河北省苹果园根际土壤中疑似致病镰孢菌种类

为了解引起河北省苹果再植病害的病原菌,在河北省10个地区苹果园中采集土壤样品,在实验室进行病原菌的诱集分离培养,根据形态和分子特征对主要病原菌进行种类鉴定。结果表明,在分离得到的293株真菌中,有116株镰孢菌,为分离频率最高的真菌。在形态学鉴定的基础上,对供试镰孢菌进行了分子鉴定。在基于核糖体基因内转录间隔区（rDNA-ITS）序列与翻译延长因子1α（EF-1α）序列片段构建的系统发育树中,代表菌株分别与GenBank登记的所属菌株聚于同一群。研究结果明确了河北省苹果再植病害的疑似致病镰孢菌,包括：尖孢镰孢Fusarium oxysporum、木贼镰孢F. equiseti、锐顶镰孢F. acuminatum、层出镰孢F. proliferatum和茄腐镰孢F. solani。     

生防菌根系定殖竞争作用对西瓜枯萎病发病机理的影响

【目的】西瓜枯萎病是由西瓜专化型尖孢镰刀菌(Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.niveum)引起的一种常见的毁灭性土传病害,对镰刀菌同属非致病性菌株与致病性菌株存在的竞争作用进行研究,有助于获得新的具有生防效果的菌株,从而拓宽西瓜枯萎病生物防治的手段。【方法】利用选择性培养基和稀释平板计数法对温室盆栽试验中西瓜根际和非根际土壤及植物组织中非致病性轮枝镰刀菌菌株(Fusarium verticillioides XA)与致病性尖孢镰刀菌(Fusarium oxysporum LD)进行计数,确定其在西瓜植株根际和组织中的定殖情况。【结果】将从田间西瓜枯萎病发病植株根部分离获得的菌株XA和LD接入健康土壤中,接种菌株XA既不会引起西瓜枯萎病发病症状,也不会影响西瓜植株生物量,但接种菌株LD导致严重发病症状。与单接种LD处理相比较,双接种(XA+LD)处理地上部鲜重和地上部干重都分别增加了151.2%和110%。XA菌株能成功定殖于西瓜根系,但在茎基部没有检测到。在接种菌株LD的处理中植物组织和土壤中致病性镰刀菌的数量达到(1.58 4.85)×104CFU/g。与单接种LD处理相比,双接种菌株XA和LD处理植物茎基部、根系、根际土壤和土体土壤致病性镰刀菌的数量分别下降63.3%、66.1%、3.3%和24.4%,根系、根际土壤和土体土壤非致病性镰刀菌的数量增加到(0.35 3.84)×104CFU/g;双接种处理对西瓜枯萎病的防效达57.8%。【结论】非致病性轮枝镰刀菌菌株XA可有效降低致病性尖孢镰刀菌LD对西瓜植株的定殖侵染能力,对西瓜枯萎病具有一定的生防效果。     

石灰碳铵熏蒸与施用生物有机肥对连作黄瓜和西瓜枯萎病及生物量的影响

采用稀释涂布平板计数法,研究了石灰碳铵及碳铵熏蒸对黄瓜和西瓜连作土壤尖孢镰刀菌数量的影响,以及熏蒸后施用生物有机肥对黄瓜和西瓜枯萎病的防控效果及植株生长的影响.结果表明:与对照相比,石灰碳铵及碳铵熏蒸后,连作土壤中黄瓜尖孢镰刀菌的数量分别下降95.4%及71.4%,西瓜尖孢镰刀菌的数量分别下降87.2%及64.2%;多因素方差分析表明,熏蒸、施用有机肥及作物种类均对土壤中尖孢菌数量、枯萎病发病率、防控率及生物量有显著影响;与未熏蒸施用普通有机肥对照相比,石灰碳铵熏蒸后施用生物有机肥能显著减少后茬黄瓜或西瓜土壤中尖孢镰刀菌的数量并显著降低枯萎病发病率,防控率高达91.9%及92.5%,同时显著增加了植株的株高、茎粗、SPAD值及干质量.表明石灰碳铵熏蒸及施用生物有机肥能够降低土壤中尖孢镰刀菌数量,有效防控黄瓜和西瓜枯萎病的发生并促进其植株生长.     

Molecular detection of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum and Mycosphaerella melonis in infected plant tissues and soil

We developed two species-specific PCR assays for rapid and accurate detection of the pathogenic fungi Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum and Mycosphaerella melonis in diseased plant tissues and soil. Based on differences in internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences of Fusarium spp. and Mycosphaerella spp., two pairs of species-specific primers, Fn-1/Fn-2 and Mn-1/Mn-2, were synthesized. After screening 24 isolates of F. oxysporum f. sp. niveum, 22 isolates of M. melonis, and 72 isolates from the Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, Deuteromycota, and Oomycota, the Fn-1/Fn-2 primers amplified only a single PCR band of approximately 320 bp from F. oxysporum f. sp.niveum, and the Mn-1/Mn-2 primers yielded a PCR product of approximately 420 bp from M. melonis. The detection sensitivity with primers Fn-1/Fn-2 and Mn-1/Mn-2 was 1fg of genomic DNA. Using ITS1/ITS4 as the first-round primers, combined with either Fn-1/Fn-2 and or Mn-1/Mn-2, two nested PCR procedures were developed, and the detection sensitivity increased 1000-fold to 1ag. The detection sensitivity for the soil pathogens was 100-microconidia/g soil. A duplex PCR method, combining primers Fn-1/Fn-2 and Mn-1/Mn-2, was used to detect F. oxysporum f. sp. niveum and M. melonis in plant tissues infected by the pathogens. Real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR assays were developed to detect and monitor the pathogens directly in soil samples. The PCR-based methods developed here could simplify both plant disease diagnosis and pathogen monitoring as well as guide plant disease management.     

Volatile organic compounds: a potential direct long-distance mechanism for antagonistic action of Fusarium oxysporum strain MSA 35

Fusarium oxysporum MSA 35 [wild-type (WT) strain] is an antagonistic Fusarium that lives in association with a consortium of bacteria belonging to the genera Serratia, Achromobacter , Bacillus and Stenotrophomonas in an Italian soil suppressive to Fusarium wilt. Typing experiments and virulence tests provided evidence that the F. oxysporum isolate when cured of the bacterial symbionts [the cured (CU) form], is pathogenic, causing wilt symptoms identical to those caused by F. oxysporum f. sp. lactucae . Here, we demonstrate that small volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from the WT strain negatively influence the mycelial growth of different formae speciales of F. oxysporum. Furthermore, these VOCs repress gene expression of two putative virulence genes in F. oxysporum lactucae strain Fuslat10, a fungus against which the WT strain MSA 35 has antagonistic activity. The VOC profile of the WT and CU fungus shows different compositions. Sesquiterpenes, mainly caryophyllene, were present in the headspace only of WT MSA 35. No sesquiterpenes were found in the volatiles of ectosymbiotic Serratia sp. strain DM1 and Achromobacte r sp. strain MM1. Bacterial volatiles had no effects on the growth of the different ff. spp. of F. oxysporum examined. Hyphae grown with VOC from WT F. oxysporum f. sp. lactucae strain MSA 35 were hydrophobic whereas those grown without VOCs were not, suggesting a correlation between the presence of volatiles in the atmosphere and the phenotype of the mycelium. This is the first report of VOC production by antagonistic F. oxysporum MSA 35 and their effects on pathogenic F. oxysporum. The results obtained in this work led us to propose a new potential direct long-distance mechanism for antagonism by F. oxysporum MSA 35 mediated by VOCs . Antagonism could be the consequence of both reduction of pathogen mycelial growth and inhibition of pathogen virulence gene expression.     

Effect of dsRNA-containing and dsRNA-free hypovirulent isolates of Fusarium oxysporum on severity of Fusarium seedling disease of soybean in naturally infested soil

In the sandy soils of eastern Virginia, soybean seedlings are colonized by hypovirulent and virulent isolates of Fusarium oxysporum and F. solani. Our objectives were to determine if prior inoculation of soybean seeds with hypovirulent F. oxysporum isolates reduced severity of seedling disease in naturally infested soil, and to determine if there was an association between the presence of dsRNA mycovirus and hypovirulence in isolates of F. oxysporum and F. solani from soybean plants. The presence of dsRNA was not associated with hypovirulence in F. oxysporum since some hypovirulent isolates contained dsRNA while other hypovirulent isolates did not. Furthermore, of six dsRNA-containing F. oxysporum isolates, three were hypovirulent and three were virulent. Four segments of dsRNA, with sizes of 4.0, 3.1, 2.7 and 2.2 kb were detected in extracts of all six F. oxysporum isolates. No hypovirulent or dsRNA-containing of F. solani isolates were found. Prior inoculation of cv. Essex soybean seeds with conidia of dsRNA-free hypovirulent F. oxysporum isolates significantly (P < 0.05) reduced disease severity on cotyledons and hypocotyls, and increased the rate of seedling emergence in field soil, compared to control plants. No significant (P > 0.05) differences were found between dsRNA-containing and dsRNA-free hypovirulent F. oxysporum isolates in their effects on reducing disease severity. Hypovirulent isolates that colonize soybean tissues may play a role in reducing Fusarium seedling disease of soybean in natural soils.     

Cloning of the nitrate reductase gene (niaD) of Aspergillus nidulans and its use for transformation of Fusarium oxysporum

An heterologous transformation system for the phytopathogenic fungus Fusarium oxysporum has been developed based on the use of the Aspergillus nidulans nitrate reductase gene (niaD). F. oxysporum nia- mutants were easily selected by chlorate resistance. The A. nidulans niaD gene was isolated from a gene library by complementation of an A. nidulans niaD mutant. The cloned gene is capable of transforming F. oxysporum nia- mutants at a frequency of up to ten transformants per microgram of DNA. Southern analysis of the DNA of the F. oxysporum transformants showed that transformation resulted in integration of one or more copies of the vector DNA into the genome.     

Fusarium Species From Plant Debris Associated With Soils From Maize Production Areas in the Transkei Region of South Africa

Fusarium species were isolated from plant debris in soil samples collected from cultivated maize fields and from undisturbed grasslands in two areas of the Transkei region. A total of 1205 Fusarium isolates were recovered from 27 soil samples. Fifteen Fusarium species were recovered from plant debris from Bizana soils and 13 Fusarium species from plant debris from Centane soils. The two dominant Fusarium species in both areas were F. oxysporum and F. equiseti. Very few isolates of F. moniliforme and F. subglutinans were recovered, but both of these species had significantly higher relative densities in cultivated soils than in undisturbed soils. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Species-specific primers for Fusarium redolens and a PCR-RFLP technique to distinguish among three clades of Fusarium oxysporum

The currently available morphological and molecular diagnostic techniques for Fusarium redolens and the three phylogenetic clades of Fusarium oxysporum are problematic. Aligned translation elongation factor 1 alpha (TEF-1 alpha) gene sequences from these species and their close relatives were used to design F. redolens-specific primers, and to identify restriction sites that discriminate among the three clades of F. oxysporum. The F. redolens-specific primers distinguished this species from all others included in the study. There were three TEF-1 alpha-RFLP patterns among formae speciales of F. oxysporum. These PCR-RFLP patterns corresponded with the three clades. These techniques provide simple and inexpensive diagnostic methods for the identification of F. redolens and members of the three clades of F. oxysporum.     

A PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis approach to assess Fusarium diversity in asparagus

In North America, asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) production suffers from a crown and root rot disease mainly caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. asparagi and F. proliferatum. Many other Fusarium species are also found in asparagus fields, whereas accurate detection and identification of these organisms, especially when processing numerous samples, is usually difficult and time consuming. In this study, a PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) method was developed to assess Fusarium species diversity in asparagus plant samples. Fusarium-specific PCR primers targeting a partial region of the translation elongation factor-1 alpha (EF-1 alpha) gene were designed, and their specificity was tested against genomic DNA extracted from a large collection of closely and distantly related organisms isolated from multiple environments. Amplicons of 450 bp were obtained from all Fusarium isolates, while no PCR product was obtained from non-Fusarium organisms. The ability of DGGE to discriminate between Fusarium taxa was tested over 19 different Fusarium species represented by 39 isolates, including most species previously reported from asparagus fields worldwide. The technique was effective to visually discriminate between the majority of Fusarium species and/or isolates tested in pure culture, while a further sequencing step permitted to distinguish between the few species showing similar migration patterns. Total genomic DNA was extracted from field-grown asparagus plants naturally infested with different Fusarium species, submitted to PCR amplification, DGGE analysis and sequencing. The two to four bands observed for each plant sample were all affiliated with F. oxysporum, F. proliferatum or F. solani, clearly supporting the reliability, sensitivity and specificity of this approach for the study of Fusarium diversity from asparagus plants samples.     

Specific detection of the toxigenic species Fusarium proliferatum and F. oxysporum from asparagus plants using primers based on calmodulin gene sequences

Fusarium proliferatum and Fusarium oxysporum are the causal agents of a destructive disease of asparagus called Fusarium crown and root rot. F. proliferatum from asparagus produces fumonisin B1 and B2, which have been detected as natural contaminants in infected asparagus plants. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays were developed for the rapid identification of F. proliferatum and F. oxysporum in asparagus plants. The primer pairs are based on calmodulin gene sequences. The PCR products from F. proliferatum and F. oxysporum were 526 and 534 bp long, respectively. The assays were successfully applied to identify both species from the vegetative part of the plants.     

Effects on growth and comparison of root tissue colonization patterns of Eucalyptus viminalis by pathogenic and nonpathogenic strains of Fusarium oxysporum

Soilborne pathogens, especially Fusarium oxysporum , are responsible for damping-off and root necrosis in Eucalyptus nurseries. New technologies are increasingly considering strategies for plant disease control other than chemical fungicides. Among these, natural fungal antagonists, which are colonizers of the root cortex, are potential biocontrol agents. An in vitro system was used: (1) to test the pathogenic effects of F. oxysporum strain Foeu1 which was recovered from a forest nursery soil; (2) to explore the potential of the nonpathogenic F. oxysporum strain Fo47, which is known for its efficiency in biological control, to suppress damping-off of Eucalyptus seedlings; (3) to compare the patterns of root colonization and host response to invasion by the two Fusarium strains inoculated separately in a time-course study. Root inoculation of E. viminalis with F. oxysporum strain Foeu1 caused damping-off in young seedlings in vitro , whilst disease symptoms were not visible in plants inoculated with F. oxysporum strain Fo47 or when both strains (Foeu1 + Fo47) were inoculated simultaneously. Each strain showed similarities in patterns of root tissue colonization, and in the processes of root penetration and initial colonization. Differential effects on root tissue were observed with fungal development within the cortex: ingress of strain Foeu1 was accompanied by severe host-cell alterations whilst no tissue damage occurred with development of strain Fo47.     

Biological Control of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. asparagi by Applying Non-pathogenic Isolates of F . oxysporum

Root rot severity of asparagus plants grown in sterilized field soil inoculated with Fusarium oxysporum f . sp . asparagi (Foa) was reduced by more than 50% when the soil was precolo nized by each of 13 non - pathogenic (np) isolates of F. oxysporum originating from asparagus roots or field soils . In a greenhouse experiment , application of six np isolates to naturally infested field soil was followed by a 23 - 49% decrease of disease severity , depending on the isolate . One of them , Fo47 originating from Fusarium suppressive soil in France , was applied to field plots infested with Foa . Foa root rot was not suppressed in asparagus plants grown for 1 year in these plots . Pathogenic and np isolates extensively colonized the root surface and isolates of both types infected the roots of asparagus plants grown in sterilized field soil , with significant differences among the np isolates . Inoculation of sterilized field soil with np isolates reduced germination of Foa chlamydospores by 43 - 64% depending on the isolate used . It is concluded that np isolates of F. oxysporum can suppress asparagus root rot caused by Foa in naturally infested field soil . The differences for root colonization capacity among the np isolates imply that selection for this trait might reveal isolates that perform better under field conditions .     

Expression of effector gene SIX1 of Fusarium oxysporum requires living plant cells

Fusarium oxysporum is an asexual, soil inhabiting fungus that comprises many different formae speciales, each pathogenic towards a different host plant. In absence of a suitable host all F. oxysporum isolates appear to have a very similar lifestyle, feeding on plant debris and colonizing the rhizosphere of living plants. Upon infection F. oxysporum switches from a saprophytic to an infectious lifestyle, which probably includes the reprogramming of gene expression. In this work we show that the expression of the known effector gene SIX1 of F. oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici is strongly upregulated during colonization of the host plant. Using GFP (green fluorescent protein) as reporter, we show that induction of SIX1 expression starts immediately upon penetration of the root cortex. Induction requires living plant cells, but is not host specific and does not depend on morphological features of roots, since plant cells in culture can also induce SIX1 expression. Taken together, F. oxysporum seems to be able to distinguish between living and dead plant material, preventing unnecessary switches from a saprophytic to an infectious lifestyle.     

Fusarium foetens, a new species pathogenic to begonia elatior hybrids (Begonia x hiemalis) and the sister taxon of the Fusarium oxysporum species complex

A new disease recently was discovered in begonia elatior hybrid (Begonia × hiemalis) nurseries in The Netherlands. Diseased plants showed a combination of basal rot, vein yellowing and wilting and the base of collapsing plants was covered by unusually large masses of Fusarium macroconidia. A species of Fusarium was isolated consistently from the discolored veins of leaves and stems. It differed morphologically from F. begoniae, a known agent of begonia flower, leaf and stem blight. The Fusarium species resembled members of the F. oxysporum species complex in producing short monophialides on the aerial mycelium and abundant chlamydospores. Other phenotypic characters such as polyphialides formed occasionally in at least some strains, relatively long monophialides intermingled with the short monophialides formed on the aerial mycelium, distinct sporodochial conidiomata, and distinct pungent colony odor distinguished it from the F. oxysporum species complex. Phylogenetic analyses of partial sequences of the mitochondrial small subunit of the ribosomal DNA (mtSSU rDNA), nuclear translation elongation factor 1α (EF-1α) and β-tubulin gene exons and introns indicate that the Fusarium species represents a sister group of the F. oxysporum species complex. Begonia × hiemalis cultivars Bazan, Bellona and Netja Dark proved to be highly susceptible to the new species. Inoculated plants developed tracheomycosis within 4 wk, and most died within 8 wk. The new taxon was not pathogenic to Euphorbia pulcherrima, Impatiens walleriana and Saintpaulia ionantha that commonly are grown in nurseries along with B. × hiemalis. Inoculated plants of Cyclamen persicum did not develop the disease but had discolored vessels from which the inoculated fungus was isolated. Given that the newly discovered begonia pathogen is distinct in pathogenicity, morphology and phylogeny from other fusaria, it is described here as a new species, Fusarium foetens.     

A robust identification and detection assay to discriminate the cucumber pathogens Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cucumerinum and f. sp. radicis-cucumerinum

The fungal species Fusarium oxysporum is a ubiquitous inhabitant of soils worldwide that includes pathogenic as well as non-pathogenic or even beneficial strains. Pathogenic strains are characterized by a high degree of host specificity and strains that infect the same host range are organized in so-called formae speciales. Strains for which no host plant has been identified are believed to be non-pathogenic strains. Therefore, identification below the species level is highly desired. However, the genetic basis of host specificity and virulence in F. oxysporum is so far unknown. In this study, a robust random-amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) marker-based assay was developed to specifically detect and identify the economically important cucumber pathogens F. oxysporum f. sp. cucumerinum and F. oxysporum f. sp. radicis-cucumerinum. While the F. oxysporum radicis-cucumerinum strains were found to cluster in a separate clade based on elongation factor-1alpha phylogeny, strains belonging to F. oxysporum f. sp. cucumerinum were found to be genetically more diverse. This is reflected in the observation that specificity testing of the identified markers using a broad collection of F. oxysporum strains with all known vegetative compatibility groups of the target formae speciales, as well as representative strains belonging to other formae speciales, resulted in two cross-reactions for the F. oxysporum f. sp. cucumerimum marker. However, no cross-reactions were observed for the F. oxysporum f. sp. radicis-cucumerimum marker. This F. oxysporum f. sp. radicis-cucumerimum marker shows homology to Folyt1, a transposable element identified in the tomato pathogen F. oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici and may possibly play a role in host-range specificity in the target forma specialis. The markers were implemented in a DNA array that enabled parallel and sensitive detection and identification of the pathogens in complex samples from diverse origins.     

Mutational analysis of genes determining antagonism of Alcaligenes sp. strain MFA1 against the phytopathogenic fungus Fusarium oxysporum.

Alcaligenes sp. strain MFA1 inhibits microconidial germination and germination-tube elongation of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. dianthi and reduces the severity of fusarium wilt of carnation, presumably as a result of its production of a siderophore (G.Y. Yuen and M.N. Schroth. 1986. Phytopathology, 76:171-176). Derivative strains of MFA1, deficient in antagonism against F. oxysporum and in iron-limited growth, were obtained by Tn5 mutagenesis. The presence of a single Tn5 insertion in the genomic DNA of each derivative strain was detected by Southern analysis. Marker-exchange mutagenesis of strain MFA1 with DNA fragments, containing Tn5 and flanking sequences cloned from representative mutants, confirmed the association of single Tn5 insertions with the loss of antifungal activity and iron-independent growth of MFA1. These results are consistent with the involvement of siderophore biosynthesis by MFA1 in the inhibition of F. oxysporum.     

Biotic relation between Fusarium oxysporum schlecht. and fungi isolated from the substrate of Stewartia pseudocamellia (max.)

The effect of the fungi community colonizing the substrate of Stewartia plants on the growth of Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht. was investigated. The soil samples from 2 years old Stewartia cuttings were taken for analysis in the second decade of October 2002 and 2003, when the symptoms of disease appeared on Stewartia plant. Fungi were isolated from the substrate using the sand method (Mańka K. 1974). Fusarium oxysporum were isolated from root system of Stewartia pseudocamellia plant. The isolates selected for the investigation proved pathogenic influence on Stewartia in an infection experiment. For estimation of biotic effect of saprobiotic fungi community on Stewartia pathogen F. oxysporum the biotic series method (Mańka K. 1974) was applied. The results showed that species of genera: Penicillium and Trichoderma were the most frequent in the community of fungi in the substrate. Both fungi communities of these fungi could not limit the growth of investigated pathogen F. oxysporum. It showed negative ABSTRACT biotic effect. The strongest antagonistic effect displayed Trichoderma viride and Trichoderma harzianum.     

Rapid mitochondrial probes for analysis of polymorphisms in Fusarium oxysporum special forms

A method is described for the production of simple mitochondrial DNA probes from filamentous fungi for the partial characterization of mitochondrial DNA without the need for cloning, gradient centrifugation or PCR amplification. A probe (P449) consisting of a 3·38 kb mitochondrial fragment from an isolate of Fusarium oxysporum special form cubense was used to determine RFLPs in restriction digests of total DNA from 28 isolates of F. oxysporum from a variety of hosts and locations. The probe showed mtDNA polymorphisms within and between different special forms.     

Identification of F. o. cucumerinum and F. o. luffae by RAPD-generated DNA probes

AIMS: To create a fast, sensitive and specific method for identifying Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cucumerinum and F. o. luffae. METHODS AND RESULTS: Specific DNA bands were selected as probes from RAPD profiles of 13 formae speciales of F. oxysporum. The forma specialis-specific probe OPC18300c and OPC18520f could be used to identify F. o. cucumerinum and F. o. luffae by RAPD-PCR followed dot blot hybridization, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: A specific method for identifying F. o. cucumerinum and F. o. luffae was achieved. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: F. oxysporum formae speciales identification with a DNA probe can be relatively rapid and provides a method to identify the pathogen without host inoculation tests.