Mycoparasitism of Rhizoctonia solani by Endophytic Chaetomium spirale ND35: Ultrastructure and Cytochemistry of the Interaction

The interaction between endophytic biocontrol agent Chaetomium spirale ND35 and the soil‐borne plant pathogen Rhizoctonia solani was studied by light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), as well as further investigated by gold cytochemistry to assess the potential role of cell wall degrading enzymes (CWDEs) during the mycoparasitic process. Macroscopic observations of fungal growth in dual cultures revealed that pathogen growth inhibition occurred soon after contact with the antagonist, followed by the overgrowth of C. spirale on the colony of R. solani. The coiling of C. spirale around R. solani and intracellular growth of the antagonist in its host occurred frequently. Moreover, in advanced stage of interaction between the antagonist and the pathogen, The growth and development of C. spirale were associated with highly morphological changes of the host fungal cell, characterized by retraction of plasma membrane and cytoplasm disorganization. Further, TEM investigations through localization by gold immunocytochemistry showed that contact between the two fungi was mediated by an amorphous β‐1,3‐glucan‐enriched matrix originating from cell wall of the antagonist C. spirale and sticking to its host surface. At the same time, the hemispherical wall appositions which were intensely labeled by the antibodies of β‐1, 3‐glucan in cell wall of R. solani were induced to form at sites of potential antagonist entry. However, the antagonist was capable of penetrating this barrier, indicating that β‐1,3‐glucanases were produced during the mycoparasitic process. Localization of N‐acetylglucosamine residues (chitin) with the gold‐labelled wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) implicated that chitinases might be involved in the CWD of R. solani in this antagonistic process as well. This report is the first evidence about mechanisms of the interactions between C. spirale and R. solani in ultrastructural and cytochemical aspects.     

1株白木香内生真菌中抗肿瘤活性成分的分离纯化和结构鉴定

采用活性追踪的方法对白木香内生真菌螺旋木霉Trichoderma spiraleA17的抗肿瘤活性代谢产物进行了分离纯化和结构鉴定。通过凝胶柱层析和反相硅胶柱层析,从其发酵液的活性组分中分离到2个无色针晶化合物,质谱和核磁共振的鉴定结果表明化合物1是一个八氢萘衍生物,命名为木霉酸(Trichodermic acid),化合物2是酪醇(Tyrosol)。活性实验显示化合物1对SF-268、MCF-7和NCI-H460 3种肿瘤细胞株都具有显著的增殖抑制活性,而化合物2对这3种肿瘤细胞株只有微弱的增殖抑制活性。     

旋花茄新鲜果实中的三个甾体皂苷

从茄科食用植物旋花茄(Solanum spirde)的新鲜果实中分离得到3个化合物,其中一个为新成分,经现代波谱学方法鉴定为26-0-β-D-葡萄吡喃糖基-(25R)-呋甾-3β,22ξ,26-三醇-5-烯-3-0-α-L-鼠李吡喃糖基-(1-2)-[3-0-(3-O-乙酰基)-α-L-鼠李吡喃糖基-(1-4)]-β-D-葡萄吡喃糖苷(1).2个已知化合物分别为26-O-β-D-葡萄吡喃糖基-(25R)-呋甾-22ξ-甲氧基-3β,26-二醇-5-烯-3-O-α-L-鼠李吡哺糖基-(1-2)-β-D-葡萄吡喃糖苷(2)和26-O-β-D-葡萄吡喃糖基-(25R)-呋甾-3β,22ξ,26-三醇-5-烯-3-O-α-L-鼠李吡喃糖基-(1-2)-[α-L-鼠李吡喃糖基-(1-4)]-β-D-葡萄吡喃糖苷(protodioscin)(3),均为首次从该植物中分离得到.     

Metabolomic Analysis of Combretum lanceolatum Plants Interaction with Diaporthe phaseolorum and Trichoderma spirale Endophytic Fungi through 1H-NMR

Endophytic fungi are an important class of microorganisms, able to interact with a host plant via a mutualistic mechanism without visible symptoms of the fungal colonization. The synergy between endophytic fungi and their host plant can promote morphological, physiological and biochemical changes through the expression of bioactive metabolites. This work aims to correlate metabolic changes in the Combretum lanceolatum plant metabolome with its endophytic fungi Diaporthe phaseolorum (Dp) and Trichoderma spirale (Ts), and to discover corresponding metabolite-biomarkers, with the principal focus being on its primary metabolism. The ¹H-NMR metabolomic analysis of qualitative and quantitative changes was performed through multivariate statistical analysis and the identification of primary metabolites was achieved on the Madison Metabolomics Consortium Database. The presence of Dp significantly impacted the plant's metabolic pathways, improving the biosynthesis of primary metabolites such as threonine, malic acid and N-acetyl-mannosamine, which are precursors of special metabolites involved in plant self-defence. This work represents a valuable contribution to advanced studies on the metabolic profiles of the interaction of plants with endophytes.     

Surface ultrastructure and molecular phylogenetics of four unarmored heterotrophic dinoflagellates, including the type species of the genus Gyrodinium (Dinophyceae)

Small subunit rRNA gene sequences were determined for four unarmored heterotrophic dinoflagellates (Gyrodinium spirals, the type species of the genus Gyrodinium, as well as G. fusiforme, Gymnodinium rubrum and the freshwater species G. helveticum) using a single‐cell polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique. For identification and record keeping, each cell was carefully observed and photographed using a light microscope under high magnification, prior to single‐cell PCR. G. rubrum and G. helveticum possess an elliptical apical groove and longitudinal striations similar to those of G. spirale and G. fusiforme, and molecular phylogenetic studies reveal that the four species form a single clade. We therefore propose the following new combinations: Gyrodinium rubrum (Kofoid et Swezy) Takano et Horiguchi comb. nov. and Gyrodinium helveticum (Penard) Takano et Horiguchi comb. nov.