影响活体内马铃薯晚疫病菌卵孢子产生因素的研究*

研究了不同菌株组合,马铃薯植株茎、叶及接种物中A1和A2菌株孢子囊比例、温度、湿度对卵孢子产生的影响。不同菌株组合产生卵孢子的数量有显著差异;在离体接种情况下,叶片中产生卵孢子数量大于茎中产生卵孢子数量;A1和A2菌株中孢子囊不同比例对卵孢子产生影响很大,当比值为1∶1时卵孢子产生量最大;15℃光照条件下培养,并给侵染叶片持续的水分供应才能产生大量卵孢子;寄主的抗性水平对卵孢子产生有明显的影响,中抗品种上产生卵孢子量最多,高抗品种上产生卵孢子量最少,感病品种上产生卵孢子量居中。     

Phytophthora kernoviae oospore maturity, germination, and infection

Limited information is known on the basic biology of the recently described Phytophthora kernoviae that produces homothallic oospores. In this study, different P. kernoviae isolates were used to investigate oospore maturity, germination, and infection. All isolates produced oospores in V8 broth at 20°C in the dark by 6d. Oospores also formed at 10 and 15°C, but did not form at 25 and 28°C. Continuous light inhibited oospore production of some isolates but had no negative effect on others. Maturation time of the oospores, as noted by germination and staining with tetrazolium bromide, was not much different among the isolates between 2 and 14 weeks. Oospore germination was optimal at 18 and 20°C, and did not occur at 5, 25, and 30°C. Oospore germination under continuous light was higher than in the dark, but individual isolates showed variable results. Rhododendron leaf disks inoculated with oospores and maintained in the dark at 20°C were necrotic after 1 week, while those kept under continuous light did not develop necrosis. The percentage of leaf disks infected with P. kernoviae was lower in the leaves exposed to continuous light (40%) compared to those kept in the dark (100%).     

Oospore Germination and Formation by the Late Blight Pathogen Phytophthora infestans in vitro and under Field Conditions

The ability of the late blight pathogen Phytophthora infestans to form oospores in leaves of seven potato cultivars was examined at different incubation temperatures under controlled environmental conditions and under field conditions. At 10°C, the oospore formation in three intermediate-resistant cultivars all differed significantly from each other (P < 0.05), with the lowest amount formed in cv. Asterix. This latter cultivar did not form oospores at any other temperature. Under field conditions oospores were formed abundantly in a naturally infected field. A significant date by cultivar interaction showed that P. infestans increased the oospore formation in foliage by time in cvs Columbo, Hertha and Matilda, whereas no significant differences between dates were found for other cultivars. The genetic structure of P. infestans in the naturally infected field plot, where oospores formed abundantly, was studied by using amplified fragment length polymorphism and a high genetic diversity was revealed. Oospore germination from two Scandinavian (A1 and A2) P. infestans isolates was stimulated in visible light and in 1 : 2 and 1 : 10 soil extract. The effect of light and nutrients on oosporogenesis is discussed.     

Effect of Flavin Inhibitors on Photoactivation of Oospores of Phytophthora cactorum

When dark-grown mature oospores of Phytophthora cactorum were activated to germinate by exposure to 5 uW cm^-2nm^-1 of fluorescent light at 20–22°C in the presence of certain flavin inhibitors such as KI, salicylhydroxamic acid and phenylaceric acid at 40. 1. and 0.1 mM respectively, photoactivation and hence subsequent germination of oospores were inhibited without appreciable irreversible effect on oospore viability. Likewise, when applied during the light period, NaN₃ and KCN at 1 mM reduced photoactivation but had a minimal effect on dark reactions. Diphenylamine, an inhibitor of certain carotenoids, had no effect on photoactivation of oospores. The data suggest that the photoreceptor pigment for activation of oospore germination is a flavin.     

Influence of the medium-solidifying agent, the nutrient, and the genotype on the production of gametangia by Phytophthora ramorum in vitro

The effect of different parameters, including the type of nutrients, the quality of the gelling agent, and the genotype of the strain, were evaluated in the production of gametangia by Phytophthora ramorum in vitro. By comparing different agar sources on a carrot-based medium, a delay or a failure in the production of oospores was observed in pairings carried out on media supplemented with technical agar. In contrast, oospores were produced on other agar types, the production on media supplemented with agarose being slightly higher. The formation of gametangia was also influenced by the genotype of the strains involved in the pairing. A European A1 strain producing very few chlamydospores was found to be a better mating partner than other A1 strains. Using a carrot-agarose medium and selected genotypes, all European isolates were characterized in terms of mating type. A macroscopic experiment highlighted a particular spatial distribution of P. ramorum oospores in vitro. A method using polycarbonate membrane was evaluated to assess the selfing ability of P. ramorum.     

Oospore Formation in Phytophthora drechsleri f. sp. cajani

Phytophthora drechsleri f. sp. cajani (Pal et al.) Kannaiyan et al. causes stem and leaf blight in pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan [L.] Millsp.) in India. The asexual phase occurs in artificial culture as well as on the host tissue. Sparse oospore formation has been observed in old cultures. A technique has been evolved in which abundant mature oospores are formed on the leaflets of pigeon pea and also on glass slides using zoospores and mycelial discs on the former butonly mycelial discs on the glass slides. The largest number of oospores was formed after incubation for 36 h at 25°C.     

Agarose Medium for Germination of Oospores of Phytophthora cactorum

When oospores of Phytophthora caetorum from 30-day-old culture were treated with 0.25% KMnO₄ for 20 min and incubated at 24°C under light for 10 days, 65–75% germinated on water agar and water agarose but only 1–21% germinated on V-8 agar and S+L agar. Water agarose was selected because germinated oospores formed restrieted colonies on this medium that could be isolated easily. KMnO₄ treatment killed sporangia, chlamydospores and mycelial fragments present in oospore suspensions. Under the above conditions, approximately 44% of oospores from 10-day-old culture germinated and the optimum germination rate of about 75% was obtained when oospores reached about 20 days old.     

A Comparison of the Resistance Against Phytophthora fragariae var. rubi, the Causal Agent of a Raspberry Root Rot

Zoospore encystment, sporulation, oospore formation and detection of Phytophthora fragariae var. rubi , the causal agent of raspberry root rot, on three Rubus genotypes with different levels of resistance were investigated. There were no qualitative or quantitative differences in encystment as determined by scanning electron and fluorescence microscopy. Susceptibility was associated with an extended period of sporulation on roots with a proportion of roots containing oospores increasing continuously until the whole root system was colonised and the fungus could be isolated from the stem bases. Quantitative resistance as found in some raspberry ( Rubus idaeus ) cultivars was associated with a shorter sporulation period and decreasing proportion of the roots containing oospores due to the strong regeneration of healthy roots and limited spread of the fungus in the root system. Stem bases were consequently not affected. Sporulation was very limited on a blackberry x raspberry hybrid that was almost totally resistant to root rot and sustained infections could not be found.     

Development of a Defined Medium for Pythium oligandrum Oospore Production

Complex and defined media have been previously proposed for production of oospores of Pythium oligandrum , a fungal mycoparasite of several disease-causing fungi. However, oospore production in synthetic media requires long periods of incubation and yields lower oospore numbers than in complex media. Moreover, although complex media produce high oospore yields, these yields are not reproducible because of the variability in the composition of complex nutrient sources. In the present study, the average composition of molasses reported in the literature was utilized as a base to develop a new defined medium for P. oligandrum oospore production. Forty-two substrates defined in nine stock solutions: carbohydrates, vitamins, sterols, non nitrogenous acids, amino acids, minerals, nucleic acid bases, CaCl 2 and MgSO 4 were tested at two levels (present or absent) in two fractional factorial designs. Each of these nine variables had a significant main effect on oospore production. Furthermore, the effect of each variable, except for vitamins, depended on the level of each other variable, expressed by two-variable interactions. The maximal predicted oospore production was calculated from the polynomial regressions associated with the two fractional factorial designs. Oospore productions were 1.3 and 2 ×10 6 oospores mL -1 from the first and second designs. In order to optimize the oospore production, the two levels of each variable were modified and all variables were experimented in a selection of a complete factorial design (Plackett and Burman design). A fitted first-order polynomial regression equation provided the combination of levels of variables for optimal oospore production. A defined medium, based on this combination of levels, was used for P. oligandrum growth. The optimized oospore production after 7 days growth was 4 ×106 oospores mL -1 as predicted by the polynomial regression. Oospore yields, biomass produced from oospores and oospore freeze-drying tolerance were similar when P. oligandrum was previously grown in molasses or in the new defined medium.     

苎麻疫霉生物学性状遗传与变异研究*

在实验室条件下研究了不同地区和不同寄主来源的苎麻疫霉（PhytophthoraboehmeriaeSawada）的菌落形态、菌丝线性生长速率（以下简称为生长速率）及同宗配合性状的遗传与变异,结果指出苎麻疫霉菌落形态和生长速率的遗传存在3种类型：（1）在单游动孢子后代和自交后代均可稳定遗传;（2）在单游动孢子后代稳定遗传而在自交后代发生变异;（3）在单游动孢子后代和自交后代均发生变异。结果表明,该菌菌落形态和生长速率的遗传具有多样性,上述两性状可以由细胞核杂合基因控制,也可以由细胞核纯合基因控制,还可能由细胞质因子控制。试验结果还指出,苎麻疫霉的同宗配合性状在单游动孢子和单卵孢后代均可稳定遗传,表明在供试的苎麻疫霉菌株中控制该性状的遗传因子是纯合的。     

Evaluation of Oospore Hyperparasites for the Control of Phytophthora Crown Rot of Pepper

Nine isolates of known oospore mycoparasites comprised of six actinomycetes (Actinoplanes missouriensis, A. philippinensis, A. utahensis, Amorphosporangium auranticolor, Ampullariella regularis, Spirillospora albida) and three fungi (Acremonium sp., Humicola fuscoatra, Verticillium chlamydosporium) were tested in the greenhouse for their ability to suppress or delay the onset of crown rot of pepper caused by Phytophthora capsici. Verticillium chlamydosporium applied as a root dip increased the number of healthy plants by more than 100% when peppers were transplanted into soil artificially infested with oospores of Phytophthora capsici, but not when peppers were transplanted into soil naturally infested with P. capsici. The other mycoparasites were ineffective in the greenhouse. All the mycoparasites tested parasitized oospores of P. capsici in vitro.     

苎麻疫霉生物学性状遗传与变异研究

在实验室条件下研究了不同地区和不同寄主来源的苎麻疫霉（PhytophthoraboehmeriaeSawada）的菌落形态、菌丝线性生长速率（以下简称为生长速率）及同宗配合性状的遗传与变异,结果指出苎麻疫霉菌落形态和生长速率的遗传存在3种类型：（1）在单游动孢子后代和自交后代均可稳定遗传;（2）在单游动孢子后代稳定遗传而在自交后代发生变异;（3）在单游动孢子后代和自交后代均发生变异。结果表明,该菌菌落形态和生长速率的遗传具有多样性,上述两性状可以由细胞核杂合基因控制,也可以由细胞核纯合基因控制,还可能由细胞质因子控制。试验结果还指出,苎麻疫霉的同宗配合性状在单游动孢子和单卵孢后代均可稳定遗传,表明在供试的苎麻疫霉菌株中控制该性状的遗传因子是纯合的。     

Factors Affecting Germination of Oospores of Phytophthora infestans

When oospores from the pairing between A¹ and A² mating types of Phytophthora infestans were treated with 0.25 % KMnO₄ solution for 15 min and incubated at 19 °C under light on a modified S+L medium, germination commenced within 4 days and reached about 70 % after 20 days. Under these conditions, more than 25 % of oospores obtained from a 4-day-old culture germinated. To obtain a high germination rate of P. infestans oospores, light was essential during germination but not during growth and oospore formation. The optimum time for activation of oospores with 0.25 % KMnO₄ was 15 to 30 min and a suitable concentration of KMnO₄ for 15 min activation was 0.25 to 0.45 %.     

Inhibition of Chara vulgaris oospore germination by sulfidic sediments

The germinability of Chara vulgaris oospores collected from the sediments of four Ontario lakes varies considerably, ranging in germination percentage from 7% to 54%. Chemical analysis of the interstitial water of the sediments indicated that oospores with low germination occurred in lakes which have high acid volatile sulfides (H₂S, FeS, HS⁻) and high soluble Fe²⁺. The inhibitory effects of sediment on oospore germination were demonstrated by transplant experiments, and suggested that sulfide was the toxic agent. Exposure of high-germinating sedimentary oospores to free sulfide concentrations greater than 2.0 mM caused a greater than 30% reduction in oospore germination. The presence of sulfide in sediments was shown to result from sulfate reduction by bacteria in sediment pore water of those lakes where oospore viability was lowest. Differences in oospore germination percentage appear, therefore, to be due to the toxicity of H₂S produced in the sediment, either by a direct effect on the oospore, or on the parent plants.     

Viability Tests for Thick Walled Fungal Spores (ex: Oospores of Peronospora manshurica)

Oospores of Peronospora manshurica, the causal agent of soybean downy mildew, were stained by a variety of techniques. TTC (tetrazolium chloride) and NBT (nitroblue tetrazolium chloride) primarily stained oospores which were cytologically abnormal and appeared degenerating. Cytological normal oospores were not stained by these compounds presumably because the dyes were excluded from the oospore cytoplasm by the oospore wall or the plasmalemma. Strong autofluorescence of dead/degenerating oospores in the FDA test (fluorescein diacetate) made scoring of the oospore viability by this technique unreliable. Phloxine B was found in a consistent way to stain the degenerating oospores and a small proportion of the oospores which by light microscopic, observations could not be scored cytologically abnormal. Control experiments with live and dead cells of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) confirm that phloxine B is excluded from live cells and dead cells become stained. The presumed mode of action is that the semipermeability of the plasma membrane of live cells excludes the stain. The phloxine B test described here appears a promising technique for the determination of oospore viability of P. manshurica.     

Effect of Bacterial Antagonist on Phytopthora cactorum and Apple Crown Rot

Bacterial antagonist B8 produced an inhibition zone with each of four Phytophthora cactorum isolates on corn meal agar (CMA) plates. Infections with three P. cactorum isolates were significantly reduced when the soil was simultaneously inoculated with B8. Growth of P. cactorum was completely inhibited on CMA amended with 40–100 per cent 10 fold concentrated B8 extract. Percent oospore germination of P. cactorum was significantly reduced when B8 was present in suspension for 9, 12 and 15 days from inoculation. Survival of oospores was significantly reduced at 60 and 90 mm depths in soil. Bacterial antagonist B8 significantly reduced the population of viable P. cactorum oospores in the top 30 mm of soil where oospores generally survive.     

掘氏疫霉同宗配合、异宗配合特性的研究

本文对掘氏疫霉的同宗配合、异宗配合特性进行了研究,发现新分离的掘氏疫霉A~2交配型菌株,不经过配对培养可以产生卵孢子;菌种在15℃下保存,自身可孕性能力逐渐减退。菌株通过接种黄瓜后,异宗配合特性可以恢复,同宗配合特性不能恢复。经过营养生长,无性繁殖,菌株后代的交配型不引起改变。通过对疫霉属有关种不同交配型与掘氏疫霉各菌株不同交配型配对培养,以及菌种不同保存时间、不同培养基、疫霉属有关种的种间和种内配对,讨论了掘氏疫霉同宗配合、异宗配合特性的影响因素。     

Oospore dimensions and morphology in North American Tolypella (Charophyceae,Charophyta)

Characteristics of the oospores have been used to delimit sections and, in some cases, species in the genus Tolypella A. Braun. To test the utility of oospore characters for identifying North American species of Tolypella, we investigated oospores from field‐collected and herbarium specimens. Oospore dimensions (length, width, and length to width ratio) and morphology (color, ridge number and shape, wall ornamentation, and basal impression number) were measured. Oospore dimensions were statistically analyzed and oospore morphology was studied with light and scanning electron microscopy. Statistical analyses showed significant differences in length, width, and length to width ratios among most Tolypella species and populations but there was considerable overlap, which suggested that species identification based on oospore measurements alone is not wholly reliable. In addition, oospore morphology was not unique for every species.