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Kawash J, Erndwein L, Johnson-Cicalese J, Knowles S, Vorsa N, Polashock J. Quantitative Trait Loci Analysis and Marker Development for Fruit Rot Resistance in Cranberry Shows Potential Genetic Association with Epicuticular Wax. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2024; 114:1366-1372. [PMID: 38281162 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-12-23-0477-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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Fruit rot is a fungal disease complex that threatens cranberry yields in North American growing operations. Management of fruit rot is especially difficult because of the diversity of the infecting fungal species, and although infections take place early in the season, the pathogens usually remain latent in the ovary until the fruit ripen. Control methods heavily rely on fungicide applications, a practice that may be limited in viability long term. Breeding for fruit rot resistance (FRR) is essential for sustainable production. It is likely that field resistance is multifaceted and involves a myriad of traits that fortify cranberry plants against the biotic and abiotic stresses contributing to fruit rot. In this study, we identified quantitative trait loci (QTL) for FRR in a segregating population. Interestingly, a QTL associated with resistance was found to overlap with one associated with fruit epicuticular wax (ECW). A single-nucleotide polymorphism genotyping assay successfully identified accessions that exhibit the desired phenotypes (i.e., less rot and more ECW), thus making it a useful tool for marker-assisted selection. Candidate genes that may contribute to FRR and ECW were also identified. This work will expedite breeding for improved cranberry fruit quality.
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- Joseph Kawash
- U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Genetic Improvement of Fruits and Vegetables Laboratory, Chatsworth, NJ 08019
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Genetic Improvement of Fruits and Vegetables Laboratory, Chatsworth, NJ 08019
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- Rutgers University, P.E. Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension, Chatsworth, NJ 08019
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- Rutgers University, P.E. Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension, Chatsworth, NJ 08019
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- Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University, P.E. Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension, Chatsworth, NJ 08019
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Genetic Improvement of Fruits and Vegetables Laboratory, Chatsworth, NJ 08019
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Braga GÚL, Silva-Junior GJ, Brancini GTP, Hallsworth JE, Wainwright M. Photoantimicrobials in agriculture. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY. B, BIOLOGY 2022; 235:112548. [PMID: 36067596 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2022.112548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 07/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Classical approaches for controlling plant pathogens may be impaired by the development of pathogen resistance to chemical pesticides and by limited availability of effective antimicrobial agents. Recent increases in consumer awareness of and/or legislation regarding environmental and human health, and the urgent need to improve food security, are driving increased demand for safer antimicrobial strategies. Therefore, there is a need for a step change in the approaches used for controlling pre- and post-harvest diseases and foodborne human pathogens. The use of light-activated antimicrobial substances for the so-called antimicrobial photodynamic treatment is known to be effective not only in a clinical context, but also for use in agriculture to control plant-pathogenic fungi and bacteria, and to eliminate foodborne human pathogens from seeds, sprouted seeds, fruits, and vegetables. Here, we take a holistic approach to review and re-evaluate recent findings on: (i) the ecology of naturally-occurring photoantimicrobials, (ii) photodynamic processes including the light-activated antimicrobial activities of some plant metabolites, and (iii) fungus-induced photosensitization of plants. The inhibitory mechanisms of both natural and synthetic light-activated substances, known as photosensitizers, are discussed in the contexts of microbial stress biology and agricultural biotechnology. Their modes-of-antimicrobial action make them neither stressors nor toxins/toxicants (with specific modes of poisonous activity), but a hybrid/combination of both. We highlight the use of photoantimicrobials for the control of plant-pathogenic fungi and quantify their potential contribution to global food security.
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- Gilberto Ú L Braga
- Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14040-903, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14040-903, Brazil.
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- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast BT9 5DL, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, United Kingdom.
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Moyo P, Cook G, Basson E, Steyn C, Bester R, Olivier C, Fourie PH. Monitoring Benzimidazole Resistance in Phyllosticta citricarpa Using a Molecular Assay Targeting Mutations in Codons 198 and 200 of the β-Tubulin Gene. PLANT DISEASE 2022; 106:1374-1380. [PMID: 34879724 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-07-21-1459-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Citrus black spot (CBS), caused by Phyllosticta citricarpa, is an economically important disease, which is effectively controlled by repeated fungicide applications to protect fruit from infection. Systemic fungicides such as benzimidazoles are widely used for controlling CBS in South Africa, but the molecular mechanisms of benzimidazole resistance in P. citricarpa had not been investigated. Analysis of the nucleotide sequence of the β-tubulin gene in P. citricarpa revealed mutations inducing three amino acid replacements in benzimidazole-resistant isolates when compared with those of sensitive strains. Amino acid replacements in benzimidazole-resistant isolates included the change of glutamic acid to either alanine or lysine at codon 198 of the β-tubulin gene and the change from phenylalanine to tyrosine at codon 200. All three mutations were previously implicated in benzimidazole resistance in several fungal pathogens. A PCR assay was designed to amplify a portion of the β-tubulin gene, which is subsequently sequenced to identify benzimidazole resistance in P. citricarpa. This PCR and sequence assay was found to be a more rapid and reliable method for detecting resistance compared with the fungicide-amended plate tests and is valuable for monitoring the occurrence of benzimidazole-resistant P. citricarpa and for assessment of the need for alternative CBS management practices.
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- Citrus Research International, Nelspruit 1200, South Africa
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- Citrus Research International, Nelspruit 1200, South Africa
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- Citrus Research International, Nelspruit 1200, South Africa
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- Citrus Research International, Nelspruit 1200, South Africa
- Department of Genetics, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa
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- Citrus Research International, Nelspruit 1200, South Africa
- Department of Plant Pathology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7602, South Africa
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Avenot HF, Morgan DP, Quattrini J, Michailides TJ. Resistance to Thiophanate-Methyl in Botrytis cinerea Isolates From Californian Vineyards and Pistachio and Pomegranate Orchards. PLANT DISEASE 2020; 104:1069-1075. [PMID: 32027568 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-02-19-0353-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In this study, a mycelial growth assay was used to evaluate the sensitivity to thiophanate-methyl of 144 Botrytis cinerea isolates (collection A) from Californian vineyards and pistachio and pomegranate orchards. Based on the effective concentration that inhibits 50% of growth (EC50) values for mycelial growth inhibition on fungicide-amended media, 3, 28, 10, and 58% of the isolates showed sensitivity (SS; EC50 < 1 µg/ml), low resistance (LR; 1 < EC50 < 10 µg/ml), weak resistance (WR; 10 < EC50 < 50 µg/ml), and high resistance (HR; EC50 > 100 µg/ml) toward thiophanate-methyl, respectively. The LR and HR phenotypes were observed in pistachio and pomegranate orchards, even though pomegranate was not sprayed with thiophanate-methyl. Sensitivity to thiophanate-methyl of a historical collection of 257 B. cinerea isolates (collection B) isolated from pistachio orchards in 1992, 2005, and 2006 was assessed on potato dextrose agar amended with thiophanate-methyl at the discriminatory concentration of 10 µg/ml. Average percentages of thiophanate-methyl-resistant isolates were 50, 72, and 64% in the orchards in 1992, 2005, and 2006, respectively. A study of fitness components of selected thiophanate-methyl-resistant (LR, WR, and HR) and -sensitive (SS) isolates from collection A did not reveal any significant difference between them with respect to mycelial growth on fungicide-free media and pathogenicity on cultivar Crimson Seedless berries. Comparison of β-tubulin sequences from resistant and sensitive phenotypes revealed that a glutamic acid at position 198 was changed to alanine in all HR isolates and three LR isolates. The occurrence of thiophanate-methyl resistance in B. cinerea populations should be considered when designing spray programs against blossom and shoot blight of pistachio and gray mold of grape.
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- Hervé F Avenot
- Department of Plant Pathology, Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center, University of California, Davis, Parlier, CA 93648
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center, University of California, Davis, Parlier, CA 93648
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center, University of California, Davis, Parlier, CA 93648
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center, University of California, Davis, Parlier, CA 93648
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Moreira RR, Hamada NA, Peres NA, De Mio LLM. Sensitivity of the Colletotrichum acutatum Species Complex From Apple Trees in Brazil to Dithiocarbamates, Methyl Benzimidazole Carbamates, and Quinone Outside Inhibitor Fungicides. PLANT DISEASE 2019; 103:2569-2576. [PMID: 31398077 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-07-18-1144-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Glomerella leaf spot (GLS) and bitter rot (BR) on apples are often caused by Colletotrichum acutatum in Paraná State, Brazil. GLS control is difficult because of its rapid development, with an incubation period of only 2 days under favorable conditions. Therefore, producers use successive fungicide applications every season; however, failure to control GLS has been commonly reported. The objectives of this study were to determine the sensitivity of isolates of the C. acutatum species complex obtained from apple orchards in Brazil to mancozeb, thiophanate-methyl, and azoxystrobin fungicides. Isolates from the different parts of the plant (leaves, flowers, buds, and twigs) and cultivars (Gala and Eva) showed different levels of sensitivity to mancozeb, thiophanate-methyl, and azoxystrobin. For mancozeb, the frequencies of isolates were 25% highly resistant, 50% low-resistance, and 25% sensitive. For thiophanate-methyl, the frequencies of isolates were 72.2% highly resistant, 11.1% resistant, and 16.7% moderately resistant. For azoxystrobin, the frequencies of isolates were 11.1% highly resistant, 5.6% resistant, and 83.3% sensitive. Interestingly, no mutations in the β-tubulin and cytochrome b genes were observed in any of the isolates resistant to thiophanate-methyl and azoxystrobin fungicides.
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- Rafaele R Moreira
- Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências Agrárias (SCA-DFF), Curitiba, PR 80035-050, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências Agrárias (SCA-DFF), Curitiba, PR 80035-050, Brazil
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- University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center (GCREC-UF), Wimauma, FL 33598, U.S.A
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- Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências Agrárias (SCA-DFF), Curitiba, PR 80035-050, Brazil
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Gonzales JC, Brancini GT, Rodrigues GB, Silva-Junior GJ, Bachmann L, Wainwright M, Braga GÚ. Photodynamic inactivation of conidia of the fungus Colletotrichum abscissum on Citrus sinensis plants with methylene blue under solar radiation. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2017; 176:54-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2017.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2017] [Revised: 08/11/2017] [Accepted: 09/11/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Cao X, Xu X, Che H, West JS, Luo D. Distribution and Fungicide Sensitivity of Colletotrichum Species Complexes from Rubber Tree in Hainan, China. PLANT DISEASE 2017; 101:1774-1780. [PMID: 30676918 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-03-17-0352-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and C. acutatum species complexes are causal agents of Colletotrichum leaf disease (CLD) of rubber trees worldwide. To determine the geographic distribution of Colletotrichum species complexes associated with CLD of rubber trees in Hainan, China, and their sensitivity to fungicides used in the region, a total of 275 Colletotrichum isolates were collected from 52 rubber tree plantations in 11 counties. These isolates were identified based jointly on morphological characteristics and PCR-based methodology. Of these isolates, 78 and 22% belonged to the C. gloeosporioides species complex (CGSC) and the C. acutatum complex (CASC), respectively. The incidence of CGSC isolates was greater than the CASC in all counties sampled. The incidence of CASC isolates appeared to be lower in the western and central south of Hainan than in other regions. There was no association in their presence at a given plantation between the two species complexes. The in vitro sensitivity of these two species complexes to carbendazim, chlorothalonil, and four demethylation inhibitor (DMI) fungicides (difenoconazole, propiconazole, myclobutanil, and prochloraz) was determined. Carbendazim was effective against CGSC but not against CASC with mean ED50 values of 0.176 and 2.182 µg/ml, respectively. CASC isolates were more sensitive to difenoconazole, propiconazole, and myclobutanil (mean ED50 values of 0.177, 0.129, and 1.424 µg/ml, respectively) than CGSC isolates (mean ED50 values of 0.710, 0.348, and 3.496 µg/ml, respectively). Mean ED50 values of CGSC against chlorothalonil and prochloraz were 173.341 and 0.035 µg/ml, respectively; corresponding values for CASC were 151.441 and 0.040 µg/ml. These results suggest that prochloraz, propiconazole, and difenoconazole are effective against both species complexes.
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- Xueren Cao
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
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- NIAB East Malling Research, New Road, East Malling, Kent ME19 6BJ, U.K
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
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Vieira WADS, Lima WG, Nascimento ES, Michereff SJ, Reis A, Doyle VP, Câmara MPS. Thiophanate-Methyl Resistance and Fitness Components of Colletotrichum musae Isolates from Banana in Brazil. PLANT DISEASE 2017; 101:1659-1665. [PMID: 30677331 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-11-16-1594-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum musae, is the most important postharvest disease of banana and is widely distributed among the banana production regions in Brazil. Although thiophanate-methyl is a fungicide frequently used in Brazilian banana orchards to control Sigatoka leaf spot, Collettotrichum populations are also exposed, resulting in the evolution of fungicide resistance and the inability to manage banana anthracnose. We investigated 139 Brazilian isolates of C. musae for thiophanate-methyl sensitivity in vitro. The 50% mycelial growth inhibition (EC50) values varied between 0.003 and 48.73 μg/ml. One-hundred and thirty isolates were classified as sensitive, with EC50 values ranging from 0.003 to 4.84 μg/ml, while the remaining nine isolates were considered moderately resistant, with EC50 values ranging between 10.43 and 48.73 μg/ml. Resistant or highly resistant isolates (EC50 > 100 μg/ml) were not found. A substitution of TAC for TTC at codon 200 in a coding region of the β-tubulin gene was associated with the moderately resistant phenotype. Applications of thiophanate-methyl formulation to detached banana fruit at the label rate (500 μg/ml) showed low efficacy in controlling the moderately resistant isolates on banana fruits. However, there is no indication of a reduction in fitness associated with fungicide resistance as sensitive and moderately resistant isolates do not differ with respect to mycelial growth rate (P = 0.098), spore production (P = 0.066), spore germination (P = 0.366), osmotic sensitivity (P = 0.051), and virulence (P = 0.057). Our results revealed absence of adaptability cost for the moderately resistant isolates, suggesting that they can be dominant in population if the fungicide continue to be applied.
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- Departamento de Agronomia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, 52171-900, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Departamento de Agronomia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, 52171-900, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Departamento de Agronomia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, 52171-900, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Departamento de Agronomia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, 52171-900, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology, Louisiana State University AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
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- Departamento de Agronomia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, 52171-900, Pernambuco, Brazil
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Hawkins NJ, Fraaije BA. Predicting Resistance by Mutagenesis: Lessons from 45 Years of MBC Resistance. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:1814. [PMID: 27895632 PMCID: PMC5108816 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2016] [Accepted: 10/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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When a new fungicide class is introduced, it is useful to anticipate the resistance risk in advance, attempting to predict both risk level and potential mechanisms. One tool for the prediction of resistance risk is laboratory selection for resistance, with the mutational supply increased through UV or chemical mutagenesis. This enables resistance to emerge more rapidly than in the field, but may produce mutations that would not emerge under field conditions. The methyl benzimidazole carbamates (MBCs) were the first systemic single-site agricultural fungicides, and the first fungicides affected by rapid evolution of target-site resistance. MBC resistance has now been reported in over 90 plant pathogens in the field, and laboratory mutants have been studied in nearly 30 species. The most common field mutations, including β-tubulin E198A/K/G, F200Y and L240F, have all been identified in laboratory mutants. However, of 28 mutations identified in laboratory mutants, only nine have been reported in the field. Therefore, the predictive value of mutagenesis studies would be increased by understanding which mutations are likely to emerge in the field. Our review of the literature indicates that mutations with high resistance factors, and those found in multiple species, are more likely to be reported in the field. However, there are many exceptions, possibly due to fitness penalties. Whether a mutation occurred in the same species appears less relevant, perhaps because β-tubulin is highly conserved so functional constraints are similar across all species. Predictability of mutations in other target sites will depend on the level and conservation of constraints.
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- Nichola J. Hawkins
- Biological Chemistry and Crop Protection, Rothamsted ResearchHarpenden, UK
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Ramdial H, Hosein FN, Rampersad SN. Detection and Molecular Characterization of Benzimidazole Resistance Among Colletotrichum truncatum Isolates Infecting Bell Pepper in Trinidad. PLANT DISEASE 2016; 100:1146-1152. [PMID: 30682284 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-09-15-0995-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Anthracnose is an economically important disease that affects pepper (Capsicum spp.) production worldwide. Eighty-seven Colletotrichum truncatum isolates infecting bell pepper in Trinidad were isolated and screened for resistance to benomyl. All isolates were found to be highly resistant at the discriminatory dose of 10.0 μg/ml. The effective concentration required to achieve 50% colony growth inhibition values were found to be significantly higher (P ≤ 0.05) for isolates collected in South Trinidad compared with those collected in North Trinidad. Isolates with the resistant phenotype had a single amino acid substitution from glutamic acid to alanine at position 198 (E198A) within the β-tubulin 2 gene. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms that result in amino acid substitutions in the β-tubulin 2 protein are associated with high resistance to benzimidazole chemistries. There were also two other deduced amino acid changes at nucleotide positions 359 to 361 (ATA/TTG [F270Y]) and at 362 to 364 (CGC/GCC [A271S]). Genetic analysis revealed that benomyl-sensitive isolates clustered separately from the resistant isolates regardless of species, with strong bootstrap support (85%). Within the resistance cluster, there was an apparent differentiation among those isolates with the F200Y, E198A, and E198K genotypes, with moderate support (>60%) for clustering of the F200Y and E198K genotypes. C. truncatum clustered separately (97%) from the other resistant genotypes due to the additional amino acid substitutions detected. The findings also indicated that consistent benzimidazole fungicide use may explain the predominance of the C. truncatum pathogen populations in bell pepper fields in Trinidad because sensitive C. gloeosporioides sensu lato isolates were selectively minimized. This underlines the importance of accurate identification of Colletotrichum spp. associated with anthracnose disease and routine monitoring for development of fungicide resistance.
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- H Ramdial
- The University of the West Indies, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Life Sciences, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies
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- The University of the West Indies, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Life Sciences, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies
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- The University of the West Indies, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Life Sciences, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies
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Price PP, Purvis MA, Cai G, Padgett GB, Robertson CL, Schneider RW, Albu S. Fungicide Resistance in Cercospora kikuchii, a Soybean Pathogen. PLANT DISEASE 2015; 99:1596-1603. [PMID: 30695960 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-07-14-0782-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Isolates of Cercospora kikuchii, a soybean (Glycine max) pathogen causing Cercospora leaf blight and purple seed stain, were tested to determine baseline sensitivities (n = 50) to selected quinone outside inhibitor (QoI) fungicides by conducting radial growth assays on fungicide-amended media. Baseline effective fungicide concentration to inhibit 50% of fungal radial growth (EC50) values were compared with EC50 values for isolates collected in 2011 (n = 50), 2012 (n = 50), and 2013 (n = 36) throughout soybean-producing areas in Louisiana. Median EC50 values for isolates subjected to QoI fungicides were significantly (P = 0.05) higher across all 3 years. Cross-resistance to QoI fungicides was observed in resistant isolates collected in 2011 to 2013. Discriminatory doses were developed for QoI fungicides to distinguish between sensitive and resistant isolates. On average, 89% of all isolates screened in 2011 to 2013 were resistant to QoI fungicides. At a discriminatory dose of thiophanate methyl (TM), a methyl benzimidazole carbamate (MBC) fungicide, at 5 μg/ml, resistance was detected in the 2000, 2011, 2012, and 2013 collections at 23, 38, 29, and 36%, respectively. Isolates exhibiting multiple resistance to QoI fungicides and TM also were detected in 2011, 2012, and 2013 at frequencies of 34, 26, and 31%, respectively. Based on these results, Cercospora leaf blight management strategies in Louisiana using solo applications of QoI or MBC fungicides in soybean should be reconsidered.
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- Paul P Price
- Louisiana State University AgCenter, Winnsboro 71295
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- Louisiana State University AgCenter, Winnsboro 71295
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- Louisiana State University AgCenter, Alexandria 71302
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Torres-Calzada C, Tapia-Tussell R, Higuera-Ciapara I, Martin-Mex R, Nexticapan-Garcez A, Perez-Brito D. Sensitivity of Colletotrichum truncatum to Four Fungicides and Characterization of Thiabendazole-Resistant Isolates. PLANT DISEASE 2015; 99:1590-1595. [PMID: 30695957 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-11-14-1183-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum truncatum (syn. C. capsici), has become a common disease of tropical crops, severely affecting the quantity and quality of fruit and seed and, therefore, reducing their market value. For years, chemical control has been extensively used for managing this disease. However, the appearance of isolates that are resistant to the most commonly employed fungicides is increasingly widespread. Twenty C. truncatum isolates from pepper, papaya, and physic nut were tested in vitro against four fungicides to determine their sensitivity. All evaluated isolates were resistant to azoxystrobin and thiabendazole and susceptible to cyprodinil + fludioxonil and mancozeb. To determine the molecular mechanism conferring thiabendazole resistance, the TUB-2 gene was characterized, revealing a glutamic acid to alanine substitution at position 198 in 6 of the 20 isolates that were tested. This work confirms the emergence of benzimidazole-based fungicide resistance in C. truncatum populations and highlights the need for monitoring fungicide sensitivity as an essential activity for the development of effective control schemes.
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- C Torres-Calzada
- Laboratorio GeMBio, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán A.C., Mérida, Yucatán 97200, México
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- Laboratorio GeMBio, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán A.C., Mérida, Yucatán 97200, México
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- Unidad de Tecnología de Alimentos, Centro de Investigación y Asistencia Tecnológica y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco A.C., Guadalajara, Jalisco 44270, México
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- Laboratorio GeMBio, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán A.C
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- Laboratorio GeMBio, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán A.C
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Jílková B, Víchová J, Pokorný R, Vejražka K. Sensitivity of Colletotrichum acutatum Isolates to Selected Fungicides. ACTA UNIVERSITATIS AGRICULTURAE ET SILVICULTURAE MENDELIANAE BRUNENSIS 2015. [DOI: 10.11118/actaun201563041111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Hu MJ, Grabke A, Dowling ME, Holstein HJ, Schnabel G. Resistance in Colletotrichum siamense From Peach and Blueberry to Thiophanate-Methyl and Azoxystrobin. PLANT DISEASE 2015; 99:806-814. [PMID: 30699530 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-10-14-1077-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Anthracnose fruit rot was observed in some late-season peach cultivars in South Carolina in the 2012 and 2013 production seasons as well as increased anthracnose leaf spot of blueberry in a commercial operation of the same state in 2012. Single-spore isolates of Colletotrichum siamense were either sensitive or resistant to both thiophanate-methyl and azoxystrobin with the concentration of the fungicide at which fungal development is inhibited by 50% of ≥100 μg/ml. Resistant isolates revealed the E198A mutation in β-tubulin and the G143A mutation in cytochrome b. Nucleotide sequence analysis of the complete CYTB gene from genomic DNA of C. siamense isolates revealed an intronless genotype (CsI) and a genotype revealing two introns (CsII) at amino acid positions 131 and 164. Resistance to thiophanate-methyl or azoxystrobin was not found in isolates of C. fructicola collected from peach fruit. The CYTB gene of isolates of this species was of the CfII genotype or revealed a unique CfIIa genotype. Phylogenetic analysis of C. siamense isolates from different locations and different crops showed that the resistant isolates were genetically closer to each other than to sensitive isolates, suggesting that field resistance to thiophanate-methyl and azoxystrobin fungicides is derived from a common ancestor.
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- Meng-Jun Hu
- School of Agricultural, Forest & Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634
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- School of Agricultural, Forest & Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634
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- School of Agricultural, Forest & Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634
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- School of Agricultural, Forest & Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634
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- School of Agricultural, Forest & Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634
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Liu Y, Chen X, Jiang J, Hamada MS, Yin Y, Ma Z. Detection and dynamics of different carbendazim-resistance conferring β-tubulin variants of Gibberella zeae collected from infected wheat heads and rice stubble in China. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2014; 70:1228-1236. [PMID: 24302656 DOI: 10.1002/ps.3680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2013] [Revised: 09/25/2013] [Accepted: 11/06/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Carbendazim has been used in the control of Fusarium head blight (FHB) for more than 30 years in China. Thus, carbendazim-resistant (Car(R) ) populations of Gibberella zeae have developed in some areas. In this study, 9341 G. zeae isolates were collected from the ten main wheat-producing regions of China in the period from 2008 to 2012, and sensitivity to carbendazim was detected. RESULTS A high frequency of Car(R) isolates was observed in Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces. Car(R) isolates were recovered from Anhui and Henan provinces in 2009 and 2012, respectively, but were not detected in the other six regions. Available (F167Y, E198Q and F200Y) and newly developed (E198L and E198K) allele-specific PCR assays were used to genotype field Car(R) isolates. The β-tubulin variants harbouring point mutation F167Y or E198Q accounted for >95% in Car(R) populations. Quantitative allele-specific real-time PCR assays were developed to determine the frequencies of five different β-tubulin variants present in populations of perithecia sampled from rice stubble. CONCLUSION Car(R) populations of G. zeae develop rapidly under the selection pressure of carbendazim. Real-time PCR assays detecting the resistance frequencies in populations of perithecia would provide useful information for FHB control and management of resistance.
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- Ye Liu
- Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Beirn LA, Clarke BB, Crouch JA. Influence of host and geographic locale on the distribution of Colletotrichum cereale lineages. PLoS One 2014; 9:e97706. [PMID: 24842654 PMCID: PMC4026525 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2013] [Accepted: 04/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Colletotrichum cereale is an ascomycete inhabitant of cool-season Pooideae grasses. The fungus has increased in frequency over the past decade as a destructive pathogen of Poa annua and Agrostis stolonifera turfgrass. Colletotrichum cereale exists as two lineages, designated clades A and B, but little is known about the distribution of these clades in natural environments, or what role these subdivisions may play in the trajectory of disease outbreaks. In this study, our objective was to determine the frequency of C. cereale clades A and B. To rapidly discriminate between the two C. cereale clades, a real-time PCR assay was developed based on the Apn2 gene. A collection of 700 C. cereale pathogens and endophytes from twenty Pooideae grass genera were genotyped. 87% of the collection was identifed as part of clade A, 11.7% as part of clade B, and 1.3% was a mixture. Colletotrichum cereale from turfgrass hosts in North America were most commonly members of clade A (78%). The overabundance of clade A in turfgrass isolates was directly attributable to the dominance of this lineage from southern sampling sites, irrespective of host. In contrast, 111 C. cereale turfgrass isolates collected from northern sampling sites were evenly distributed between clades A and B. Only 28% of C. cereale from A. stolonifera at northern sampling sites were part of clade A. These data show that environmental factors such as geographic location and host identity likely played a role in the distribution of the major C. cereale clades in North American turfgrass.
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- Lisa A. Beirn
- Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Systematic Mycology and Microbiology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, Maryland, United States of America
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de Menezes HD, Rodrigues GB, Teixeira SDP, Massola NS, Bachmann L, Wainwright M, Braga GUL. In vitro photodynamic inactivation of plant-pathogenic fungi Colletotrichum acutatum and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides with Novel Phenothiazinium photosensitizers. Appl Environ Microbiol 2014; 80:1623-32. [PMID: 24362436 PMCID: PMC3957600 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02788-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2013] [Accepted: 12/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The increasing tolerance to currently used fungicides in both clinical and agricultural areas is of great concern. The nonconventional light-based approach of antimicrobial photodynamic treatment (APDT) is a promising alternative to conventional fungicides. We evaluated the effects of APDT with four phenothiazinium derivatives (methylene blue [MB], new methylene blue N [NMBN], toluidine blue O [TBO], and the novel pentacyclic phenothiazinium photosensitizer [PS] S137) on conidia of three fungal species (Colletotrichum acutatum, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, and Aspergillus nidulans). The efficacy of APDT with each PS was determined, initially, based on photosensitizer MICs. Additionally, the effects of APDT with two selected PSs (NMBN and S137) on survival of conidia were evaluated. The subcellular localization of the PS in C. acutatum conidia was determined. The effects of photodynamic treatments on leaves of the plant host Citrus sinensis were also investigated. APDT with S137 showed the lowest MIC. MICs for S137 were 5 μM for the three fungal species when a fluence of 25 J cm(-2) was used. APDT with NMBN (50 μM) and S137 (10 μM) resulted in a reduction in the survival of the conidia of all species of approximately 5 logs with fluences of ≥15 J cm(-2). Washing of the conidia before light exposure did not prevent photodynamic inactivation. Both NMBN and S137 accumulated in cytoplasmic structures, such as lipid bodies, of C. acutatum conidia. No damage to orange tree leaves was observed after APDT.
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- Henrique D. de Menezes
- Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fitopatologia e Nematologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
- Research Support Center in Natural and Synthetic Products, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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Furocoumarins and coumarins photoinactivate Colletotrichum acutatum and Aspergillus nidulans fungi under solar radiation. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2014; 131:74-83. [PMID: 24509069 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2014.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2013] [Revised: 01/08/2014] [Accepted: 01/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The increasing tolerance to currently-used fungicides is a major problem both in clinical and agricultural areas leading to an urgent need for the development of novel antifungal strategies. This study investigated the in vitro antimicrobial photo treatment (APT) of conidia of the plant-pathogenic fungus Colletotrichum acutatum and the ascomycete Aspergillus nidulans with the furocoumarins 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP) and isopimpinellin, and a mixture of two coumarins (7-methoxy coumarin and citropten). Subcellular localization of the photosensitizer 8-MOP was also determined in C. acutatum conidia. Additionally, the effects of APT on the leaves of the plant host Citrus sinensis were determined. APT with 8-MOP (50μM) led to a reduction of approximately 4 logs in the survival of the conidia of both species, and the mixture of the two coumarins (12.5mgL(-1)) resulted in a reduction of approximately 4 logs for A. nidulans and 3 logs for C. acutatum. Isopimpinellin (50μM) displayed a reduction of 4 logs for A. nidulans but less than 2 logs for C. acutatum. Washing the conidia to remove unbound photosensitizers before light exposure reduced the photodynamic inactivation of C. acutatum both with 8-MOP and the mixture of the two coumarins. The reduction was smaller for A. nidulans. 8-MOP spread throughout the cytoplasm and accumulated in structures such as lipid bodies of C. acutatum conidia. No damage to orange tree leaves was observed after APT with any of the photosensitizers.
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Young JR, Tomaso-Peterson M, de la Cerda K, Wong FP. Two Mutations in β-Tubulin 2 Gene Associated with Thiophanate-Methyl Resistance in Colletotrichum cereale Isolates from Creeping Bentgrass in Mississippi and Alabama. PLANT DISEASE 2010; 94:207-212. [PMID: 30754262 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-94-2-0207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Turfgrass anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum cereale (≡C. graminicola), has become a common disease of creeping bentgrass putting greens during the summer in Mississippi and Alabama over the last 15 years. Thiophanate-methyl is a single-site mode-of-action fungicide applied to control C. cereale. In vitro bioassays were performed to evaluate the sensitivity of 103 isolates to thiophanate-methyl concentrations ranging from 0.039 to 10 μg/ml. Eighty-three isolates were collected from creeping bentgrass in Mississippi and Alabama that had been exposed to thiophanate-methyl. An additional 20 isolates were included from nonexposed turfgrasses. Radial colony growth in amended media was relative to nonamended media for all in vitro bioassays. With thiophanate-methyl at 10 μg/ml, relative growth of exposed isolates ranged from 77.5 to 130.7% with a mean of 99.3% compared with nonexposed, baseline isolates that ranged from 0.0 to 48.7% with a mean of 20.4%. A representative sample of thiophanate-methyl-exposed and nonexposed isolates was used to determine the mechanism of resistance by comparing amino acid sequences of the β-tubulin 2 protein. All of the thiophanate-methyl-exposed isolates that were sequenced had a point mutation resulting in substitutions from glutamic acid to alanine at position 198 or from phenylalanine to tyrosine at position 200 of the β-tubulin 2 protein. These amino acid substitutions in C. cereale isolates from Mississippi and Alabama appear to confer resistance to thiophanate-methyl and differ from those reported previously for this pathogen.
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- Joseph R Young
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State 39762
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State 39762
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside 92521
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside 92521
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