而对丛枝菌根真菌存在不对称的竞争作用,且因种类而异。禾草内生真菌对土壤微生物群落的作用则会随着土壤类型和时间等外界因素发生变化。禾草内生真菌对不同类群微生物的影响机制主要包括:通过生态位竞争、抑菌物质分泌、诱导抗病性等对病原真菌造成影响;通过根系化学物质释放、营养元素调节、侵染条件差异等对丛枝菌根真菌造成影响;通过根际沉积物和凋落物等对土壤微生物群落造成影响。禾草内生真菌产生的生物碱能提高宿主植物对包括昆虫在内草食动物采食的抗性,影响病原菌的侵入、定殖和扩展;根组织分泌物中包含次生代谢产物能够抑制菌根真菌、土传病原真菌及其它土壤微生物的侵染与群落组成;也可能通过次生代谢物影响禾草的其它抗性。因此,禾草内生真菌在植物-微生物系统中的作用应该给予更多的关注和深入研究。     

Mutualistic asexual endophytes in a native grass are usually parasitic

Asexual systemic fungi that live symbiotically within grasses are viewed as strong mutualists on the basis of theory and empirical studies of introduced agronomic grasses. Evolutionary theory predicts that microbial symbionts that lose sexuality and rely on propagules of their hosts for transmission should evolve to benefit their hosts. Fungal endophytes of some cultivated turf and pasture grasses are well known for increasing plant performance and competitive abilities, especially under stress, and increasing resistance to herbivores, pathogens, and root-feeders by virtue of fungal alkaloids. The assumption of mutualism, however, has rarely been tested in native grasses, which often harbor high but variable frequencies of systemic asexual endophytes. We tested the effect of Neotyphodium infections for the native grass Arizona fescue in a 3-yr field experiment. We strictly controlled host genotype and manipulated soil moisture and nutrients. Infection generally decreased host growth in terms of plant volume, number of tillers, and dry mass of shoots and roots. Infected plants also showed decreased reproduction in terms of number and mass of seeds, and the seeds produced by infected plants had lower germination success than plants without their endophytes, suggesting that the negative effects of the symbiont are transferred to the next generation. Plant genotype strongly influenced host's growth and reproduction and interacted with the presence of the endophyte, but the interaction was usually in the direction of negative effects. Our results challenge the notion that systemic asexual endophytes must be plant mutualists for infections to persist in nature. We propose other hypotheses to explain the variable but usually high endophyte frequencies in natural populations of grasses.     

禾草-内生真菌共生体在草地农业系统中的作用

综述了国内外近年对禾草 -内生真菌 (N eotyphodium)的研究进展。全世界现已报道 14种禾草内生真菌 ,与 2 3个属的禾草形成共生体 ,我国已在 13属 2 5种天然草地禾草中发现内生真菌 ,其中发草属 (Descampsia)、大麦属 (H ord eum)和赖草属(L eymus)以往在国际文献中未曾报道。内生真菌在禾草体内产生的生物碱 ,致使采食带菌禾草的马、牛、羊、鹿等家畜产生中毒症状 ,每年给美国、新西兰等国造成的经济损失达 6.4亿美元之多 ,对其毒理研究取得了进展。已发现我国醉马草 (Achnatheruminebrians)对家畜的毒性与内生真菌的侵染有关。内生真菌侵染增加可使禾草对 42种害虫的抗性 ,并可增加对某些线虫和病害的抗性。与不带菌禾草相比 ,带菌禾草的另一特点是抗逆性强 ,牧草产量高。国际在该领域的研究主要集中在多年生黑麦草(L olium p erenne)和高羊茅 (Festuca arundinacea)。我国的研究发现 ,带菌布顿大麦草 (H ordeum bodg anii)和圆柱披碱草(Elymus cylind ricus)的牧草产量分别增加 3 3 .3 %和 2 78.8% ,分孽数分别增加 13 6.8%和 84.5%。目前 ,国际研究的重点包括大规模开展内生真菌生物学与生态学特性的研究 ,创造不含对家畜有害毒素的有益禾草 -内生真菌共生体 ,培育带内生真菌的草坪草品种 ,培育抗毒