A Robust DNA Amplification Fingerprinting System Applied to Analysis of Genetic Variation Within Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense

Genetic variation among isolates of F. oxysporum f.sp. cubense (Foc) was analysed using a DNA amplification fingerprinting (DAF) system modified to improve reproducibility and transportability. This analysis was done after determining the widest tolerance range (or 'window of reproducibility') for each component in amplification reaction. Reproducible polymerase chain reactions (PCRs) were achieved with between 25 and 250 ng of template DNA, 9–15 μM primer, 4–6 mM MgCl² and 2–4 units of Stoffel Fragment enzyme. For experimental work we used the middle value of these ranges which allowed at least 20% error tolerance for each component. Similarly, thermocycling and electrophoresis conditions were also improved. Manual scoring of the DNA fingerprints was compared to analysis of scanned gel images using the Gel Compar program (Applied Maths, Kortrijk, Belgium). The data were clustered by unweighted pair group method analysis (UPGMA) based on the Jaccard similarity coefficient. Isolates of Foc representing all known vegetative compatibility groups (VCGs) were examined and the genetic relationships between the VCGs were determined. Isolates of Foc were divided into two major groups with 30% genetic similarity. These optimized DNA amplification, thermocycling, and electrophoresis conditions were suitable for analysis of other organisms and should be applicable to other techniques that use arbitrary primers such as random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and arbitrarily primed-PCR (AP-PCR).     

农杆菌介导的香蕉枯萎病菌4号生理小种转化体系的优化

香蕉枯萎病是世界范围内香蕉种植区最为严重的病害之一,严重威胁和影响着香蕉产业的发展.本文针对香蕉枯萎病病原菌的4号生理小种,建立了农杆菌介导的转化体系,确定了影响转化效率主要因子的优化体系是:农杆菌在IM培养基诱导前农杆菌OD_(600)为0.15、农杆菌经IM液体培养基诱导的时间为7 h、乙酰丁香酮(AS)浓度为150 μmol/L、Focr4孢子浓度为1×10~6个/mL、共培养时间为48 h、培养温度为25℃、诱导培养基pH值为5.5.在此条件下,转化效率能达到700～800个转化子/10~6个香蕉枯萎病菌孢子.PCR验证表明外源的T-DNA已经成功随机地整合到该病原菌基因组中.目前,应用该转化体系已获得2 300多个转化子,为后续克隆相关致病基因打下了良好基础.     

Production of monoclonal antibodies to Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense race 4

The production of monoclonal antibodies (mab) to Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense (Foc ) race 4 is described. Heat-killed conidia of this fungus were toxic to female Balb/c mice, but this toxic reaction was not found with fractionated hyphal walls. A simple and reproducible enzyme immunoassay using a standard 9 cm polystyrene Petri dish as a solid phase was devised for screening culture supernatant fluids. Sixteen stable hybridoma clones secreting mabs of the IgM class were isolated by fusing splenic lymphocytes from immunized female Balb/c mice with P3-NSl-Ag4-l mouse myeloma cells. Monoclonal antibodies produced by eight of the 16 hybridoma clones were selected and the specificity of the mabs was determined by an indirect immunofluorescence test. Of the eight mabs, only one displayed an exceptionally high degree of specificity to the thick-walled chlamydospores of Foc race 4. This specific reactivity allowed differentiation of Foc race 4 from other races.     

香蕉枯萎菌基因组DNA提取方法的研究

以香蕉枯萎菌菌株为试验材料,在SDS～CTAB法和高盐沉淀法等基础上加以改进,对两种提纯香蕉枯萎菌基因组DNA的方法进行了比较研究。结果表明：高盐沉淀法是适合于香蕉枯萎菌基因组DNA提取的方法。该方法提取的DNA OD260／OD280的比值为1．841,DNA产量为0．81mgDNA／g菌丝体。基因组DNA经琼脂糖凝胶电泳得到一条带型较宽且清晰的DNA谱带,基本无DNA碎带;将提取的DNA直接用于PCR扩增,得到带多而且清晰、整齐、基本无拖尾的RAPD图谱。     

氨基酸影响尖孢镰孢菌古巴专化型厚垣孢子的形成

香蕉枯萎病是由尖孢镰孢菌古巴专化型Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense（Foc）侵染引起的一种土传真菌病害,已严重威胁香蕉产业的健康发展。该病菌产生的厚垣孢子可在土壤中存活多年,是香蕉枯萎病的初侵染源。本研究通过氨基酸添加试验,证明添加甘氨酸可抑制厚垣孢子的形成;通过对该病菌厚垣孢子形成前期、初期、中期和后期的转录组分析,发现氨基酸合成通路中有93个基因的表达水平在厚垣孢子形成过程中发生了显著变化;In silico 分析表明其中10个基因参与调控真菌的氨基酸合成,11个基因参与调控真菌种的生长发育和产孢,19个基因参与调控真菌种的致病性和毒素产生。由此推测,氨基酸合成通路不仅与尖孢镰孢菌古巴专化型厚垣孢子的形成相关,其有可能参与调控该病菌的致病性。     

Evolutionary Relationships among the Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Vegetative Compatibility Groups

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense, the causal agent of fusarium wilt of banana (Musa spp.), is one of the most destructive strains of the vascular wilt fungus F. oxysporum. Genetic relatedness among and within vegetative compatibility groups (VCGs) of F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense was studied by sequencing two nuclear and two mitochondrial DNA regions in a collection of 70 F. oxysporum isolates that include representatives of 20 VCGs of F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense, other formae speciales, and nonpathogens. To determine the ability of F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense to sexually recombine, crosses were made between isolates of opposite mating types. Phylogenetic analysis separated the F. oxysporum isolates into two clades and eight lineages. Phylogenetic relationships between F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense and other formae speciales of F. oxysporum and the relationships among VCGs and races of F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense clearly showed that F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense''s ability to cause disease on banana has emerged multiple times, independently, and that the ability to cause disease to a specific banana cultivar is also a polyphyletic trait. These analyses further suggest that both coevolution with the host and horizontal gene transfer may have played important roles in the evolutionary history of the pathogen. All examined isolates harbored one of the two mating-type idiomorphs, but never both, which suggests a heterothallic mating system should sexual reproduction occur. Although, no sexual structures were observed, some lineages of F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense harbored MAT-1 and MAT-2 isolates, suggesting a potential that these lineages have a sexual origin that might be more recent than initially anticipated.Fusarium oxysporum Schlechtendahl emend. Snyder and Hansen is a cosmopolitan species (9) comprised of both pathogenic and nonpathogenic isolates (20). The pathogenic isolates of F. oxysporum cause fusarium wilt of several agricultural crops, and are accordingly subdivided into formae speciales (3, 26, 55). One of the economically more important and destructive formae speciales is the causal agent of fusarium wilt (Panama disease) of banana (Musa spp.), F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense (E. F. Smith) Snyder et Hansen. This disease has been reported in all banana production regions of the world, except those bordering the Mediterranean, Melanesia, Somalia, and some islands in the South Pacific (66, 77).A range of approaches are typically employed for the characterization of F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense isolates. Based on virulence to specific banana cultivars (66, 67), the pathogen may be classified into one of three races (i.e., races 1, 2, and 4), although this designation may be contingent on environmental conditions. For instance, genetically identical isolates of F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense are classified as race 4 isolates in the subtropics and as race 1 isolates in the tropics because they cause disease to Cavendish bananas under subtropical conditions only (67, 86). Based on vegetative compatibility, F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense isolates have been separated into 24 so-called vegetative compatibility groups (VCGs) (5, 29, 47, 68). Finally, various DNA-based tools have been used to separate F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense into a number of clonal lineages that more or less correspond to their grouping based on VCGs (6, 22, 38, 59).The evolutionary history of F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense is complex. Based on the results of phylogenetic studies (4-7, 22, 38, 57, 59). F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense represent multiple unrelated lineages, some of which are more closely related to other formae speciales of F. oxysporum than to other F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense lineages (3, 57, 59). This has lead to speculations that new pathogenic forms of F. oxysporum may be derived from other pathogenic and nonpathogenic members of this species (21). Factors such as coevolution with the plant host and the spread of virulence determinants via processes such as parasexuality, heterokaryosis, and sexual recombination also have been implicated in the evolution of this pathogen (11, 36, 37, 39, 64, 65, 69). Although parasexuality and heterokaryosis are known to occur in F. oxysporum (11, 39), sexual fruiting structures have never been observed in the species and only indirect evidence for sexual recombination has been detected (82). Indeed, the organization of the F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense mating type locus (MAT) is similar to those found in the closely related Gibberella fujikuroi (Sawada) Ito in Ito et K. Kimura complex and other heterothallic ascomycetes (2, 90).Development of appropriate disease management strategies and the selection of F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense-resistant banana cultivars may benefit from a better understanding of the diversity and evolutionary history of the pathogen. Although most previous DNA-based studies provided knowledge regarding the diversity of F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense, the genetic relatedness among the lineages identified in these studies remains uncertain (22). It is also not clear how the different races and VCGs of F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense are related to one another and to other isolates of F. oxysporum. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to resolve the relationships among the F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense VCGs and determine their relationships with other formae speciales and nonpathogenic members of F. oxysporum by using a multigene phylogenetic approach (8, 32, 52, 53, 62, 75, 91). To facilitate the rapid differentiation of the various F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense lineages, we also aimed to develop a diagnostic PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) procedure. To evaluate the potential of F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense to reproduce sexually, sexual crosses among isolates of opposite mating types were attempted after PCR-based detection of the MAT-1 and MAT-2 idiomorphs (34).     

氨基糖代谢通路影响尖孢镰刀菌古巴专化型厚垣孢子的形成

尖孢镰刀菌古巴专化型Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense（FOC）是威胁香蕉生产的重要土传病原真菌,其厚垣孢子可在土壤中存活多年,是香蕉枯萎病的重要侵染源。为解析该病菌厚垣孢子的形成机制,本研究建立了厚垣孢子的诱导形成体系。通过氨基糖添加试验,证明添加N-乙酰葡糖胺可抑制厚垣孢子的形成;通过对该病菌厚垣孢子形成前期（0h）、初期（24h）、中期（48h）和后期（96h）的转录组分析,发现氨基糖代谢通路中有41个基因的表达水平在厚垣孢子形成过程中发生了变化,其中9个基因与几丁质合成相关,32个基因与糖类化合物的合成和代谢及催化转换相关。本研究首次证明了氨基糖代谢通路与尖孢镰刀菌古巴专化型厚垣孢子形成的相关性。     

香蕉枯萎病拮抗放线菌Da08006的筛选与鉴定

以尖孢镰刀菌4号小种为指示菌株,对海南尖峰岭原始森林和发病香蕉园健康植株根际土壤的放线菌进行筛选,获得一株具有较强拮抗作用、遗传稳定的放线菌Da08006.通过形态特征、生理生化特征、16S rDNA序列及其系统发育分析研究,鉴定菌株Da08006为Streptomyces morookaense.     

韭菜对香蕉枯萎病菌生长及香蕉枯萎病发生的抑制作用

结合实验室抑菌试验和大棚人工接菌盆栽试验,研究韭菜对香蕉枯萎病菌4号生理小种(Foc4)的拮抗作用及其对香蕉枯萎病发生的防控效果.结果显示:离体条件下,韭菜粗提取液显著抑制Foc4菌丝的生长,造成菌丝变形、细胞的解体;也能显著抑制孢子的萌发并导致孢子失去活性.大棚盆栽试验中,韭菜处理的巴西香蕉苗枯萎病发病率降低70%,病情指数降低86.9%;韭菜处理的广粉1号粉蕉苗枯萎病的发病率降低76.7%,病情指数降低93.4%.研究表明,韭菜对Foc4有很高拮抗效果,而且对香蕉枯萎病有很高的防控作用.     

尖孢镰刀菌古巴专化型MAPK FoSlt2敲除突变体的转录组分析

尖孢镰刀菌古巴专化型Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense（FOC）是威胁香蕉生产的重要土传病原真菌。丝裂原活化蛋白激酶（mitogen-activated protein kinase,MAPK）FoSlt2信号通路在调控尖孢镰刀菌古巴专化型的生长发育、细胞壁完整性和致病性方面发挥着重要作用。为了揭示FoSlt2信号通路的致病机理和寻找农药靶标,本研究利用高通量RNA-seq技术对该病菌野生型菌株和FoSlt2敲除突变体菌株的转录组进行了比较分析,结果表明差异表达基因共有2 164个,其中上调表达基因有1 184个,下调表达基因有980个。Gene Ontology（GO）功能分析结果表明,差异表达基因主要参与在结合、催化分子功能组和代谢过程、细胞过程生物学通路中。KEGG 功能富集分析结果表明,差异基因主要参与戊糖和葡糖醛酸盐转换、氨基糖和核苷酸糖、氨基葡聚糖降解、磷酸肌醇和碳类物质代谢通路,说明这些通路与尖孢镰刀菌古巴专化型的生长发育和致病性相关。该研究为尖孢镰刀菌古巴专化型致病机制的阐明奠定了理论基础。     

Antifungal activity of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens NJN-6 volatile compounds against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens NJN-6 produces volatile compounds (VOCs) that inhibit the growth and spore germination of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense. Among the total of 36 volatile compounds detected, 11 compounds completely inhibited fungal growth. The antifungal activity of these compounds suggested that VOCs can play important roles over short and long distances in the suppression of Fusarium oxysporum.     

Races and virulence of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense on local banana cultivars in Kenya

Virulence of 31 Kenyan isolates of Fusarium oxysporum obtained from bananas showing symptoms of Panama disease was tested against the differential banana cvs Bluggoe, Gros Michel, Dwarf Cavendish, and two other local cvs Muraru and Wang'ae. Seventeen isolates were assigned to either race 1 or race 2 of F. oxysporum f.sp. cubense (FOC). Race 4 was not apparent in this sample of 31 isolates from Kenya as none were pathogenic to cv. Cavendish, and no wilted Cavendish have been observed in field surveys in Kenya. Races could not be assigned to 12 isolates as they were virulent on more than one differential cultivar, and two were apparently not pathogenic. All isolates assigned to races 1 and 2 belonged to the VCG bridging complex 0124/5/8/20, but some other isolates belonging to this VCG complex could not be assigned to race. All five isolates assigned to VCG 01212 could not be assigned to known races. Considerable variability thus exists within FOC isolates within this region. Local cultivars of banana showed differential resistance to the pathogen. The interaction of cultivars and isolates on the level of disease was significant. Overall, cv. Wang'ae was the most susceptible to most of the isolates tested, regardless of their race, and could therefore be used as a reference cultivar in pathogenicity tests of isolates of FOC in the East African region. Of the cultivars tested that are widely grown on smallholder farms in Kenya, Muraru was the least susceptible.     

Molecular differences distinguish clonal lineages within East African populations of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense

Molecular approaches for the assessment of intraspecific diversity within an economically important plant pathogen were compared with traditional physiological methods (vegetative compatibility testing). The vegetative compatibility groups (VCGs) of 14 isolates of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense (FOC) from Kenya were first assessed using nitrate non-utilizing mutants. Nine of these isolates, from different areas of the country, were compatible with one or more of VCGs 0124, 0125, 0128 and 01220, i.e. they formed a single clonal lineage. Three isolates, all originating from the banana growing district of Kisii, were compatible with the VCG 01212 and formed a second distinct clonal lineage. Mutants could not be recovered from one isolate (62) and two isolates (27 and 30) were not vegetatively compatible with any of the VCG testers and may represent two novel VCGs. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) fingerprinting, especially when using the M13 derived primer, was found to produce banding patterns that correlated with clonal lineage and also distinguished isolates 27 and 30 when analysed by unweighted pair group method analysis and principle co-ordinate analysis. This approach also distinguished FOC from F. oxysporum IMI350438 isolated from Triticum sp. and from isolates of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides . Total protein profiles were analysed by sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and although clonal lineages were not separated, isolates 27 and 30 were again distinguishable and FOC produced a different profile to F. oxysporum (IMI 350438) and C. gloeosporioides.     

基于多基因序列分析对尖孢镰孢菌古巴专化型（香蕉枯萎病菌）生理小种的鉴定

由尖孢镰孢菌古巴专化型Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense, Foc引起的香蕉枯萎病是香蕉生产上的毁灭性病害,自1996年以来已对我国华南地区香蕉生产造成了严重危害。传统上香蕉枯萎病菌生理小种的鉴定主要采用人工接种鉴别寄主尔后测定病菌致病性的方法,但实验周期长,且受季节影响。以来自澳大利亚的香蕉枯萎病菌生理小种1号（BW1）、2号（Race 2）、3号（Race 3）以及亚热带4号（BW4）为对照,对分离自我国华南地区主要香蕉产区（广东、广西、海南、福建等省区）的14株香蕉枯萎病菌的单孢菌株进行致病性测定,并结合热带4号小种（TR4）和亚热带4号小种（ST4）的分子特异检测方法,确定其生理小种类型;同时,利用ITS、TEF-1α、IGS、histone H3、β-tubulin等 5个主要用于镰孢菌系统发育学研究的基因,研究不同地区不同来源的Foc菌株之间的亲缘关系及其与非病原尖孢镰孢菌的关系,并评价这5个基因在香蕉枯萎病菌生理小种鉴定上的应用价值。研究结果表明：（1）来源于我国华南地区的4号小种主要为热带4号小种;（2）TEF-1α、IGS、histone H3等3个基因片段能够将Foc中不同生理小种的菌株划分成不同的系统发育谱系,与致病性测定的结果具有对应关系,也能较好地反映尖孢镰孢菌种内菌株的亲缘关系,可用于香蕉枯萎病菌生理小种鉴定;（3）我国Foc 1号生理小种的遗传多样性高于4号生理小种,Foc 1号生理小种的菌系与来自香蕉果实上的非病原尖孢镰孢菌的亲缘关系比其与Foc 4号生理小种的菌系的亲缘关系更近。     

利用ISSR-PCR技术分析香蕉枯萎病菌的遗传多样性

摘要:【目的】应用简单序列重复区间(inter-simple sequence repeats,ISSR)分子标记技术对全国主要香蕉产区95个香蕉枯萎病菌菌株进行ISSR分析,了解其遗传多样性,为香蕉品种的合理布局及枯萎病的防治提供理论依据。【方法】选用8条引物,对香蕉枯萎病菌进行ISSR-PCR分析,采用NTSYSpc v2. 10e软件分析其遗传结构。【结果】从33条随机引物中筛选出8条重复性好、特异性高的引物,共产生52个ISSR分子标记,其中92.3%的片段具有多态性。菌株间的Nei 遗传距离(D)为0.57－1.00,供试菌株以遗传距离为0.68阀值可以分为A、B、C、D、E、和F共6个类群,所占的比例分别为51.06%、5.20%、2.08%、39.58%、1.04%、1.04%。【结论】病原菌菌株间的遗传变异很大,差别很明显,ISSR聚类组群的划分与病原菌的寄主和小种有很明显的相关性。     

pH值对香蕉枯萎病菌4号生理小种生长的影响

【背景】香蕉枯萎病菌4号生理小种(镰刀菌)是香蕉产业的致命威胁。已有研究表明土壤pH值越高,香蕉枯萎病发病率越低,但是现有pH值对镰刀菌影响的研究大都是用强酸强碱调节pH值,pH值没有缓冲体系保护,而且尚未检测试验终点时介质的pH值。此外,关于pH值对香蕉枯萎病菌4号生理小种(Foc4)影响的研究尚不系统,难以用于指导生产实践。【目的】为系统地了解土壤酸碱度对Foc4生长的影响。【方法】在pH 3.0-11.0之间设定9个pH值梯度,模拟酸性到碱性土壤pH值条件,于室内培养条件下系统研究pH值对Foc4生长、产孢、孢子萌发的影响及其生长过程对环境pH值的影响。【结果】弱酸性至中性环境(pH 5.0-7.0)最适宜于香蕉枯萎病菌的生长、产孢和孢子萌发。弱碱性处理(pH8.0和pH9.0)孢子平均萌发率较弱酸性环境处理(pH5.0和pH6.0)下降了73.1%。与pH 6.0酸性处理相比,pH 8.0和pH 9.0处理的产孢量分别下降了52.3%和68.1%。【结论】香蕉枯萎病菌Foc4生长和萌发过程会产酸,但是在缓冲体系液体培养基中,除了pH 9.0和pH10.0处理终点培养液pH值分别下降了0.34和0.27个单位外,其它处理起始和终点的pH值无差异。说明在缓冲体系液体培养基中的研究结果可以反映环境pH值对Foc4生长和萌发的影响。在作物可以生长的pH值范围内(pH5.0-9.0),碱性和微碱性条件(pH8.0-9.0)能明显抑制Foc4生长、产孢和孢子萌发。     

De novo synthesis of ferrichrome by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense TR4 in response to iron starvation

Manipulation of iron bioavailability in the banana rhizosphere may suppress Fusarium wilt, caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc). However, iron starvation induced by application of synthetic iron chelators does not effectively suppress Fusarium wilt. It is unclear whether Foc can subvert iron chelators and thereby evade iron starvation through the synthesis of iron-scavenging secondary metabolites, called siderophores. In vitro studies were conducted using iron-deficient growth medium and medium supplemented with a synthetic iron chelator, 2,2′-dipyridyl, to mimic iron starvation in Foc Tropical Race 4 (Foc TR4). Concentration of extracellular siderophores increased three-fold (p < 0.05) in the absence of iron. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis detected the hydroxamate siderophore, ferrichrome, only in the mycelia of iron-starved cultures. Moreover, iron-starved cultures exhibited a reduction in total cellular protein concentration. In contrast, out of the 20 proteinogenic amino acids, only arginine increased (p < 0.05) under iron starvation. Our findings suggest that iron starvation does not cause a remodelling of amino acid metabolism in Foc TR4, except for arginine, which is required for biosynthesis of ornithine, the precursor for siderophore biosynthesis. Collectively, our findings suggest that biosynthesis of siderophores, particularly ferrichrome, could be a counteractive mechanism for Foc TR4 to evade iron starvation.     

Production of Intraspecific Hybrids of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycoperisici and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici by Protoplast Fusions

The fusion of protoplasts from the cycloheximide-resistant mutant FOL(C) of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (FOL) and the mycostatin-resistant mutant FORL(M) of F. oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici (FORL), produced hybrids which expressed significant differences from the parents in their pathogenicity and growth and in the electrophoretic separation patterns of their proteins, enzymes and isoenzymes. The results suggest a transformed genetic basis for these altered expressions and the feasibility of using protoplast fusion technology for examining the biology of pathogenicity genes and for elucidating the disease and virulence potential for new races from within hybridisable taxa of Fusarium spp. Such information would be useful for the design and development of long-term control systems for Fusarium diseases, particularly in breeding programs for disease resistance in crops.