甾醇生物合成抑制剂粉锈宁对苹果黑星病菌发育的影响

采用电子显微镜和细胞化学技术,研究了杀菌剂粉锈宁（甾醇生物合成抑制剂）对苹果黑星病菌在苹果叶片上发育的影响。观察结果表明,接种前24h施药对病菌入侵有明显的影响。表现为分生孢子的萌发受阻,推迟萌发及萌发率降低;并引起芽管畸形,不能形成附着胞。接种后6天（显症前）施药,可引起叶片角质层下菌丝细胞和子座细胞的原生质坏死、细胞壁不规则增厚及液泡增大, 从而使菌丝进一步发育受阻。接种后12天（显症后）施药,不仅导致菌丝、子座细胞发生上述变化, 而且引起分生孢子和分生孢子梗塌陷、畸形,阻止了病菌的进一步产孢和扩展。细胞化学定位分析结果表明,?-1,3-葡聚糖和几丁质这两种胞壁主要成分在对照菌丝和药剂处理后的菌丝细胞壁内含量有很大差异。在药剂处理的菌丝细胞壁中,这两种成分的标记密度明显高于对照菌丝,表明杀菌剂对病菌质膜透性的不利影响使?-1,3-葡聚糖和几丁质在菌丝细胞壁中过度累积。     

甾醇生物合成抑制剂粉锈宁对苹果黑星病发育的影响

采用电子显微镜和细胞化学技术,研究了杀菌剂粉锈宁（甾醇生物合成抑制剂）对苹果黑星病菌在苹果叶片上发育的影响。观察结果表明,接种前24h施药对病菌入侵有明显的影响。表现为分生孢子的萌发受阻,推迟萌发及萌发率降低。并引起芽管畸形,不能形成附着胞。接种后6天（显症前）施药,可引起叶片角质层下菌丝细胞和子座细胞的原生质坏死、细胞壁不规则增厚及液泡增大,从而使菌丝进一步发育受阻。接种后12天（显症后）施药,不仅导致菌丝、子座细胞发生上述变化,而且引起分生孢子和分生孢子梗塌陷、畸形,阻止了病菌的进一步产孢和扩展。细胞化学定位分析结果表明,β－1,3－葡萄糖和几丁质这两种胞壁主要成分在对照菌丝和药剂处理后的菌丝细胞壁内含量有很大差异。在药剂处理的菌丝细胞壁中,这两种成分的标记密度明显高于对照菌丝,表明杀菌剂对病质膜透性的不利影响使β－1,3－葡聚糖和几丁质在菌丝细胞壁中过度累积。     

甜菜夜蛾胚胎发育的研究(Ⅱ)--体腔、体壁、循环系统和部分器官的发育

详细研究了甜菜夜蛾Spodoptera exigua(Hubner)在胚胎发育中体腔、肌肉、体壁、循环系统、丝腺、脂肪体和绛色细胞的发育过程,并总结了25℃下甜菜夜蛾胚胎发育的时间进度.体腔囊出现后,中胚层分为腹壁中胚层和背壁中胚层,前者将来形成体壁肌、脂肪体等,后者主要形成消化道外的肌肉层;腹壁中胚层与背壁中胚层交界处的细胞发育成成心细胞,随着背合的完成形成心脏,并与头部伸出的大动脉相接,形成背血管;胚胎发育到50h左右,体壁真皮细胞开始分泌含几丁质的表皮,幼虫孵化前,其体表布满脊突和刚毛;绛色细胞由胚体1～8腹节的外胚层部分细胞发育而成.     

意大利蜜蜂工蜂脂肪体胚后发育过程中细胞的增殖和凋亡

脂肪体是昆虫体内物质贮备和中间代谢的重要组织。本研究通过显微形态观察、 BrdU免疫组织化学和原位末端转移酶标记(TUNEL)细胞凋亡检测技术, 对意大利蜜蜂Apis mellifera ligustica工蜂脂肪体胚后发育过程中细胞的增殖和凋亡特点进行了比较研究。结果表明： 意大利蜜蜂工蜂脂肪体细胞数量的快速增加集中在幼虫发育前期（1-3龄）, 而细胞的凋亡则集中在蛹发育早期的2-3 d（预蛹-2日龄蛹）时间之内。在变态发育中, 工蜂幼虫脂肪体凋亡降解后重新组建形成成虫的脂肪体。本研究为昆虫脂肪体的功能研究以及昆虫组织细胞自噬和凋亡的机制研究提供一定的证据。     

含笑花药发育的超微结构研究

对含笑花药发育中的超微结构变化进行观察,结果显示:(1)花粉发育中有三次液泡变化过程——第一次是小孢子母细胞在形成时内部出现了液泡,这可能与胼胝质壁的形成有关;第二次是在小孢子母细胞减数分裂之前,细胞内壁纤维素降解区域形成液泡,它的功能可能是消化原有的纤维素细胞壁;第三次是在小孢子液泡化时期,形成的大液泡将细胞核挤到边缘,产生极性。(2)含笑花粉在小孢子早期形成花粉外壁外层,花粉外壁内层在小孢子晚期形成,而花粉内壁是在二胞花粉早期形成;花粉成熟时,表面上沉积了绒毡层细胞的降解物而形成了花粉覆盖物。研究认为,含笑花粉原外壁的形成可能与母细胞胼胝质壁有关,而由绒毡层细胞提供的孢粉素物质按一定结构建成了花粉覆盖物。     

不同抗病性小麦品种上白粉菌吸器发育超微结构研究

利用电镜技术对不同抗病性小麦品种上白粉菌吸器发育及相应寄主细胞变化的超微结构进行了研究,并对吸器的Ca2+－ATP酶活性及几丁质的分布进行了细胞化学定位分析。结果表明,小麦白粉菌（Blumeriagraminisf．sp.tritici）成熟吸器在内部结构上类似一个代谢活跃的菌丝细胞,有大量的线粒体和多聚核糖体;Ca2+－ATP酶主要被定位在寄主质膜及病菌核膜上;随吸器的不断发育,吸器外膜厚度增加,同时Ca2+-ATP酶活性增强。几丁质均匀地分布在吸器壁上,其含量随吸器的成熟而增加。在不同抗病性小麦品种上,吸器细胞核最先退化,然后是线粒体的液泡化和多聚核糖体的解聚。中抗寄主细胞内的吸器普遍退化较早,相当一部分在吸器中心体阶段已解体。此外,高感寄主表皮细胞与叶肉细胞之间有发达的胞间连丝;而且在吸器形成后,能比中抗寄主细胞更快地增殖和聚积大量与能量代谢、物质合成及分泌活动有关的细胞器。     

不同抗病性小麦品种上白粉菌吸器发育超微结构研究

利用电镜技术对不同抗病性小麦品种上白粉菌吸器发育及相应寄生细胞变化的超微结构进行了研究,并对吸器的Ｃａ＾２＋－ＡＴＰ酶活性及几丁质的分布进行了细胞化学定位分析,结果表明,小麦白粉菌（Ｂｈｕｍｅｒｉａｇｒａｎｉｎｉｓｆ．ｓｐ．ｔｒｉｔｉｃｉ）成熟吸器在内部结构上类似一个代谢活跃的菌丝细胞,有大量的线粒体和多聚核糖体,Ｃａ＾２＋－ＡＴＰ酶主要被定位在寄主质膜及病菌核膜上,随吸器的不断发育,吸器外膜厚度     

水稻胚囊卵器细胞发育期间超微结构变化的观察

通过透射电镜对水稻（ＯｒｙｚａｓａｔｉｖａＬ．）胚囊卵器发育过程中超微结构的变化进行观察,结果表明：卵器刚形成时,３个细胞均有完整的细胞壁,壁上分布着许多胞间连丝,不久各细胞合点极壁出现突起解体。随着卵器细胞进一步发育,合点极壁不断解体。到胚囊成熟时,卵细胞的合点极壁消失,仅留下一层质膜;助细胞由于出现退化,侧边近合点端壁出现断裂破碎解体。此时,３个细胞只在弯钩壁上观察到胞间连丝。卵器细胞不同发育阶段各种细胞器的变化很明显,其中最为明显的是质体和液泡。卵细胞在整个发育过程中大部分的质体都含有淀粉粒,而助细胞的质体在２个极核移向卵器上方时,质体内淀粉粒已消失,直至胚囊成熟也未重新出现;卵细胞液泡的出现时间、大小和位置与助细胞的有所不同,卵细胞液泡出现较迟,但到发育后期,液泡体积却明显比助细胞的大,液泡除了主要位于合点极外,珠孔极也有些液泡,而助细胞的则主要位于合点极。助细胞中脂滴的出现存在一个高峰期,即发生在胚囊近成熟时。助细胞核在发育早期呈椭圆形,位于近中部偏珠孔端,在发育中后期呈不规则形,位于近珠孔端壁旁边。水稻卵器发育过程中各细胞的超微结构变化充分反映其代谢规律。     

金黄壳囊孢菌分生孢子器发育过程研究

本文探究了金黄壳囊孢菌Cytospora chrysosperma分生孢子器的发育过程。发育初期,多根菌丝频繁分隔及分支,菌丝细胞变短呈近球形,菌丝围绕其中心点不断接触缠绕,并逐渐扩展,即通过多丝合生的方式形成分生孢子器原基;随着分生孢子器原基的不断成熟与壮大,其内厚壁细胞紧密围绕成空腔,空腔多次发生后形成多个相对独立、且均与中心腔室联通的腔室结构;在腔室发育的过程中,腔室内壁细胞逐渐发育形成长短不一、具有分支结构的分生孢子梗,并在其顶端通过内壁芽生式、单生的方式产生成熟的腊肠形分生孢子,孢子脱落后聚集于空腔内;随着中心腔室的成熟,分生孢子器逐渐突出于植物表皮,遇到合适的环境时,分生孢子角挤破表皮形成孔口,释放出分生孢子。成熟的分生孢子器一般位于寄主植物的皮层部分。     

玉竹生殖细胞壁在发育中的变化

应用光镜细胞化学和电镜方法,研究了玉竹生殖细胞发育过程中壁的结构和性质,证明了生殖细胞在刚形成时分隔它与营养细胞的壁是含胼胝质和纤维素的,从生殖细胞行将与内壁脱离开始,直至完全游离在花粉粒的营养细胞质中的发育时期,壁变薄和不显示苯胺蓝和荧光增白剂的荧光,但对ＰＡＳ是正反应的,当生殖细胞进入花粉管后和在有丝分裂前,细胞具有弱的ＰＡＳ正反应的包被,在结构形态上与曾在精细胞中描周质相似。研究结果证明玉竹     

The fine structure of conidial development in the genus Torula. I. T. herbarum (Pers.) Link ex S. F. Gray and T. herbarum f. quaternella Sacc.

Conidiogenesis in Torula herbarum and T. herbarum f. quaternella was observed by scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Conidia of the former were shown to be made up of three equally sized cells capped by a distinctive, and easily recognizable, conidiogenous cell. Conidiogenous cells also arose terminally on erect hyphae and on prostrate hyphae. The single-layered conidial cell walls were differentiated into an inner hyaline zone and an outer electron-dense zone formed by the deposition of melanin. Conidiogenous cells lacked melanin at the apex and, before conidiation, the lateral walls were strengthened by a further deposition of melanin. The apex bulged outwards and was modified into a new multicelled conidium bearing another apical conidiogenous cell. Continued development of new conidia resulted in an acropetal chain which became disarticulated after cytolysis within the conidiogenous cell. The relative distinctions between holoblastic and enteroblastic development are discussed and it is concluded that the conidia should be referred to as blastoconidia.     

Scanning Electron Microscopy of Conidium Formation of Stemphylium vesicarium on Onion Leaves

Onion leaves were inoculated with conidia of Stemphylium vesicarium and the development and morphology of conidiophores and conidia on the leaf surface were examined using scanning electron microscopy. Solitary, but usually fasciculate conidiophores emerged through the epidermis. Hyphae growing on or above the leaf surface also differentiated into conidiophores. Conidiophores were straight or flexuous, simple, smooth or verrucose and cylindrical but enlarged apically at the site of conidiumproduction. Smooth, round, bud-like conidial initials were produced singly at the apex of the verrucose conidiophores. As conidia matured, they became oblong to ovoid and densely verrucose. Once the mature conidium seceded, a small pore was visible at the, apex of the conidiogenous cell. Conidiophores proliferated percurrently at the distal region, forming secondary conidiophores and conidia.     

Wall Structure and spore Germination in Fusarium culmorum

The conidial and germ-tube walls of Fusarium culmorum (W. G.Smith) Sacc. have been examined by various chemical and electron-microscopetechniques. On the basis of these results and hypothesis isproposed for the organization of these walls. Microchemicaltests indicate the presence of chitin in the walls and suggestthat the mucilaginous layer around the conidium is mainly composedof xylan. Chemical analyses of isolated wall material confirmthe presence of chitin constituents in the wall, and a rylanlayer around the conidium. Furthermore, the wall contains apolypeptide moiety which has a different amino acid compositionfrom the rest of the protein of the cell. Electron microscopestudies of replicas and sections of conidia, germ tubes, andhyphae reveal a layered structure for the wall. The centrallayer is non-microfibrillar and is overlaid on both sides witha layer of randomly orientated microfibrils. The mucilaginouslayer of the conidium obscures the microfibrillar structurebeneath it unless the mucilage is removed by hydrolysis. Theproblem of hyphal growth is discussed on the basis of the structureof germ-tube tips and mature hyphae observed.     

Gonidiogenesis in Padixonia bispora Subram. (Hyphomycetes)

(Hyphomycetes). Padixonia bispora produces two kinds of conidium arranged as acropetal tandem pairs. The pair consists of a distal enteroblastic conidium connected via a narrow neck to a proximal broad-based holoblastic conidium. The proximal blastospore is derived from a branched conidiphore axis and initially forms as a distal conidiogenous cell from which arises the distal blastospore. The wall between the two conidia is formed from the narrow neck occluded by a layered plug. Conidial maturation is concurrent with conidiogenesis. Secession of the proximal spore is by a rounding-off mechanism with circumscissile rupture of the outer layer of the continuous wall between the conidiogenous cell and the conidium and concurrent schizolysis of the duplex septum. The distal blastospore is released by mechanical transverse tearing of the plug through an undulate abscission zone. The abscission zone has two major concentric rings of thickening. The outer ring is derived from the outer layer of proximal spore cell wall.     

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY OF PHIALOCONIDIOGENESIS IN METARRHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE

Fine-structure observations with two different fixation procedures showed that phialide necks possessed a thickened electron-transparent wall layer. Phialoconidia developed from a wall layer which originated 1–1.5 μm within phialide necks. After conidium initials blew out of phialide tips and organelles entered, conidia were delimited by transverse septa which did not appear to be plugged by Woronin body-like plugs. Instead, septa appeared to become functionally complete by continued centripetal growth. Conidium-delimiting septa moved distally out of phialide necks as subsequent conidium initials formed. During this distal movement, septa increased in thickness and lamellae appeared on the conidium side; mature conidia had bipolarly lamellate cell walls. Conidial walls had a thin, ridged electron-dense outer wall layer and a thicker electron-transparent inner wall layer which increased in thickness centripetally after septum delimitation. Conidia were usually uninucleate and possessed conspicuous storage vacuoles with lipid and protein contents. Conidia also possessed numerous presumably lipid droplets. Multivesicular bodies were observed near conidium-delimiting septa and conidium walls which were increasing in thickness.     

Consecutive monitoring of lifelong production of conidia by individual conidiophores of Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei on barley leaves by digital microscopic techniques with electrostatic micromanipulation

Conidial formation and secession by living conidiophores of Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei on barley leaves were consecutively monitored using a high-fidelity digital microscopic technique combined with electrostatic micromanipulation to trap the released conidia. Conidial chains formed on conidiophores through a series of septum-mediated division and growth of generative cells. Apical conidial cells on the conidiophores were abstricted after the conidial chains developed ten conidial cells. The conidia were electrically conductive, and a positive charge was induced in the cells by a negatively polarized insulator probe (ebonite). The electrostatic force between the conidia and the insulator was used to attract the abstricted conidia from the conidiophores on leaves. This conidium movement from the targeted conidiophore to the rod was directly viewed under the digital microscope, and the length of the interval between conidial septation and secession, the total number of the conidia produced by a single conidiophore, and the modes of conidiogenesis were clarified. During the stage of conidial secession, the generative cells pushed new conidial cells upwards by repeated division and growth. The successive release of two apical conidia was synchronized with the successive septation and growth of a generative cell. The release ceased after 4-5 conidia were released without division and growth of the generative cell. Thus, the life of an individual conidiophore (from the erection of the conidiophore to the release of the final conidium) was shown to be 107 h and to produce an average of 33 conidia. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the direct estimation of life-long conidial production by a powdery mildew on host leaves.     

Aspergillus fumigatus exoβ(1‐3)glucanases family GH55 are essential for conidial cell wall morphogenesis

The cell wall of Aspergillus fumigatus is predominantly composed of polysaccharides. The central fibrillar core of the cell wall is composed of a branched β(1‐3)glucan, to which the chitin and the galactomannan are covalently bound. Softening of the cell wall is an essential event during fungal morphogenesis, wherein rigid cell wall structures are cleaved by glycosyl hydrolases. In this study, we characterised the role of the glycosyl hydrolase GH55 members in A. fumigatus fungal morphogenesis. We showed that deletion of the six genes of the GH55 family stopped conidial cell wall maturation at the beginning of the development process, leading to abrogation of conidial separation: the shape of conidia became ovoid, and germination was delayed. In conclusion, the reorganisation and structuring of the conidial cell wall mediated by members of the GH55 family is essential for their maturation, normal dissemination, and germination.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">Cylindrosporella</Emphasis> on betulaceous trees in Japan

Three Cylindrosporella species on the leaves of betulaceous trees – C. carpini, C. coryli, and C. microsperma – were first reported from Japan. The genus Cylindrosporella is sometimes treated as congeneric with Asteroma; however, we considered these to differ based on conidial morphology following the concept of Arx. The genus Cylindrosporella is characterized by one-celled, filiform or fusiform, small conidia that are often curved, have hyaline, thin walls, and are produced from phialidic conidiogenous cells in subcuticular, fiat acervuli. The three species are distinguished from each other on the basis of conidium size. Received: September 27, 2001 / Accepted: November 5, 2001     

EglD, a putative endoglucanase, with an expansin like domain is localized in the conidial cell wall of Aspergillus nidulans

Although the process of conidial germination in filamentous fungi has been extensively studied, many aspects remain to be elucidated since the asexual spore or conidium is vital in their life cycle. Breakage and reformation of cell wall polymer bonds along with the maintenance of cell wall plasticity during conidia germination depend upon a range of hydrolytic enzymes whose activity is analogous to that of expansins, a highly conserved group of plant cell wall proteins with characteristic wall loosening activity. In the current study, we identified and characterized the eglD gene in Aspergillus nidulans, an expansin-like gene the product of which shows strong similarities with bacterial and fungal endo-beta1,4-glucanases. However, we failed to show such activity in vitro. The eglD gene is constitutively expressed in all developmental stages and compartments of A. nidulans asexual life cycle. However, the EglD protein is exclusively present in conidial cell walls. The role of the EglD protein in morphogenesis, growth and germination rate of conidia was investigated. Our results show that EglD is a conidial cell wall localized expansin-like protein, which could be involved in cell wall remodeling during germination.     

Ultrastructure ofAspergillus nidulans conidia and conidial lomasomes

Summary Lomasomes in the conidia ofAspergillus nidulans can be divided into at least two distinct structures. The first is a twice double membrane bound core of cytoplasmic origin. The outermost membrane of the lomasome becomes incorporated into the plasmalemma as it migrates to rest next to the cell wall. The second lomasome structure appears to be a triangle shaped series of tubules arranged in a parallel fashion. The wide end next to the cell wall connected to the plasmalemma and the opposite end to an element of the endoplasmic reticulum. The term membranosome has been coined to designate this lomasome structure with its function of plasmalemma extension. Various structures of the conidium such as wall, endoplasmic reticulum and the cytoplasmic matrix undergo changes from the conidial chain stage to the free or resting conidial stage. This suggests that after conidiation and before the resting stage, the conidium continues to mature.