Lead and cadmium uptake in the marine fungi Corollospora lacera and Monodictys pelagica

This study provides observations on the effects of lead and cadmium ions on the growth of two species of marine fungi, Corollospora lacera and Monodictys pelagica. On solid media lead appeared to have no effect on the radial rate of growth of fungi. Exposure to increasing cadmium concentrations on solid media resulted in significant reduction (p < 0.05) in the radial mycelial growth rates of both fungi, especially in M. pelagica. These results reveal significant difference in species sensitivity toward cadmium and, essentially, insensitivity toward lead exposure. In liquid cultures, the metal content of mycelia (metal mass found in mycelium, in mg), and the concentration of metal in dry mycelium (metal mass in 1g of mycelium, in mg g(-1)) were both found to increase (p < 0.05) with the increase in the metal cation concentration, while mycelium dry mass decreased. As it was observed on solid media, cadmium cation affected more severely (p < 0.05) the growth of M. pelagica in liquid cultures. Ergosterol content of mycelia of C. lacera exposed to increasing cadmium cation concentration decreased, similarly to the trend observed for dry mycelial mass. It was found that ca. 93% of all lead sequestered by C. lacera is located extracellularly. M. pelagica was found to bioaccumulate over 60 mg of cadmium and over 6 mg of lead per 1 g of mycelium, while C. lacera bioaccumulated over 7 mg of cadmium and up to 250 mg of lead per 1 g of mycelium. Overall, the results indicate that both metal ions affect the growth of marine fungi with lead being accumulated extracellularly in the mycelia. Both metals accumulated by fungi may then enter the marine ecosystem food web, of which marine fungi are integral members.     

Taxonomic studies of the Halosphaeriaceae: Corollospora Werdermann

Taxonomic studies of the Halosphaeriaceae: Corollospora Werdermann. The problems in the classification of the genus Corollospora Halosphaeriaceae, Ascomycotina; are outlined. In Corollospora nine species have been described, five are retained in Corollospora (C. maritima, C. intermedia, C. lacera, C. pulchella, C. luteola ); one species is referred to Arenariomyces (A. trifurcatus ); and two new genera are described to accommodate the remaining species. Arenariomyces trifurcatus is lectotypified and a neotype has been deposited. Key to these taxa are given.     

Arenicolous mycelial fungi from the littoral of the Vostok Bay (Peter the Great Bay,the Sea of Japan)

The taxonomic composition of marine mycelial fungi was determined in the interstitial habitats of the Vostok Bay littoral (Peter the Great Bay, the Sea of Japan). A total of 39 species of ascomycetes and anamorphic fungi were detected and identified. The predominant species of the intertidal zone were Corollospora maritima, C. lacera, Carbosphaerella leptosphaerioides, Arenariomyces trifurcatus (Ascomycota), Alternaria alternata, Scolecobasidium arenarium, and Zalerion maritimum (anamorphic fungi). The complete list of species of obligately marine ascomycetes and anamorphic fungi from the interstitial habitats of the Vostok Bay littoral is presented for the first time     

内生拮抗放线菌FRo2的鉴定及抑菌活性物质的分离

【目的】鉴定从东乡野生稻根部分离得到的对多种农作物病原真菌具有拮抗活性的内生放线菌株FRo2,并对其抑菌活性物质进行分离。【方法】根据FRo2形态特征观察、生理生化特性、细胞壁组分和16S rRNA基因序列对其进行鉴定。采用管碟法和菌丝生长速率法测定了该菌株的抗菌活性,活性追踪法结合正相硅胶柱层析及凝胶(Sephadex LH-20)柱层析等技术对抑菌组分进行分离,并通过NMR对抑菌活性物质进行解析。【结果】菌株FRo2属于链霉菌属,与娄彻氏链霉菌(Streptomyces rochei)极为相似。该菌株发酵液对小麦赤霉菌、立枯丝核菌等7种主要农作物致病菌具有较好的抑制活性;从菌株FRo2发酵液中分离得到抑菌活性化合物AW2,结构鉴定为邻苯二甲酸二丁酯。【结论】研究阐明了内生放线菌FRo2抑菌活性物质,也为该菌今后的农业生防应用提供物质基础。     

桑黄菌丝体和子实体中次级代谢产物及其活性的比较

研究桑黄发酵菌丝体次级代谢产物及活性与子实体的差异性,探讨其替代子实体的可能性。研究通过高效液相色谱分析和化学法比较菌丝体和子实体石油醚、氯仿、乙酸乙酯和正丁醇4个萃取相中的成分差异,以二苯基三硝基苯肼自由基（DPPH）清除率和Trolox当量抗氧化能力（TEAC）作为抗氧化活性的指标、HepG2和MCF-7癌细胞的抑制率作为抑制肿瘤细胞生长的指标,比较其活性差异。结果表明,菌丝体和子实体4个萃取相在化学成分上存在差异;在活性方面,菌丝体各萃取相的抗氧化活性高于子实体,而子实体抗肿瘤活性优于菌丝体。菌丝体醇提取的总黄酮含量高于子实体醇提物,抗氧化活性和总黄酮含量有显著相关性,发酵菌丝体在抗氧化活性方面具有替代子实体的可行性。     

Biodegradation of endocrine-disrupting phthalates by Pleurotus ostreatus

Biodegradation of endocrine-disrupting phthalates [diethyl phthalate (DEP), dimethyl phthalate (DMP), butylbenzyl phthalate (BBP)] was investigated with 10 white rot fungi isolated in Korea. When the fungal mycelia were added together with 100 mg/l of phthalate into yeast extract-malt extract-glucose (YMG) medium, Pleurotus ostreatus, Irpex lacteus, Polyporus brumalis, Merulius tremellosus, Trametes versicolor, and T. versicolor MrP1 and MrP13 (transformant of the Mn-repressed peroxidase gene of T. versicolor) could remove almost all of the 3 kinds of phthalates within 12 days of incubation. When the phthalates were added to 5-day pregrown fungal cultures, most fungi except I. lacteus showed the increased removal of the phthalates compared with those of the nonpregrown cultures. In both culture conditions, P. ostreatus showed the highest degradation rates for the 3 phthalates tested. BBP was degraded with the highest rates among the 3 phthalates by all fungal strains. Only 14.9% of 100 mg/l BBP was degraded by the supernatant of P. ostreatus culture in YMG medium in 4 days of incubation, but the washed or homogenized mycelium of P. ostreatus could remove 100% of BBP within 2 days even in distilled water, indicating that the initial BBP biodegradation by P. ostreatus may be attributed to mycelium-associated enzymes rather than extracellular enzymes. The biodegradation rate of BBP by the immobilized cells of P. ostreatus was almost the same as that in the suspended culture. The estrogenic activity of 100 mg/l DMP decreased during biodegradation by P. ostreatus.     

Synthesis of corollosporine, an antibacterial metabolite of the marine fungus Corollospora maritima

Corollosporine [(+/-)-3-hexyl-3,7-dihydroxy-1(3H)-isobenzofuran-1-one], an antibacterial metabolite of the marine fungus, Corollospora maritima, was synthesized by four different routes from 3-hydroxyphthalic anhydride or 2-methoxybenzoic acid as the starting material to verify its proposed structure.     

几种诱导黑麦草Loliump erenneL.内生真菌产孢的方法

从黑麦草Lolium perenne5个栽培品种中分离、纯化得到6株形态稳定的内生真菌,它们在常规培养条件下均不产生分生孢子。通过在PDA和MEA培养基上进行预培养、扫刷营养体、近紫外光照射以及在菌丝体上放置宿主植物等诱导方法,使其中5株真菌不同程度产生了分生孢子,通过分生孢子的形态成功鉴定了黑麦草内生真菌。实验证明通过诱导内生真菌产孢的方法并借助形态学依据来鉴定无性的内生真菌是可行的。     

13C incorporation into signature fatty acids as an assay for carbon allocation in arbuscular mycorrhiza

The ubiquitous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi consume significant amounts of plant assimilated C, but this C flow has been difficult to quantify. The neutral lipid fatty acid 16:1omega5 is a quantitative signature for most arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in roots and soil. We measured carbon transfer from four plant species to the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus intraradices by estimating (13)C enrichment of 16:1omega5 and compared it with (13)C enrichment of total root and mycelial C. Carbon allocation to mycelia was detected within 1 day in monoxenic arbuscular mycorrhizal root cultures labeled with [(13)C]glucose. The (13)C enrichment of neutral lipid fatty acid 16:1omega5 extracted from roots increased from 0.14% 1 day after labeling to 2.2% 7 days after labeling. The colonized roots usually were more enriched for (13)C in the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal neutral lipid fatty acid 16:1omega5 than for the root specific neutral lipid fatty acid 18:2omega6,9. We labeled plant assimilates by using (13)CO(2) in whole-plant experiments. The extraradical mycelium often was more enriched for (13)C than was the intraradical mycelium, suggesting rapid translocation of carbon to and more active growth by the extraradical mycelium. Since there was a good correlation between (13)C enrichment in neutral lipid fatty acid 16:1omega5 and total (13)C in extraradical mycelia in different systems (r(2) = 0.94), we propose that the total amount of labeled C in intraradical and extraradical mycelium can be calculated from the (13)C enrichment of 16:1omega5. The method described enables evaluation of C flow from plants to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to be made without extraction, purification and identification of fungal mycelia.     

盐角草内生真菌分离鉴定及抑制水产腐败细菌菌株的筛选

盐角草是一种耐盐植物,有重要的食用、药用价值.为研究盐角草的内生真菌及其活性次生代谢产物的多样性,该文对采集于广西北部湾沿海盐角草的内生真菌进行分离纯化,采用RAPD对内生真菌多样性进行分析,采用ITS基因序列对内生真菌进行鉴定,并对内生真菌提取物抑制等3种水产腐败细菌的活性进行筛选.结果表明:(1)从北部湾盐角草植物...     

Spatiotemporal Patterns of Laccase Activity in Interacting Mycelia of Wood-Decaying Basidiomycete Fungi

Abstract Interspecific fungal interactions are important ecological processes, whereas their physiological mechanisms are little understood. The aim of this work was to study how activity of fungal extracellular laccase was changed across mycelia during interactions between white- and brown-rot basidiomycetes from different wood decay stages. Qualitative assay of eight species interacting with each other in all combinations showed four spatial patterns of laccase activity: (I) laccase activity present both in contact zone and mycelium, (II) laccase activity only in contact zone, (III) laccase activity in mycelium but not in contact zone, (IV) no laccase activity. Presence of laccase activity only in the contact zone was more frequent than expected from random samples associated with mycelia that replaced other ones. On the other hand, the presence of laccase activity in the mycelium but not in the contact zone was only attributed to fungal species that were replaced by their antagonists. After one month, laccase activity was distributed over mycelia more homogeneously than after 6 days of interactions. In interacting mycelia, laccase activity was higher than in control and increasing with time. Saprotrophic fungi from late successional stages of wood decay generally had higher laccase activity than early succession saprotrophic and pathogenic fungi. The qualitative assays were confirmed by quantitative assay of total laccase activity. Significance of the results in antagonistic fungal interactions as well as in the processes of hyphal tip growth and mycelium senescence is discussed. Received: 6 October 1999; Accepted: 1 February 2000; Online Publication: 5 May 2000     

内生青霉菌对黄花蒿组培苗生长和青蒿素合成的影响

从黄花蒿茎中分离得到了17株内生真菌,其中内生青霉菌(Penicilliumsp.Y2)能有效促进黄花蒿组培苗生长及青蒿素合成。内生青霉菌悬浮培养5d后,分别将培养液与菌丝匀浆后经过高压灭菌处理,或将培养液经过高压灭菌、过滤除菌处理获得3种内生菌诱导子(A、B和C)。结果表明,3种内生菌诱导子对植株生长、抗氧化酶活性及青蒿素合成都有促进作用,诱导子C青蒿素合成诱导效果最好,可促进黄花蒿组培苗的干重增长44.44%、可溶性糖含量提高38.24%,诱导超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)和过氧化物酶(POD)活性,从而提高青蒿素合成达58.86%,黄花蒿组培苗青蒿素含量达4.701mg.g-1(干重)。     

杜比亚蟑螂共生真菌次生代谢产物及其生物活性

为探究杜比亚蟑螂体内共生真菌种类,测定共生真菌次生代谢产物的抑菌活性和抗氧化活性,筛选出具有抗菌和抗氧化活性的菌株,本研究采用组织块分离法分离杜比亚蟑螂体内的共生真菌,通过形态学和分子生物学相结合的方法对分离到的共生真菌进行鉴定;分别采用薄层层析-生物自显影法和DPPH法测定共生真菌次生代谢产物的抗细菌活性和抗氧化活性。结果表明,从杜比亚蟑螂体内共分离鉴定得到5种不同的共生真菌,主要分布于青霉属(1株)、曲霉属(3株)和聚孢霉属(1株)。活性测定的结果表明,菌株Bdf-2、Bdf-4和Bdf-5表现出较好的抗菌活性,且菌液提取物的抗菌活性要强于菌丝。Bdf-1,Bdf-2和Bdf-3菌液次生代谢产物表现出抗氧化活性,IC 50值分别为0.26 mg/mL、2.20 mg/mL和0.75 mg/mL。杜比亚蟑螂共生真菌以青霉属和曲霉属为主,且具有抗菌和抗氧化活性的次生代谢产物主要分布于菌液中。     

拟细羽束梗孢发酵菌丝体中自由基清除活性成分分析

用二苯基苦基苯肼(DPPH)自由基法,首次对拟细羽束梗孢(Isaria gracilioides RCEF3 279)菌丝体的不同溶剂提取物进行了自由基清除活性的定性定量分析,发现其甲醇提取物具有较强的清除自由基活性,当菌丝浓度为10 g/L时,其甲醇提取物的自由基清除率达到了92.4％±0.3％.DPPH自显影-薄层...     

Translocation of 32P between interacting mycelia of a wood-decomposing fungus and ectomycorrhizal fungi in microcosm systems

Interactions between saprotrophic and ectomycorrhizal fungi have been largely ignored, although their mycelia often share the same microsites. The mycelial systems show general similarity to each other and, although the enzymatic potential of the saprotrophic fungi is generally considered to be higher, the importance of organic nutrient sources to ectomycorrhizal fungi is now widely accepted. In the experiments described here, nutritional interactions involving transfer of elements from one mycelium to the other have been monitored dynamically using radioactive tracers and a non-destructive electronic autoradiography system. Microcosms were used in which mycelial systems of the ectomycorrhizal fungi Suillus variegatus and Paxillus involutus , extending from Pinus sylvestris host plants, were confronted with mycelia of the saprotroph Hypholoma fasciculare extending from wood blocks. The fungi showed a clear morphological confrontation response. The mycorrhizal mycelium often formed dense patches over the Hypholoma mycelia. Up to 25% of the ³²P present in the Hypholoma mycelium was captured by the mycorrhizal fungi and translocated to the plant host within 30 d. The transfer of ³²P to the saprotroph from labelled mycorrhizal mycelium was one to two orders of magnitude lower. The significance of this transfer as a 'short cut' in nutrient cycling is discussed.     

Antimycotic activities of Cinnamon-derived compounds against <Emphasis Type="Italic">Rhizoctonia solani</Emphasis> in vitro

In this study, the effects of medicinal plant extracts on the development of mycelium in the following phytopathogenic fungi were evaluated: Phytophthora capsici, Rhizoctonia solani, Fusarium solani, Colletotrichum gloeosprorioides, and Botrytis cinera. Of the 26 medicinal plants tested, six plant extracts showed antifungal activity against phytopathogenic fungi. The highest antifungal activity was exerted against R. solani by the n-hexane fraction of a Cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia Blume) solvent extract. Therefore, the antifungal compound fractions I and II were purified from the n-hexane fraction by TLC on silica gel plates. When treated with solutions containing compound fractions I or II at a concentration of 2%, the mycelia growth rate of R. solani was reduced to 0.19 and 0.18, respectively. In addition, microscopic observation of the hyphal morphology of R. solani following treatment with compound fraction I revealed the presence of severely damaged hyphae. Specifically, the hyphal tips became swollen, collapsed or were completely destroyed in response to treatment with solution containing compound fraction I at concentration of 1%.     

Bioactive stilbenes from a Bacillus sp. N strain associated with a novel rhabditid entomopathogenic nematode

Aims: The aim of the present study was to purify and characterize a natural antimicrobial compound from Bacillus sp. strain N associated with a novel rhabditid entomopathogenic nematode. Methods and Results: The cell‐free culture filtrate of a bacterium associated with a novel entomopathogenic nematode (EPN), Rhabditis (Oscheius) sp. exhibited strong antimicrobial activity. The ethyl acetate extract of the bacterial culture filtrate was purified by column chromatography, and two bioactive compounds were isolated and their chemical structures were established based on spectral analysis. The compounds were identified as 3,4′,5‐trihydroxystilbene (1) and 3,5‐dihydroxy‐4‐isopropylstilbene (2). The presence of 3,4′,5‐trihydroxystilbene (resveratrol) is reported for the first time in bacteria. Compound 1 showed antibacterial activity against all the four test bacteria, whereas compound 2 was effective against the Gram‐positive bacteria only. Compounds 1 and 2 were active against all the five fungi tested and are more effective than bavistin, the standard fungicide. The antifungal activity of the compounds against the plant pathogenic fungi, Rhizoctonia solani is reported for the first time. Conclusions: Cell‐free extract of the bacterium and isolated stilbenes demonstrated high antibacterial activity against bacteria and fungi especially against plant pathogenic fungi. We conclude that the bacterium‐associated EPN are promising sources of natural bioactive secondary metabolites. Significance and Impact of the Study: Stilbene compounds can be used for the control of fungi and bacteria.     

Mycelium of fungi isolated from mouldy foods inhibits Staphylococcus aureus including MRSA – A rationale for the re-introduction of mycotherapy?

Fungal mycelium capable of producing antibacterial agents was isolated from samples of apple, beetroot, lemon and orange; the mycelium of all isolates produced penicillin, while the apple and beetroot samples also produced the antibacterial mycotoxin patulin. The known penicillin-producing fungi were shown to produce penicillin, but not patulin. The mycelial discs of all of fruit and vegetable isolates, as well as the two known penicillin producing fungi, inhibited Staphylococcus aureus, and mycelium of all isolates inhibited MRSA, in contrast, only one of the two known penicillin-producers did so. The results are discussed in relation to the possibility of using the mycelium of Penicillium species in mycotherapy.     

Antioxidant activity of Baccharis articulata extracts: isolation of a new compound with antioxidant activity

Baccharis articulata is traditionally used as diuretic and digestive in local folk medicine of south of Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. The antioxidant activity of crude ethanol and aqueous extracts, together with dichloromethane, ethyl acetate and n -butanol fractions obtained from aqueous extract of B. articulata was determined using TRAP and TBARS assays. The n -butanol fraction was found to be the most active and its major compound ( BaII ) was isolated, identified and assayed. The structure of the phenolic compound BaII was established by means of spectroscopic and chemical methods as 4'- O - β- d -glucopyranosyl-3',5'-dimethoxybenzyl-caffeate. This previously unreported metabolite presented similar antioxidant capacity when compared to Trolox.     

苦楝内生真菌抗植物病原真菌活性菌株的筛选

实验对苦楝植株中内生真菌的抗植物病原真菌活性进行了研究。从苦楝（Melia azedarach）的根、茎、叶、花、果实中分离得到290株内生真菌,分别测定各菌株的抗菌活性效果,并对筛选出的9株菌株发酵液进行抗菌活性测定。发现L071027Z3、SX071116Z1-2和XY070430J3菌株发酵液对玉米小斑病,小麦赤霉病,棉花枯萎病,苹果炭疽病的抑制率较高。再对这3株供试菌在发酵液粗提物质量浓度为50 mg/mL时,进行进一步抑菌实验,3个菌株的发酵液粗提物对玉米小斑病,小麦赤霉病,棉花枯萎病,苹果炭疽病具有不同程度的抑制菌丝生长活性作用且有机相提取物的抑制作用较高,其中L071027Z3的抑菌圈与其它菌株差异极显著。