Interaction between a Dark Septate Endophytic Isolate from Dendrobium sp. and Roots of D. nobile Seedlings

Interactions between an isolate of dark septate endophytes （DSE） and roots of Dendrobium nobile Lindl. seedlings are reported in this paper. The isolate was obtained from orchid mycorrhizas on Dendrobium sp. in subtropical forest. The fungus formed typical orchid mycorrhiza in aseptic co-culture with D. nobile seedlings on modified Murashige-Skoog （MMS） medium. Anatomic observations of the infected roots showed that the DSE hyphae invaded the velamen layer, passed through passage cells in exodermis, entered the cortex cells, and then formed fungal pelotons of orchid mycorrhiza. D. nobile seedlings＇ plant height, stem diameter, new roots number and biomass were greatly enhanced by inoculating the fungus to seedlings. The fungus was identified as Leptodontidium by sequencing the polymerase chain reaction-amplified rDNA ITS1-5,8S-ITS2 （internal transcribed spacer （ITS）） regions and comparison with similar taxa.     

不同培养期深色有隔内生真菌链格孢菌对紫花苜蓿生长的影响

接种深色有隔内生真菌（dark septate endophytes,DSE）可以提高植物对养分的吸收利用,促进植物生长发育。为探讨接种不同培养时间的DSE链格孢菌Alternaria sp. CGMCC 17463对紫花苜蓿生长的影响,以紫花苜蓿为研究对象,接种培养4、6、8、10d的Alternaria sp. CGMCC 17463鲜样菌剂和风干样菌剂进行盆栽试验,以阐明不同培养时间的Alternaria sp. CGMCC 17463对紫花苜蓿出芽率、生长特性和营养含量的作用。结果表明,接种Alternaria sp. CGMCC 17463鲜样菌剂和风干样菌剂的紫花苜蓿根系内均有Alternaria sp. CGMCC 17463定殖,且均能增加紫花苜蓿株高、地上部干重、根部干重和根冠比。其中,接种培养10d的Alternaria sp. CGMCC 17463鲜样菌剂和培养8d的风干样菌剂对紫花苜蓿的促生效果最佳。同时,接种鲜样菌剂和风干样菌剂可以提高紫花苜蓿对养分吸收。随Alternaria sp. CGMCC 17463培养时间的增加,接种鲜样菌剂和风干样菌剂的紫花苜蓿的氮、磷、钾含量均呈先增加再降低的趋势。接种培养4-6d的Alternaria sp. CGMCC 17463菌剂,紫花苜蓿的氮、磷、钾含量相对较高。Pearson 相关性分析表明,Alternaria sp. CGMCC 17463培养时间与紫花苜蓿株高、根干重、根系Alternaria sp. CGMCC 17463总侵染率和菌丝侵染率呈显著正相关（P<0.05）,菌剂类型不是影响紫花苜蓿生长的主要因素,本研究为进一步开发利用Alternaria sp. CGMCC 17463菌剂提供了理论支撑。     

西北荒漠带细枝岩黄耆AM真菌与DSE真菌时空分布研究

为探明细枝岩黄耆Hedysarum scoparium根系丛枝菌根真菌（arbuscular mycorrhizae,AM）和深色有隔内生真菌（dark septate endophytes,DSE）定殖特征及其生态地理分布,充分理解菌根共生体在植物生长和植被恢复中的功能,本研究连续3年采集我国西北荒漠带不同样地细枝岩黄耆0-30cm土层土壤样品和根样,不同样地细枝岩黄耆均能被AM和DSE侵染,形成AM典型结构菌丝、泡囊和丛枝,DSE典型结构深色有隔菌丝和微菌核。细枝岩黄耆根系AM真菌定殖高于DSE定殖,但极端干旱条件下DSE定殖优于AM真菌定殖。AM真菌定殖率不同年际间表现为2016年最高,同一年份不同样地,除乌海、沙坡头样地,菌丝定殖率自东向西呈降低趋势。DSE真菌定殖率,在同一样地不同年份：乌海样地2016年定殖率显著高于2015年和2017年,在同一年份不同样地：2015年沙坡头样地DSE菌丝定殖率、总定殖率显著高于其他样地,而2016、2017年鄂尔多斯样地最高。NMDS分析结果显示,AM和DSE真菌定殖不同年际间差异显著。相关性分析表明,AM真菌定殖率与DSE定殖率显著正相关;土壤温度与AM定殖显著负相关;有机碳、速效磷、磷酸酶、湿度与AM定殖显著正相关;DSE菌丝定殖率、定殖强度仅与酸性磷酸酶正相关。本研究比较分析西北荒漠带不同样地AM和DSE定殖与土壤因子的相关性,有助于充分理解菌根共生体在植物生长和植被恢复中的功能和意义。     

沙冬青与伴生植物深色有隔内生真菌定殖规律及其与土壤因子的相关性

为了探明荒漠环境深色有隔内生真菌(dark septate endophytes, DSE)生态分布和定殖状况, 于2013年7月从宁夏银川、沙坡头和甘肃民勤地区采集沙冬青(Ammopiptanthus mongolicus)及其伴生植物根围0-10、10-20、20-30、30-40、40-50 cm共5个土层土壤样品和根样, 研究了DSE空间定殖规律及其与土壤因子的相关关系。结果表明: 沙冬青和伴生植物根系能被DSE侵染, DSE分布和定殖具有明显的空间异质性, 并与土壤因子密切相关。沙冬青DSE微菌核结构紧凑, 呈团块状, 而伴生植物DSE微菌核零散分布。同一样地, 沙冬青DSE菌丝定殖率、定殖强度和总定殖率较伴生植物高, 而沙冬青和伴生植物微菌核定殖率无显著差异。不同样地, 沙冬青和伴生植物微菌核定殖率无显著差异, 沙冬青DSE菌丝定殖率、定殖强度和总定殖率为沙坡头>银川>民勤; 伴生植物DSE菌丝定殖率、定殖强度和总定殖率为银川>民勤>沙坡头。通径分析和主成分分析表明, 土壤有机质、总球囊霉素、磷酸酶和速效钾是西北荒漠环境中DSE定殖的主要影响因子。     

Seasonal and temporal dynamics of arbuscular mycorrhizal and dark septate endophytic fungi in a tallgrass prairie ecosystem are minimally affected by nitrogen enrichment

Root colonization by arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM) and dark septate endophytic (DSE) fungi in nitrogen amended and unamended mixed tallgrass prairie communities were analyzed monthly over two growing seasons. Roots were stained with Trypan blue and Sudan IV and fungal structures quantified using the modified magnified intersections method. Root length colonized (RLC) by DSE exceeded AM colonization during early part of the growing season. Fungal colonization varied among the years and was greater in 2003 than in 2002. Seasonal variation among the months within a growing season was observed in 2002 but not in 2003 for both AM and DSE. AM fungi were most abundant during the peak growing season of dominant C₄ vegetation while DSE were most abundant during the early part of the growing season. Hyperparasitism of AM hyphal coils by melanized septate fungi was frequently observed and increased with AM coil frequency. Although nitrogen amendment had altered the plant community composition, it had no impact on the colonization by AM or DSE fungi.     

Tiankengomelania guangxiense,gen. et sp. nov., a dark septate endophytic fungus,promotes the growth of the medicinal orchid Dendrobium officinale

Dendrobium officinale (Orchidaceae) is a traditional Chinese medicinal plant. Its growth is slow, however many dark septate endophytic fungi (DSEs) are considered useful to plant growth and as biocontrol agents against plant pathogens. The goals of this study were to identify a new DSE and evaluate its plant-growth promotion characteristics. Based on morphological and molecular phylogenetic evidence, a DSE fungal strain TK815 isolated from Dashiwei Tiankengs in Leye county Guangxi Province, China, was classified as a novel genus in the order Cheatothyriales, namely Tiankengomelania gen. nov. typified with T. guangxiense sp. nov. Tiankengomelania guangxiense TK815 can significantly promote the growth of D. officinale in stem length (11.25%), seedling height (16.97%), root length (10.34%), and dry weight (41.05%). This study discovered, described, and illustrated a new DSE fungus, and evaluated its biological function in contributing to the growth and production of the Chinese medicinal plant D. officinale.     

Effects of isolates of ectomycorrhizal fungi and endophytic Mycelium radicis atrovirens that were dominant in soil from disturbed sites on growth of Betula platyphylla var. japonica seedlings

Effects of ectomycorrhizal fungi and endophytic Mycelium radicis atrovirens Melin (MRA) on growth of Betula platyphylla var. japonica seedlings were investigated under aseptic culture conditions. Three isolates of ectomycorrhizal fungi and two isolates of MRA were used. One MRA isolate was Phialocephala fortinii. Previous field work revealed that these isolates were dominant on the roots of B. platyphylla var. japonica seedlings grown in a mineral subsoil that had been exposed by the removal of surface soil. After a 100-day incubation, the growth of the seedlings was significantly enhanced by the colonization of these ectomycorrhizal fungal isolates as compared with uninoculated seedlings. In contrast, the growth of seedlings was retarded by the colonization of the MRA isolates. The growth of seedlings that were co-inoculated with ectomycorrhizal fungi and MRA was similar to that of uninoculated seedlings in most cases. These results suggest that ectomycorrhizal fungi have a beneficial effect on the growth of B. platyphylla var. japonica seedlings and that they suppress the deleterious effect of MRA. Thus, these ectomycorrhizal fungi probably have an important role in establishing B. platyphylla var. japonica seedlings during the initial stage of re-vegetation following site disturbance by the removal of surface soil.     

Treatment of potato tubers with a growth promotingPseudomonas sp.: Plant growth responses and bacterium distribution in the rhizosphere

Rifampicin-nalidixic acid resistant mutants of a plant growth promotingPseudomonas sp., strain PsJN, were evaluated for their ability to stimulate in vitro growth of potato. Two mutant strains, MFE (a consistent growth promoter), and IIM15 (an inconsistent growth promoter), were selected for root colonization study. Root colonization of potato plants was consistently greater with MFE than with IIM15. The population density of indigenous bacteria on the root surface of potato plants inoculated with strain MFE was significantly lower as compared to non-bacterized controls and to the plants bacterized with strain IIM15. Soil sterilization did not affect plant growth in any of the treatments. Bacterization of seed tubers with strain MFE stimulated plant emergence and root development in the field, during the first two weeks after planting. Bacterized plants also formed stolons and tubers earlier and had increased yields of commercial size tubers (55 mm) as compared to non-bacterized controls. Root colonization by strain MFE was positively correlated with plant growth stimulation.