Fusarium species associated with Wheat crown and root tissues in the Eastern Iran

From 2012 to 2014, 70 isolates of Fusarium species were recovered from the wheat fields of Khosf, Giuk, Taqab, Amirabad, Mohammadieh and Bojd in the South Khorasan Province, Eastern Iran. Based on morphological characteristics, these isolates belonged to 14 Fusarium species. DNA of 23 isolates was extracted and their ribosomal ITS regions were amplified, sequenced and aligned with Fusarium species sequences of the GenBank. Among Fusarium isolates, the isolates belonging to F. solani (18.6%), F. acuminatum (12.9%), F. longipes (11.4%) and F. nygamai (10%) species had the higher frequencies. Other isolates from wheat crown and root were F. avenaceum, F. compactum, F. crookwellense, F. culmorum, F. diversisporum, F. equiseti, F. fujikuroi, F. javanicum, F. oxysporum and F. semitectum. This study is the first investigation of Fusarium species associated to wheat crown and root in the eastern desert area of Iran.     

巨菌草不同生长时期的内生固氮菌群组成分析

【背景】禾本科植物中存在着丰富的内生固氮菌资源,可为植物的生长、营养利用、增强抗逆性等起到重要的促进作用。【目的】揭示巨菌草不同生长时期根、茎、叶内生固氮细菌的组成及其变化。【方法】采用高通量测序技术对不同生长时期的巨菌草根、茎、叶内生固氮菌群进行群落分析。【结果】不同生长时期巨菌草根、茎、叶的15个样本分别得到4-6万条有效序列,主要分布在360 bp左右。根部巨菌草内生固氮菌群在成熟期最高,茎部和叶部均为拔节期最高,同一生长时期则为根叶茎,变化趋势与巨菌草植物样本的固氮酶活性变化趋势一致,其主要的菌群门类为变形菌门(Proteobacteria)和蓝藻菌门(Cyanobacteria),主要核心属为克雷伯氏菌属(Klebsiella)、草螺菌属(Herbaspirillum)和慢生根瘤菌(Bradyrhizobium)。整体上看,根、叶部来源的各自微生物菌群组成较为接近,茎部来源的菌群与根部、叶部有交叉,成熟期根部的联合固氮菌群种类和丰度最高。典范对应分析表明各来源样本固氮菌群的组成主要受环境温度影响,其次为湿度和pH。【结论】不同生长时期巨菌草根、茎、叶固氮菌群的组成及丰度存在着较大的差异,本研究可为巨菌草内生固氮菌群资源的开发和利用以及种质资源库的建立提供基础依据。     

Induction of systemic resistance against Fusarium crown and root rot disease by blast processing

The effect of fan-forced wind on the severity and growth of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici (FORL) was examined in this study. The discoloration severity of the total root system was significantly reduced in plants treated with air blasting for 30?min at a wind speed of 4?m/s compared with the control. In addition, the number of colony-forming units of FORL per gram of fresh root weight was significantly reduced (p?≤?0.05) in plants treated with air blasting at a wind speed of 4?m/s for 30?min, and the root extracts of these plants had a significantly lower production of FORL budding cells. Booster wind treatments significantly reduced the severity and growth of FORL compared with single and control treatments. Furthermore, RT-PCR analysis indicated that the expression of defense-related genes was induced in the leaves of seedlings treated with air blasting at a wind speed of 4?m/s.     

镰刀菌分子鉴定与重要应用的研究进展

镰刀菌(Fusarium sp.)在土壤及动植物体内广泛分布。由于其形态变异大,有关镰刀菌的分类一直是一个难题。随着PCR技术发展,镰刀菌的分子标记和rDNA分析等鉴定方法的建立,提高了镰刀菌形态学鉴定的准确性,为镰刀菌进一步研究和应用奠定了基础。镰刀菌能产生多种重要的酶类,包括纤维酶、果胶酶和木聚糖水解酶等。通过生物转化可获得重要药物或药物中间体,因此具有潜在商业价值。镰刀菌能降解多种环境污染物,在环境保护中具有重要潜力。特别是能通过生物转化生产生物乙醇,解决能源危机问题。本文较详细地介绍了镰刀菌的鉴定和产酶情况,对镰刀菌产生的主要酶的性质、作用以及在生产生物乙醇方面的应用进行了详细综述。     

Effect of different root endophytic fungi on plant community structure in experimental microcosms

Understanding the effects of root‐associated microbes in explaining plant community patterns represents a challenge in community ecology. Although typically overlooked, several lines of evidence point out that nonmycorrhizal, root endophytic fungi in the Ascomycota may have the potential to drive changes in plant community ecology given their ubiquitous presence, wide host ranges, and plant species‐specific fitness effects. Thus, we experimentally manipulated the presence of root endophytic fungal species in microcosms and measured its effects on plant communities. Specifically, we tested whether (1) three different root endophyte species can modify plant community structure; (2) those changes can also modified the way plant respond to different soil types; and (3) the effects are modified when all the fungi are present. As a model system, we used plant and fungal species that naturally co‐occur in a temperate grassland. Further, the soil types used in our experiment reflected a strong gradient in soil texture that has been shown to drive changes in plant and fungal community structure in the field. Results showed that each plant species responded differently to infection, resulting in distinct patterns of plant community structure depending on the identity of the fungus present. Those effects depended on the soil type. For example, large positive effects due to presence of the fungi were able to compensate for less nutrients levels in one soil type. Further, host responses when all three fungi were present were different from the ones observed in single fungal inoculations, suggesting that endophyte–endophyte interactions may be important in structuring plant communities. Overall, these results indicate that plant responses to changes in the species identity of nonmycorrhizal fungal community species and their interactions can modify plant community structure.     

Factors affecting the growth of Fusarium proliferatum and the production of fumonisin B1: oxygen and pH

Fumonisins are mycotoxins produced primarily by Fusarium moniliforme and Fusarium proliferatum in corn. In liquid culture, production of fumonisin B₁ (FB₁), the most common moiety of the family of fumonisins, can be obtained using a defined medium that is nitrogen-limited. Under nitrogen-limited conditions both growth and the production of FB₁ were greatly influenced by pH and aeration. At pH above 5.0, F. proliferatum grew normally but produced little FB₁ (<100 μg m⁻¹). At pH below 5.0, there was less growth but substantially more FB₁. Below a pH of 2.5, both growth and metabolism were slower with very little FB₁ produced. When the optimal pH range of between 3.0 and 4.0 under well-aerated conditions was used, both growth and FB₁ production were high. However, under oxygen-limited conditions, less growth occurred, glucose consumption was increased, and no FB₁ was produced. Received 16 May 1997/ Accepted in revised form 03 September 1997     

Multiplex PCR assay for the identification of nivalenol, 3- and 15-acetyl-deoxynivalenol chemotypes in Fusarium

The ability to rapidly distinguish trichothecene chemotypes in a given species/population of the genus Fusarium is important due to significant differences in the toxicity of these secondary metabolites. A multiplex PCR assay, based on primer pairs derived from the Tri3, Tri5 and Tri7 genes of the trichothecene gene cluster was established for the identification of the different chemotypes among Fusarium graminearum, F. culmorum and F. cerealis. Using the selected primers, specific amplification products of 625, 354 and 708 bp were obtained from Fusarium isolates producing nivalenol, 3-acetyl-deoxynivalenol and 15-acetyl-deoxynivalenol, respectively. Moreover, the multiplex PCR was successfully used to identify the chemotype of the Fusarium species contaminating wheat kernels. Four picograms of fungal DNA were found to be necessary to obtain a visible amplification product.     

Determination of the trichothecene mycotoxin chemotypes and associated geographical distribution and phylogenetic species of the Fusarium graminearum clade from China

A large number of isolates from the Fusarium graminearum clade representing all regions in China with a known history of Fusarium head blight (FHB) epidemics in wheat were assayed using PCR to ascertain their trichothecene mycotoxin chemotypes and associated phylogenetic species and geographical distribution. Of the 299 isolates assayed, 231 are from F. asiaticum species lineage 6, which produce deoxynivalenol and 3-acetyldeoxynivalenol (3-AcDON); deoxynivalenol and 15-acetyldeoxynivalenol (15-AcDON); and nivalenol and 4-acetylnivalenol (NIV) mycotoxins, with 3-AcDON being the predominant chemotype. Ninety-five percent of this species originated from the warmer regions where the annual average temperatures were above 15 °C, based on the climate data of 30 y during 1970–1999. However, 68 isolates within F. graminearum species lineage 7 consisted only of 15-AcDON producers, 59 % of which were from the cooler regions where the annual average temperatures were 15 °C or lower. Identification of a new subpopulation of 15-AcDON producers revealed a molecular distinction between F. graminearum and F. asiaticum that produce 15-AcDON. An 11-bp repeat is present in F. graminearum within their Tri7 gene sequences but is absent in F. asiaticum, which could be directly used for differentiating the two phylogenetic species of the F. graminearum clade.     

A formulation of neem cake seeded with Bacillus sp. provides control over tomato Fusarium crown and root rot

Fusarium crown and root rot (FCRR) caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici is a damaging soil-borne disease of tomato. A plant growth rhizobacterium, Bacillus sp. strain HN09 isolated from neem tree rhizosphere soil, was shown to inhibit the growth, germination and development of normal morphology of the FCRR pathogen. A substantial level of disease control was achieved in greenhouse trials by soil supplementation with a preparation of neem cake seeded with HN09. Dry sterilisation of neem cake before fermentation gained comparable disease control effect as those in the unsterilised treatment, whereas moist sterilisation treatment decreased the effect significantly. This bioformulation also led to significantly raised activities in tomato genes encoding pathogenesis-related proteins, hence providing an effective alternative for the control of FCRR, reducing the need for chemical fungicide and fertilisers that impact the environment.     

一种褐飞虱病原真菌的分子生物学鉴定

从田间褐飞虱Nilaparvata lugens( St(a)l)罹病虫体分离得到一株绿僵菌,以该菌为供试菌体,采用氯化苄法、CTAB法以及裂解液法分别提取了该菌的基因组DNA;以ITS1和ITS4为绿僵菌通用引物,对供试菌株的rDNA ITS序列进行PCR扩增、琼脂糖凝胶电泳检测和序列分析,并在核酸序列数据库中进行同...     

保水剂用量对小麦不同生育期根系生理特性的影响

在河南禹州试验基地进行田间试验,研究了保水剂不同施用量（0、30、60、90 kg·hm^-2）对两个冬小麦品种（郑麦9694和矮抗58）根系生理生化特征、生物量及产量的影响,以探明保水剂对不同生育阶段冬小麦根系的作用机理.结果表明：施用保水剂降低了冬小麦根系质膜透性和可溶性糖含量,提高了根系活力.在各生育期,郑麦9694根系质膜透性降低幅度均大于矮抗58;除90 kg·hm^-2处理外,矮抗58的根系活力均显著大于郑麦9694.在孕穗期和灌浆期,郑麦9694的可溶性糖含量降低幅度显著大于矮抗58.在各生育期内,60 kg·hm^-2处理的两品种质膜透性和可溶性糖含量均最小,90 kg·hm^-2与60 kg·hm^-2处理差异不显著.随保水剂用量的增加,郑麦9694的根系活力显著提高,而矮抗58 在60 kg·hm^-2处理下最高.施用保水剂还提高了小麦根系生物量,在拔节期和孕穗期,矮抗58的根系生物量大于郑麦9694;而在灌浆期,矮抗58在60 kg·hm^-2和90 kg·hm^-2处理下根系生物量显著低于郑麦9694.郑麦9694和矮抗58产量均以60 kg·hm^-2处理增幅最高.综上,保水剂对郑麦9694的作用效果较矮抗58显著,并以60 kg·hm^-2施用量为佳.     

Pathogenic fungi in garlic seed cloves and first report of Fusarium proliferatum causing cloves rot of stored bulbs in upper Egypt

Isolation trails from garlic seed cloves of certain cultivars commercially distributed and rotted cloves of stored Baladi cultivar during 2010 and 2011 in different regions of Sohag, Egypt resulted in detection of four fungal genera Aspergillus, Botrytis, Fusarium and Penicillium. Moreover, Fusarium spp. was the most dominant fungi. Koch’ postulates were performed on cloves, seedlings and potted garlic plants. Results showed that isolates of F. oxysporum, F. proliferatum and F. solani were superior to other tested fungi and induced the highest cloves rot (CR). F. oxysporum highly reduced clove germination (CG), produced extensive seedlings damping-off and induced highly disease severity index of rotted roots/cloves followed by F. solani. Unexpectedly, it was found that F. proliferatum is contaminated and colonised seed cloves, extremely reduced CG and following harvesting caused the highest CR of stored bulbs. To our knowledge, this is first notice for occurrence of F. proliferatum causing CR of stored garlic bulbs in Egypt.     

Photosynthesis and growth of winter wheat in response to waterlogging at different growth stages

A study on photosynthetic and yield effects of waterlogging of winter wheat at four stages of growth was conducted in specially designed experimental tanks during the 2007–2008 and 2008–2009 seasons. Compared with the control, waterlogging treatments at tillering and jointing-booting stages reduced photosynthetic rate (P _N) and transpiration (E) significantly, it also decreased average leaf water-use efficiency (WUE, defined as the ratio of P _N to E) by 3.3% and 3.4% in both years. All parameters returned quickly to the control level after soil was drained. Damage to the photosynthetic apparatus during waterlogging resulted in a lower F_v/F_m ratio, especially at the first two stages. A strong reduction in root length, root mass, root/shoot ratio, total dry mass, and leaf area index were observed. The responses from vegetative plants at tillering and jointing-booting stages were greater than in generative plants at onset of flowering and at milky stages. The number of panicles per hectare at tillering stage and the spikelet per panicle at the stages of jointing-booting and at onset of flowering were also significantly reduced by waterlogging, giving 8.2–11.3% decrease of the grain yield relative to the control in both years. No significant difference in yield components and a grain yield was observed between the control and treatments applied at milky stages. These responses, modulated by the environmental conditions prevailing during and after waterlogging, included negative effects on the growth, photosynthetic apparatus, and the grain yield in winter wheat, but the effect was strongly stage-dependent.     

乌头根腐病病原菌的分离与鉴定

【背景】四川江油地区栽培乌头极易发生根腐病,植株染病后枯萎死亡,最终影响药材产量。因发病因素和致病菌多样,乌头根腐病的防治向来困难。【目的】鉴定四川江油地区栽培乌头根腐病病原菌,为病害诊断和防治提供理论基础。【方法】采用组织分离法进行病原菌分离;按照Koch’s法则对分离的病菌进行致病性验证;通过形态学观察和真菌r DNA-ITS序列分析,鉴定病原菌种类。【结果】从具有根腐病症状的乌头根部分离得到47株真菌,其中菌株GF3-3、GF3-6和GF6-1是乌头根腐病的致病菌;通过形态特征结合rDNA-ITS序列分析将菌株GF3-3、GF3-6和GF6-1分别鉴定为Fusariumsolani、F.oxysporum和F.proliferatum。【结论】茄腐镰刀菌(F.solani)、尖孢镰刀菌(F. oxysporum)和层出镰刀菌(F. proliferatum)是乌头根腐病的主要病原菌,其中层出镰刀菌引起乌头患根腐病为首次报道。     

Lactic acid bacteria in the inhibition of Fusarium graminearum and deoxynivalenol detoxification

Aims: Considering the agronomic and industrial damage that is caused by the fungus Fusarium graminearum, as well as the serious health risks it poses to humans and animals exposed to F. graminearum‐produced mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON), this study evaluated the ability of different lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains to inhibit fungal development and remove DON in vitro. Methods and Results: The antagonistic effects of strains and commercial cultures of LAB were evaluated against F. graminearum IAPAR 2218 by the agar diffusion method. Additionally, the influence of the culture media, pH and the presence of lactic and acetic acid on these effects was tested. The capacity to remove DON by viable cells and heat‐inactivated cells was analysed in liquid media and quantified by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). All isolated strains and commercial cultures inhibited the fungus and removed DON. The pH and culture media concentration did not influence these abilities, but heat inactivation had a strong effect on the ability of bacteria to remove mycotoxin. Conclusions: The isolated bacteria are able to inhibit F. graminearum growth and remove DON in vitro. Significance and Impact of the Study: This study suggests potential application of the isolated LAB strains in the inhibition of F. graminearum IAPAR 2218 and DON removal in vitro.     

云南金铁锁根腐病病原菌的分离及鉴定

金铁锁(Psammosilene tunicoides)是西南地区重要的民族民间药物、云南白药等中成药的主要原料药。为分离并鉴定云南金铁锁根腐病病原菌,该研究采用微生物纯培养方法,分离纯化金铁锁根腐病植株根部的病健交接处组织,获得金铁锁根腐病病原微生物。按照Koch''s法则验证分离得到的病原菌的致病性。结合形态学观察、真菌rDNA-ITS和TEF-1α序列分析以及系统发育树的构建鉴定获得的病原菌的种类。结果表明:(1)从金铁锁根腐病植株组织中分离纯化得到85株真菌,其中PSD-1、PSD-2、PSD-3菌株均能引起金铁锁的根腐病。(2)金铁锁健康植株接种PSD-1、PSD-2、PSD-3菌株后,产生与大田植株根腐病相似的症状,并且发病率分别为60%、61.7%、71.7%。(3)结合形态学观察及基因序列分析,鉴定该三株菌株均为尖孢镰刀菌(Fusarium oxysporum)。该文首次报道了尖孢镰刀菌是引起金铁锁根腐病的主要病原菌之一,为深入探究具有根腐病生物防治功能的内生菌群及其作用机制奠定了基础,也为后续金铁锁病害的防治工作提供了理论依据。     

Genetic diversity and trichothecene chemotypes of the Fusarium graminearum clade isolated from maize in Nepal and identification of a putative new lineage

On smallholder farms in the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains in Nepal, fungi of the Fusarium graminearum clade cause Gibberella ear rot of maize and contamination with the 8-ketotrichothecenes nivalenol and deoxynivalenol. Previous DNA marker analyses of the F.?graminearum clade from maize in Nepal found a high level of genetic diversity but were limited in detail or scope. The present study incorporated a collection of 251 field strains from a wide geographic distribution in Nepal and utilized sequencing of the MAT1-1-3 gene of the mating type locus to determine the number and frequency of lineages and species of the F. graminearum clade. The frequency of nivalenol and deoxynivalenol chemotypes was determined by chemical analysis and by TRI13 deletion-marker analysis. We found that Gibberella ear rot of maize in Nepal is associated with a complex of species of the F. graminearum clade - mainly Fusarium asiaticum and Fusarium meridionale, but also Fusarium boothii and a putative new lineage, which we have designated the 'Nepal lineage'. Fusarium graminearum sensu stricto, which dominates in maize elsewhere in Asia and worldwide, was not detected in Nepal. Although nivalenol production has been associated experimentally with lower virulence in maize ear rot and wheat head blight, this collection of the F. graminearum clade from maize in Nepal is dominated (4:1) by nivalenol producers, suggesting that traits other than crop plant pathogenesis affect population structure in this complex agroecosystem.     

Mapping QTLs of root morphological traits at different growth stages in rice

Roots are a vital organ for absorbing soil moisture and nutrients and influence drought resistance. The identification of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) with molecular markers may allow the estimation of parameters of genetic architecture and improve root traits by molecular marker-assisted selection (MAS). A mapping population of 120 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) derived from a cross between japonica upland rice 'IRAT109' and paddy rice 'Yuefu' was used for mapping QTLs of developmental root traits. All plant material was grown in PVC-pipe. Basal root thickness (BRT), root number (RN), maximum root length (MRL), root fresh weight (RFW), root dry weight (RDW) and root volume (RV) were phenotyped at the seedling (I), tillering (II), heading (III), grain filling (IV) and mature (V) stages, respectively. Phenotypic correlations showed that BRT was positively correlated to MRL at the majority of stages, but not correlated with RN. MRL was not correlated to RN except at the seedling stage. BRT, MRL and RN were positively correlated to RFW, RDW and RV at all growth stages. QTL analysis was performed using QTLMapper 1.6 to partition the genetic components into additive-effect QTLs, epistatic QTLs and QTL-by-year interactions (Q x E) effect. The results indicated that the additive effects played a major role for BRT, RN and MRL, while for RFW, RDW and RV the epistatic effects showed an important action and Q x E effect also played important roles in controlling root traits. A total of 84 additive-effect QTLs and 86 pairs of epistatic QTLs were detected for the six root traits at five stages. Only 12 additive QTLs were expressed in at least two stages. This indicated that the majority of QTLs were developmental stage specific. Two main effect QTLs, brt9a and brt9b, were detected at the heading stage and explained 19% and 10% of the total phenotypic variation in BRT without any influence from the environment. These QTLs can be used in breeding programs for improving root traits.