Potential of rhizobacteria for prohibition of potato golden cyst nematode activity

Potato golden cyst nematode is an important causal agent of potato disease. Nematode cysts were isolated and identified by phenotypic and genotypic characteristics. Biocontrol activity of 120 isolated bacteria from rhizosphere towards Globodera rostochiensis, were evaluated. Nematode cysts were exposed to root extracts and released juveniles (J2) subjected to cultural filtrate of isolated bacteria and their mortality were recorded after 24 and 48 h. In total, 33 strains showed inhibitory activities which they caused mortality ranged from 61.10% to 78.74%. Five representatives of inhibitory strains were applied on potato cultivar Marfona under greenhouse conditions using tuber coating and soil drenching in a complete randomised block design with three replicates. The active bacterial strains were identified as Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus megaterium, Pseudomonas fluorescens bv. I, P. fluorescens bv. II and P. putida bv. B. In the greenhouse, significant differences were observed among the tested strains, where the highest disease severity reduction was 42.31%.     

Rhizobacterially induced protection of watermelon against Didymella bryoniae

Aims: To identify rhizobacteria from the Mekong Delta of Vietnam, which can systemically protect watermelon against Didymella bryoniae and elucidate the mechanisms involved in the protection conferred by isolate Pseudomonas aeruginosa 23_1‐1. Methods and Results: Bacteria were isolated from watermelon roots and their antagonistic ability tested in vitro. Of 190 strains, 68 were able to inhibit D. bryoniae by production of antibiotics. Four strains were able to reduce foliar infection by D. bryoniae when applied to watermelon seeds before sowing. Strain Ps. aeruginosa 23_1‐1 was chosen for investigations of the mechanisms involved in protection and ability to control disease under field conditions. In the field, the bacterium was able to significantly reduce disease in two consecutive seasons and increase yield. Furthermore, it colonized watermelon plants endophytically, with higher numbers in plants infected by D. bryoniae than in noninoculated plants. To elucidate the mechanisms involved in protection, the infection biology of the pathogen was studied in bacterially treated and control plants. Pseudomonas aeruginosa 23_1‐1 treatment inhibited pathogen penetration and this was associated with hydrogen peroxide accumulation, increased peroxidase activity and occurrence of new peroxidase isoforms, thus indicating that resistance was induced. Conclusions: The endophytic bacterium Ps. aeruginosa 23_1‐1 can control D. bryoniae in watermelon by antibiosis and induced resistance under greenhouse and field conditions. Significance and Impact of the Study: These findings suggest that rhizobacteria from native soils in Vietnam can be used to control gummy stem blight of watermelon through various mechanisms including induction of resistance.     

寡雄腐霉发酵液的动物安全性及其对黄瓜的防病促生效应

【目的】生物农药安全无害,环境友好。为了评价寡雄腐霉发酵液(Pythium oligandrum broth,POB)的动物安全性和防病促生效应,研制高效、无害的生物农药。【方法】试验利用自主分离的寡雄腐霉生防菌株(P.oligandrum CQ2010)制备POB,通过动物试验、拮抗试验、盆栽和生产试验,研究了POB的动物毒性,对黄瓜蔓枯病的防治作用,以及对黄瓜生长、产量和品质的影响。【结果】用大剂量的POB灌胃给药对小鼠体重增长无显著影响,其外观和行为均无异常,组织器官也未见病理改变。POB对甜瓜球腔菌的抑制率为51.95%,药效介于1∶800的百菌清溶液和1∶200的甲基托布津溶液之间。在黄瓜幼苗接种甜瓜球腔菌前后喷施POB,叶片丙二醛含量下降,过氧化物酶和超氧化物歧化酶活性增强,发病率和病情指数均显著降低,相对防治效果达到54.8%–64.1%,故POB能减轻病原菌对细胞膜的伤害,激发防御性生理反应,增强黄瓜植株的抗病能力。此外,POB处理提高叶绿素含量,增强根系活力,增加植株氮、磷、钾吸收量,促进黄瓜植株生长,生物量和果实产量分别提高81.10%和11.58%。POB还使黄瓜果实Vc和可溶性糖提高,硝酸盐含量降低。【结论】寡雄腐霉发酵液对动物安全无毒,能有效防治黄瓜蔓枯病,促进黄瓜生长,提高产量品质。     

Effect of electrostatic spray parameters on the viability of two bacterial biocontrol agents and their deposition on blueberry flower stigmas

The fungus Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi infects blueberry flowers via the stigma-style ovary pathway to cause mummy berry disease. Previous laboratory experiments documented considerable activity of stigma-applied biofungicides containing the bacteria Bacillus subtilis and, to a lesser extent, Pseudomonas fluorescens against flower infection by the pathogen. However, adequate and targeted delivery of the biocontrol agents to the stigmatic surfaces of open flowers in the field has remained problematic. Here we consider the application of the biofungicides Serenade AS (containing B. subtilis QST713) and BlightBan A506 (containing P. fluorescens A506) to blueberry flowers by air-assisted electrostatic spraying. In laboratory experiments with typical field-use rates, viability of B. subtilis and P. fluorescens was unaffected by different levels of induction-charging voltage (0–1.2 kV) and atomizing pressure (138–276 kPa) applied to an electrostatic spray-charging nozzle, showing that the bacteria in both formulations readily survived exposure to the intense electrical fields and near-sonic atomizing air shear encountered during electrostatic spraying. Electrostatically charged application significantly (P<0.0001) increased deposition of B. subtilis on the stigmatic surfaces of detached blueberry flower clusters by a factor of 4.5 compared with conventional hydraulic spraying; a similar comparison showed that population densities of P. fluorescens on the stigma were increased by a factor of 2.9, but this effect was not statistically significant (P=0.1487). For Serenade, the increased coverage and/or retention on the flower stigma, along with the excellent bacterial survival, portend well for electrostatic application for mummy berry disease control in the field.     

基因标记枯草芽孢杆菌BS-68A在黄瓜上定殖

目的:野生型枯草芽孢杆菌Bacillus subtilisBS-68能有效地防治由Pythium spp.和Fusarium oxporum引起的黄瓜立枯病和枯萎病。为了探究该菌株的生防机制,利用该菌株的黄绿荧光蛋白基因和氯霉素抗性基因标记菌株BS-68A研究其在黄瓜植株各个部位的定殖能力、种群动态和在根围的分布。方法和结果:用基因标记菌株发酵液分别对黄瓜种子进行浸种和浇穴处理,播种后30d,该菌能在黄瓜根部和茎基部定殖,不能在茎部和叶部定殖。浸种处理,该菌在茎基部的种群数量为3.1×104cfu/株,大于根部的种群数量4.1×102cfu/株;浇穴处理,该菌在茎基部的种群数量8.0×103cfu/株,低于根部的种群数量2.5×104cfu/株。     

苏云金芽孢杆菌cry1基因在荧光假单胞菌Pfx-18中的表达特性

用DIG标记的cry1Aa基因EcoRI-F片段的RNA探针,对筛选的鳞翅目高毒力菌株的质粒进行Southern分析,将cry基因定位在39．3MD质粒上。该质粒经HindⅢ酶解,用同样探针进行杂交,呈现6．5kb和7．1kb两条阳性带,其中7．1kb片段的杂交强度明显高于6．5kb片段。将7．1kb片段与多寄主质粒pSUP106连接,转化荧光假单胞菌Pfx－18,获得克隆子LZP-1。克隆基因用PCR鉴定,显示典型的cry1Ab谱带。经SDS-PAGE分析,克隆株表达66kD杀虫晶体蛋白和一些小分子多肽。其发酵液稀释1000倍对三龄小菜蛾幼虫的致死率为33％。     

农杆菌介导的甜瓜蔓枯病菌遗传转化体系的建立

甜瓜蔓枯病是当前危害瓜类的主要病害,严重影响甜瓜的产量和品质,但是蔓枯病菌Didymella bryoniae病原学研究还非常落后,关于该菌功能基因的研究还未见报道。本研究以携带潮霉素B磷酸转移酶基因(hph)的pBIG2RHPH2作为转化载体,根癌农杆菌C58C1作为转化介体,转化甜瓜蔓枯病菌的强致病菌株DB11。研究发现,甜瓜蔓枯病菌的最优转化体系为:甜瓜蔓枯病菌的分生孢子悬浮液浓度为1×106个孢子/mL,农杆菌悬浮液OD600为0.15,共培养时间48h,诱导培养基中添加200μg/mL乙酰丁香酮,选择培养基添加100μg/mL潮霉素B、200μg/mL头孢噻肟钠、200μg/mL氨苄青霉素和200μg/mL四环素。1×105个蔓枯病菌分生孢子可以产生45个左右的转化子,随机挑取3个转化子进行PCR和RT-PCR检测发现,在不含潮霉素B的PDA培养基平板上转化子连续培养5代后,hph基因仍能稳定存在和转录,Southern blotting检测发现,T-DNA都是单拷贝插入3个转化子的染色体内。本研究建立的甜瓜蔓枯病菌的转化体系将为该病菌的功能基因研究和寄主与病原菌的互作研究提供重要技术支撑。     

Structure and function of psychrophilic alanine racemase

We describe the structure and function of psychrophilic alanine racemases from Bacillus psychrosaccharolyticus and Pseudomonas fluorescens. These enzymes showed high catalytic activities even at 0°C and were extremely labile at temperatures over 35°C. The enzymes were also found to be less resistant to organic solvents than alanine racemases from thermophilic and mesophilic bacteria, both in vivo and in vitro. Both enzymes have a dimeric structure and contain 2 mol of pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP) per mol as a coenzyme. The enzyme from B. psychrosaccharolyticus was found to have a markedly large K_m value (5.0 μM) for PLP in comparison with other reported alanine racemases, and was stable at temperatures up to 50°C in the presence of excess amounts of PLP. The dissociation of PLP from the P. fluorescens enzyme may trigger the unfolding of the secondary structure. The enzyme from B. psychrosaccharolyticus has a distinguishing hydrophilic region around residue no. 150 in its deduced amino acid sequence, whereas the corresponding regions of other Bacillus alanine racemases are hydrophobic. The position of this region in the three dimensional structure of this enzyme was predicted to be in a surface loop surrounding the active site. This hydrophilic region may interact with solvent, reduce the compactness of the active site, and destabilize the enzyme.     

抑制西瓜蔓枯病菌的生防真菌筛选、鉴定及发酵条件优化

筛选对西瓜蔓枯病菌具有抑制作用的生防真菌,优化其发酵条件以提升发酵液抑菌效果。以平板对峙试验和摇瓶培养抑菌试验筛选拮抗真菌;根据形态学特征和18S rDNA序列分析进行菌株鉴定;通过扫描电镜观察对西瓜蔓枯病菌的寄生作用,以单因素试验和响应曲面法确定其最适发酵条件,在此基础上,通过盆栽试验研究其防病效果。结果表明:在所筛选到的9株生防真菌中M1菌株的抑菌率最高,其形态学特征与烟管菌(Bjerkandera adusta)相符,18S rDNA序列分析显示其与烟管菌在系统发育树上聚在一支,因此将菌株M1鉴定为黑管菌属(Bjerkandera)、烟管菌。在扫描电镜下观察到烟管菌能够直接穿透西瓜蔓枯病菌菌丝,对其发酵条件优化后确定了最佳条件组合:C/N为7.1,pH为7.4,装瓶量为44%,时间为19d,转速为180r/min,温度为29℃,在此条件下抑菌率为52.64%,高于未经优化的抑菌率。温室盆栽中对西瓜蔓枯病菌的防病效果达到74.3%,高于多菌灵处理。烟管菌作为生防真菌对西瓜蔓枯病菌具有较好的抑制作用,条件优化后进一步提升了抑菌效果,在生物防治中具有巨大应用潜力。     

甜瓜抗蔓枯病基因Gsb-3的ISSR分子标记

以甜瓜抗病资源PI511890和感病自交系‘白皮脆’及其F1、BC1P1、BC1P2、F2群体为材料,苗期接种蔓枯病菌(Did ymella bryoniae)进行遗传分析.结果表明:(1)对甜瓜苗期蔓枯病菌接种鉴定结果显示,抗源PI511890的抗病基因Gsb-3由显性单基因控制.(2)利用集团分离分析及ISSR分析技术,引物ISSR-100扩增出的多态性条带与Gsb-3表现连锁关系,该多态性片段大小为900 bp.(3)统计ISSR-100在182个F2单株上的多态性,并用JoinMap 4.0软件分析结果显示,ISSR-100与Gsb-3遗传连锁距离为8.3 cM,定名为ISSR-100900.研究认为,ISSR100900可作为甜瓜抗蔓枯病分子育种的备选分子标记.     

Differential utilization of pyrene as the sole source of carbon by Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains: role of biosurfactants in enhancing bioavailability

AIMS: Our goal is to compare the efficiency of utilization of pyrene as the sole source of carbon for growth and energy by two nonactinomycetous groups of bacteria viz., Bacillus subtilis DM-04 and Pseudomonas aeruginosa mucoid (M) and nonmucoid (NM) strains, isolated from a petroleum-contaminated soil sample of north-east India. METHODS AND RESULTS: Bacillus subtilis DM-04 and P. aeruginosa M and NM bacterial strains were capable of secreting biosurfactant in the culture medium while growing on pyrene and their pyrene utilizing efficiency was demonstrated by correlating the bacterial growth in the presence of pyrene as the sole source of carbon along with a concomitant decrease in pyrene content from the culture medium with respect to time. The biosurfactant secreted by the respective bacterial strains enhanced the apparent solubility of pyrene by factors of 5-7 and influenced the bacterial cell surface hydrophobicity resulting in higher uptake and utilization of pyrene by bacteria. The growth of B. subtilis DM-04 and P. aeruginosa M and NM strains at the expense of pyrene after 96 h showed an assimilation of about 48.0 +/- 1.1% (mean +/- SD) and 32.0 +/- 0.6% (mean +/- SD) of pyrene carbon, respectively, showing differences in metabolism of pyrene by these bacterial strains. CONCLUSIONS: Bacillus subtilis DM-04 strain exhibited higher utilization and cellular assimilation of pyrene compared with P. aeruginosa M and NM strains. Further, the biosurfactants produced by the bacteria under study are capable of enhancing the solubility of pyrene in aqueous media and can influence the cell surface hydrophobicity of the biosurfactant-producing strains that results in a higher uptake of pyrene. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: It may be suggested that the bacteria used in this study are suitable candidates for practical field application for effective in situ bioremediation of pyrene-contaminated sites.