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Chang HC, Chen JC. An efficient grafting method for phytoplasma transmission in Catharanthus roseus. PLANT METHODS 2024; 20:13. [PMID: 38245775 PMCID: PMC10799486 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-024-01139-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 01/22/2024]
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BACKGROUND Phytoplasmas are parasitic plant pathogens that reside intracellularly within the sieve tube cells. Phytoplasmas induce various symptoms, including floral virescence, phyllody, leaf yellowing, and witches'-broom. Currently, it is challenging to culture phytoplasma in vitro. In the laboratory, phytoplasmas are generally maintained in alternative host plants, such as Catharanthus roseus. Grafting is used to transmit phytoplasmas among the alternative hosts. During the experiment, scions from infected plants are grafted onto healthy plants using a side grafting method. However, the practice has certain limitations, including its inability to be applied to small plants and its irregular disease incidence. RESULTS Here, we demonstrate a new approach, penetration grafting, to overcome the limitations of side grafting. This grafting method allows phytoplasma to be efficiently and uniformly transmitted into the inoculated plants. No significant difference was observed in phytoplasma accumulation between both grafting techniques. However, penetration grafting allows rapid symptom development, saving waiting time and reducing space usage. CONCLUSIONS This study provides a reliable and stable method for experiments that require grafting transmission.
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- Ho-Chun Chang
- Institute of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 106, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 106, Taiwan, ROC.
- Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 106, Taiwan, ROC.
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Yung L, Blaudez D, Maurice N, Azou-Barré A, Sirguey C. Dark septate endophytes isolated from non-hyperaccumulator plants can increase phytoextraction of Cd and Zn by the hyperaccumulator Noccaea caerulescens. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:16544-16557. [PMID: 33387325 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-11793-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Dark septate endophytes (DSEs) can improve plant stress tolerance by promoting growth and affecting element accumulation. Due to its ability to accumulate high Cd, Zn, and Ni concentrations in its shoots, Noccaea caerulescens is considered a promising candidate for phytoextraction in the field. However, the ability of DSEs to improve trace element (TE) phytoextraction with N. caerulescens has not yet been studied. The aim of this study was therefore to determine the ability of five DSE strains, previously isolated from poplar roots collected at different TE-contaminated sites, to improve plant development, mineral nutrient status, and metal accumulation by N. caerulescens during a pot experiment using two soils differing in their level of TE contamination. Microscopic observations revealed that the tested DSE strains effectively colonised the roots of N. caerulescens. In the highly contaminated (HC) soil, a threefold increase in root biomass was found in plants inoculated with the Leptodontidium sp. Pr30 strain compared to that in the non-inoculated condition; however, the plant nutrient status was not affected. In contrast, the two strains Phialophora mustea Pr27 and Leptodontidium sp. Me07 had positive effects on the mineral nutrient status of plants without significantly modifying their biomass. Compared to non-inoculated plants cultivated on HC soil, Pr27- and Pr30-inoculated plants extracted more Zn (+ 30%) and Cd (+ 90%), respectively. In conclusion, we demonstrated that the responses of N. caerulescens to DSE inoculation ranged from neutral to beneficial and we identified two strains (i.e. Leptodontidium sp. (Pr30) and Phialophora mustea (Pr27)) isolated from poplar that appeared promising as they increased the amounts of Zn and Cd extracted by improving plant growth and/or TE accumulation by N. caerulescens. These results generate interest in further characterising the DSEs that naturally colonise N. caerulescens and testing their ability to improve phytoextraction.
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- Loïc Yung
- Université de Lorraine, INRAE, LSE, F-54000, Nancy, France
- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LIEC, F-54000, Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LIEC, F-54000, Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, INRAE, LSE, F-54000, Nancy, France
- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LIEC, F-54000, Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, INRAE, LSE, F-54000, Nancy, France
- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LIEC, F-54000, Nancy, France
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Bian JY, Fang YL, Song Q, Sun ML, Yang JY, Ju YW, Li DW, Huang L. The Fungal Endophyte Epicoccum dendrobii as a Potential Biocontrol Agent Against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2021; 111:293-303. [PMID: 32748735 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-05-20-0170-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides is one of most serious fungal diseases on Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata). Eight fungal endophytes were isolated from a young heathy branch of Chinese fir and screened against the pathogen in vitro. One isolate, designated as SMEL1 and subsequently identified as Epicoccum dendrobii based on morphological and phylogenetic analyses, suppressed mycelial growth of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides on dual-culture plates. Additionally, E. dendrobii metabolites significantly decreased the biomass of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. E. dendrobii was able to enter the internal tissues of the host plant via stomatal cells. Metabolites of E. dendrobii significantly inhibited conidial germination and appressorium formation, which at least partly explained why the endophyte significantly inhibited lesion development caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides on various host plants. We further confirmed that some components with antifungal activity could be extracted from E. dendrobii using ethyl acetate as an organic solvent. To our knowledge, this is the first report of E. dendrobii as a potential biocontrol agent against a fungal phytopathogen.
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- Jin-Yue Bian
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210037, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210037, China
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- SUST Think Tank for Urban Development, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215009, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210037, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210037, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210037, China
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- Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Valley Laboratory, Windsor, CT 06095, U.S.A
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210037, China
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Plant Growth-Promoting Endophytic Fungi from Different Habitats and Their Potential Applications in Agriculture. Fungal Biol 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-60659-6_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Ogórek R, Przywara K, Piecuch A, Cal M, Lejman A, Matkowski K. Plant-Fungal Interactions: A Case Study of Epicoccoum nigrum Link. PLANTS 2020; 9:plants9121691. [PMID: 33271933 PMCID: PMC7760184 DOI: 10.3390/plants9121691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Revised: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Epicoccum nigrum Link is a cosmopolitan species, and it has been described as both an in vitro and in vivo antagonist of many fungal pathogens of plants. However, there are no clear reports about the interactions between E. nigrum and various plant species, and about the effects of culture filtrates produced by this fungus on plants. Therefore, we assessed the interactions between E. nigrum and different plant species, such as sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L. ssp. vulgaris), spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), red clover (Trifolium pratense L.), and winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.). Additionally, we evaluated the effect of E. nigrum culture filtrates on garden cress (Lepidium sativum L.). Our study showed that the E. nigrum strains varied in terms of the color of excreted culture filtrates and showed different interactions with garden cress. Overall, fungal strains only affected adversely the sprout length in a significant way and, partially, the growth of the tested plant. In addition, we confirmed the suitability of the garden cress as a test plant in in vitro toxicological tests. Most strains of E. nigrum (61.1%) secreted enzymes expected to participate mainly in the later stages of the infection (amylases and proteases) and not those expected to operate in the early phases of host penetration (cellulases and pectinases) that were secreted by 33.3% of fungal strains. The group of pectinolytic enzymes represented the catalysts with the highest activity. Host specialization tests showed that E. nigrum was mainly re-isolated from the plant surface and the number of infected seedlings as well as the disease index depended on a studied plant species, with sugar beet and red clover being most sensitive to infection. In turn, the lowest value of the disease index caused by E. nigrum strains was recorded for spring wheat and winter oilseed rape. Overall, statistically significant differences in the growth of plant seedlings during the host specialization test were noted only for sugar beet and red clover seedlings. The seedlings of plants in the control group (without fungal inoculum) exhibited an increased length compared to those treated with E. nigrum inoculum. Our studies also showed that E. nigrum is probably a facultative saprotroph of plants and it may winter on red clover, which is presumably its main reservoirs, among the species considered.
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- Rafał Ogórek
- Department of Mycology and Genetics, Institute of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Wrocław, Przybyszewskiego Street 63-77, 51-148 Wrocław, Poland; (K.P.); (A.P.); (M.C.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-71-375-6291; Fax: +48-71-325-2151
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- Department of Mycology and Genetics, Institute of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Wrocław, Przybyszewskiego Street 63-77, 51-148 Wrocław, Poland; (K.P.); (A.P.); (M.C.)
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- Department of Mycology and Genetics, Institute of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Wrocław, Przybyszewskiego Street 63-77, 51-148 Wrocław, Poland; (K.P.); (A.P.); (M.C.)
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- Department of Mycology and Genetics, Institute of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Wrocław, Przybyszewskiego Street 63-77, 51-148 Wrocław, Poland; (K.P.); (A.P.); (M.C.)
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- Institute of Agroecology and Plant Production, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Grunwaldzki Sq. 24A, 53-363 Wrocław, Poland;
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- Department of Plant Protection, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Grunwaldzki Sq. 24A, 53-363 Wrocław, Poland;
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Blacutt A, Ginnan N, Dang T, Bodaghi S, Vidalakis G, Ruegger P, Peacock B, Viravathana P, Vieira FC, Drozd C, Jablonska B, Borneman J, McCollum G, Cordoza J, Meloch J, Berry V, Salazar LL, Maloney KN, Rolshausen PE, Roper MC. An In Vitro Pipeline for Screening and Selection of Citrus-Associated Microbiota with Potential Anti-" Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus" Properties. Appl Environ Microbiol 2020; 86:e02883-19. [PMID: 32086307 PMCID: PMC7117939 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02883-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Huanglongbing (HLB) is a destructive citrus disease that is lethal to all commercial citrus plants, making it the most serious citrus disease and one of the most serious plant diseases. Because of the severity of HLB and the paucity of effective control measures, we structured this study to encompass the entirety of the citrus microbiome and the chemistries associated with that microbial community. We describe the spatial niche diversity of bacteria and fungi associated with citrus roots, stems, and leaves using traditional microbial culturing integrated with culture-independent methods. Using the culturable sector of the citrus microbiome, we created a microbial repository using a high-throughput bulk culturing and microbial identification pipeline. We integrated an in vitro agar diffusion inhibition bioassay into our culturing pipeline that queried the repository for antimicrobial activity against Liberibacter crescens, a culturable surrogate for the nonculturable "Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus" bacterium associated with HLB. We identified microbes with robust inhibitory activity against L. crescens that include the fungi Cladosporium cladosporioides and Epicoccum nigrum and bacterial species of Pantoea, Bacillus, and Curtobacterium Purified bioactive natural products with anti-"Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus" activity were identified from the fungus C. cladosporioides Bioassay-guided fractionation of an organic extract of C. cladosporioides yielded the natural products cladosporols A, C, and D as the active agents against L. crescens This work serves as a foundation for unraveling the complex chemistries associated with the citrus microbiome to begin to understand the functional roles of members of the microbiome, with the long-term goal of developing anti-"Ca Liberibacter asiaticus" bioinoculants that thrive in the citrus holosystem.IMPORTANCE Globally, citrus is threatened by huanglongbing (HLB), and the lack of effective control measures is a major concern of farmers, markets, and consumers. There is compelling evidence that plant health is a function of the activities of the plant's associated microbiome. Using Liberibacter crescens, a culturable surrogate for the unculturable HLB-associated bacterium "Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus," we tested the hypothesis that members of the citrus microbiome produce potential anti-"Ca Liberibacter asiaticus" natural products with potential anti-"Ca Liberibacter asiaticus" activity. A subset of isolates obtained from the microbiome inhibited L. crescens growth in an agar diffusion inhibition assay. Further fractionation experiments linked the inhibitory activity of the fungus Cladosporium cladosporioides to the fungus-produced natural products cladosporols A, C, and D, demonstrating dose-dependent antagonism to L. crescens.
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- Alex Blacutt
- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Fort Pierce, Florida, USA
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- Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, California, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA
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Singh S, Pandey SS, Shanker K, Kalra A. Endophytes enhance the production of root alkaloids ajmalicine and serpentine by modulating the terpenoid indole alkaloid pathway in Catharanthus roseus roots. J Appl Microbiol 2020; 128:1128-1142. [PMID: 31821696 DOI: 10.1111/jam.14546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Revised: 10/15/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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AIM The aim of this study was to identify and characterize promising endophytes capable of enhancing the content of root alkaloids ajmalicine and serpentine in low alkaloid yielding genotype of Catharanthus roseus cultivar Prabal and the possible mechanisms involved. METHOD AND RESULT Of the four strains isolated from alkaloid-rich genotype of C. roseus cultivar Dhawal, endophytic strains CATDLF5 (Curvularia sp.) and CATDLF6 (Choanephora infundibulifera) enhanced serpentine content by 211·7-337·6%, while CATDRF2 (Aspergillus japonicus) and CATDS5 (Pseudomonas sp.) increased the content of ajmalicine by 123·4-203·8% in cultivar Prabal. Upregulated expression of key genes, geraniol 10-hydroxylase, tryptophan decarboxylase and strictosidine synthase involved in terpenoid indole alkaloid (TIA) biosynthetic pathway was observed in endophyte inoculated plants. Upregulated Octadecanoid-derivative Responsive Catharanthus AP2/ERF domain transcription activators like ORCA3 while, and downregulation of transcriptional repressor, ZCTs (Cys2/His2-type zinc finger protein family) enhanced the expression of genes for secondary metabolite production in endophyte-inoculated plants. CONCLUSION The present work concluded that the selected endophytes of C. roseus can enhance the ajmalicine and serpentine contents by modulating the expression of structural and regulatory genes of TIA biosynthetic pathway in root. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Endophytes can play an important role to enhance in planta content of pharmaceutically important alkaloids in C. roseus and can therefore be useful in reducing the cost of production of important alkaloids.
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- S Singh
- Microbial Technology Division, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Microbial Technology Division, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Analytical Chemistry Department, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Microbial Technology Division, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
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El Mansy SM, Nouh FAA, Mousa MK, Abdel-Azeem AM. Endophytic Fungi: Diversity, Abundance, and Plant Growth-Promoting Attributes. Fungal Biol 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-45971-0_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Killiny N. Generous hosts: What makes Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) the perfect experimental host plant for fastidious bacteria? PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2016; 109:28-35. [PMID: 27620272 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2016.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2016] [Revised: 08/23/2016] [Accepted: 09/01/2016] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Although much attention has been paid to the metabolism and biosynthesis of monoterpene alkaloids in Catharanthus roseus, its value as an experimental host for a variety of agriculturally and economically important phytopathogenic bacteria warrants further study. In the present study, we evaluated the chemical composition of the phloem and xylem saps of C. roseus to infer the nutritional requirements of phloem- and xylem-limited phytopathogens. Periwinkle phloem sap consisted of a rich mixture of sugars, organic acids, amino acids, amines, fatty acids, sugar acids and sugar alcohols while xylem contained similar compounds in lesser concentrations. Plant sap analysis may lead to a better understanding of the biology of fastidious Mollicutes and their complex nutritional requirements, and to successful culture of phytoplasmas and other uncultured phloem-restricted bacteria such as Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, the causal agent of huanglongbing in citrus.
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- Nabil Killiny
- Department of Plant Pathology, Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, 700 Experiment Station Rd., Lake Alfred, FL 33850, USA.
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Trivedi P, Trivedi C, Grinyer J, Anderson IC, Singh BK. Harnessing Host-Vector Microbiome for Sustainable Plant Disease Management of Phloem-Limited Bacteria. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:1423. [PMID: 27746788 PMCID: PMC5043059 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Plant health and productivity is strongly influenced by their intimate interaction with deleterious and beneficial organisms, including microbes, and insects. Of the various plant diseases, insect-vectored diseases are of particular interest, including those caused by obligate parasites affecting plant phloem such as Candidatus (Ca.) Phytoplasma species and several species of Ca. Liberibacter. Recent studies on plant-microbe and plant-insect interactions of these pathogens have demonstrated that plant-microbe-insect interactions have far reaching consequences for the functioning and evolution of the organisms involved. These interactions take place within complex pathosystems and are shaped by a myriad of biotic and abiotic factors. However, our current understanding of these processes and their implications for the establishment and spread of insect-borne diseases remains limited. This article highlights the molecular, ecological, and evolutionary aspects of interactions among insects, plants, and their associated microbial communities with a focus on insect vectored and phloem-limited pathogens belonging to Ca. Phytoplasma and Ca. Liberibacter species. We propose that innovative and interdisciplinary research aimed at linking scales from the cellular to the community level will be vital for increasing our understanding of the mechanisms underpinning plant-insect-microbe interactions. Examination of such interactions could lead us to applied solutions for sustainable disease and pest management.
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- Pankaj Trivedi
- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Penrith SouthNSW, Australia
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Penrith SouthNSW, Australia
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Penrith SouthNSW, Australia
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Penrith SouthNSW, Australia
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- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Penrith SouthNSW, Australia
- Global Centre for Land Based Innovation, Western Sydney University, Penrith SouthNSW, Australia
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Pagliari L, Martini M, Loschi A, Musetti R. Looking inside phytoplasma-infected sieve elements: A combined microscopy approach using Arabidopsis thaliana as a model plant. Micron 2016; 89:87-97. [PMID: 27569416 DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2016.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2016] [Revised: 06/11/2016] [Accepted: 07/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Phytoplasmas are phloem-inhabiting plant pathogens that affect over one thousand plant species, representing a severe threat to agriculture. The absence of an effective curative strategy and the economic importance of many affected crops make a priority of studying how plants respond to phytoplasma infection. Nevertheless, the study of phytoplasmas has been hindered by the extreme difficulty of culturing them in vitro and by impediments to natural host plant surveys such as low phytoplasma titre, long plant life cycle and poor knowledge of natural host-plant biology. Stating correspondence between macroscopic symptoms of phytoplasma infected Arabidopsis thaliana and those observed in natural host plants, over the last decade some authors have started to use this plant as a model for studying phytoplasma-plant interactions. Nevertheless, the morphological and ultrastructural modifications occurring in A. thaliana tissues following phytoplasma infection have never been described in detail. In this work, we adopted a combined-microscopy approach to verify if A. thaliana can be considered a reliable model for the study of phytoplasma-plant interactions at the microscopical level. The consistent presence of phytoplasma in infected phloem allowed detailed study of the infection process and the relationship established by phytoplasmas with different components of the sieve elements. In infected A. thaliana, phytoplasmas induced strong disturbances of host plant development that were mainly due to phloem disorganization and impairment. Light microscopy showed collapse, necrosis and hyperplasia of phloem cells. TEM observations of sieve elements identified two common plant-responses to phytoplasma infection: phloem protein agglutination and callose deposition.
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- Laura Pagliari
- Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences, University of Udine, Via delle Scienze, 206, I-33100 Udine, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences, University of Udine, Via delle Scienze, 206, I-33100 Udine, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences, University of Udine, Via delle Scienze, 206, I-33100 Udine, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences, University of Udine, Via delle Scienze, 206, I-33100 Udine, Italy.
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Buxa SV, Degola F, Polizzotto R, De Marco F, Loschi A, Kogel KH, di Toppi LS, van Bel AJE, Musetti R. Phytoplasma infection in tomato is associated with re-organization of plasma membrane, ER stacks, and actin filaments in sieve elements. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:650. [PMID: 26347766 PMCID: PMC4541602 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Accepted: 08/05/2015] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Phytoplasmas, biotrophic wall-less prokaryotes, only reside in sieve elements of their host plants. The essentials of the intimate interaction between phytoplasmas and their hosts are poorly understood, which calls for research on potential ultrastructural modifications. We investigated modifications of the sieve-element ultrastructure induced in tomato plants by 'Candidatus Phytoplasma solani,' the pathogen associated with the stolbur disease. Phytoplasma infection induces a drastic re-organization of sieve-element substructures including changes in plasma membrane surface and distortion of the sieve-element reticulum. Observations of healthy and stolbur-diseased plants provided evidence for the emergence of structural links between sieve-element plasma membrane and phytoplasmas. One-sided actin aggregates on the phytoplasma surface also inferred a connection between phytoplasma and sieve-element cytoskeleton. Actin filaments displaced from the sieve-element mictoplasm to the surface of the phytoplasmas in infected sieve elements. Western blot analysis revealed a decrease of actin and an increase of ER-resident chaperone luminal binding protein (BiP) in midribs of phytoplasma-infected plants. Collectively, the studies provided novel insights into ultrastructural responses of host sieve elements to phloem-restricted prokaryotes.
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- Stefanie V. Buxa
- Department of Phytopathology and Applied Zoology, Justus Liebig UniversityGiessen, Germany
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of UdineUdine, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of UdineUdine, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of UdineUdine, Italy
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- Department of Phytopathology and Applied Zoology, Justus Liebig UniversityGiessen, Germany
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- Department of Phytopathology and Applied Zoology, Justus Liebig UniversityGiessen, Germany
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of UdineUdine, Italy
- *Correspondence: Rita Musetti, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Udine, Via delle Scienze, 206, I-33100 Udine, Italy,
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Osler R, Borselli S, Ermacora P, Loschi A, Martini M, Musetti R, Loi N. Acquired Tolerance in Apricot Plants that Stably Recovered from European Stone Fruit Yellows. PLANT DISEASE 2014; 98:492-496. [PMID: 30708735 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-03-13-0342-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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European stone fruit yellows (ESFY) is one of the most destructive phytoplasma diseases of plum, apricot, and peach in Europe. Conventional preventive defense strategies have been ineffective. Because apricot cultivars with innate-constitutive resistance against ESFY are not available, the aim of this more than 20-year-long study was to seek acquired resistance or tolerance. In the first experiment, we surveyed an orchard with seven apricot cultivars for 12 years in an area of northern Italy with a high rate of natural occurrence of ESFY. Of the diseased plants, a few (8.7%) became completely symptomless but retained the phytoplasma, as confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). In the second experiment, we grafted buds from two stably recovered plants and from two nonrecovered plants onto 'Rubira' peach. Over the next 9 years in an orchard with a high rate of natural infection, 93.0% of the "nonrecovered clones" became diseased but only 1.5% of the plants grafted with the two "recovered clones" developed ESFY symptoms. According to PCR analyses, all of the exposed test plants were ESFY-infected, whether they were derived from recovered or nonrecovered mothers. This could indicate that epigenetic changes occurred in recovered plants due to a graft-transmissible memory. Based on the results attained from the two described experiments, we propose that an acquired tolerance that occurred in stably recovered apricot trees was graft transmitted from two tolerant apricot clones. In contrast, we did not demonstrate a cross-protection process based on protectant avirulent phytoplasma strains that suppress severe strains.
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- R Osler
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Udine, via delle Scienze, 206, I-33100 Udine, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Udine, via delle Scienze, 206, I-33100 Udine, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Udine, via delle Scienze, 206, I-33100 Udine, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Udine, via delle Scienze, 206, I-33100 Udine, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Udine, via delle Scienze, 206, I-33100 Udine, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Udine, via delle Scienze, 206, I-33100 Udine, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Udine, via delle Scienze, 206, I-33100 Udine, Italy
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Patti T, Bembi B, Cristin P, Mazzarol F, Secco E, Pappalardo C, Musetti R, Martinuzzi M, Versolatto S, Cariati R, Dardis A, Marchetti S. Endosperm-specific expression of human acid beta-glucosidase in a waxy rice. RICE (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2012; 5:34. [PMID: 24279993 PMCID: PMC4883710 DOI: 10.1186/1939-8433-5-34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2012] [Accepted: 11/27/2012] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND The deficiency of human acid beta-glucosidase (hGCase) causes Gaucher disease, a rare genetically-inherited disorder currently treated by enzyme replacement therapy using recombinant CHO-derived GCase. In an attempt to provide an alternative and more efficient production system, a chimeric cDNA coding for hGCase operatively linked to the signal peptide of rice glutelin 4 (GluB4) was put under the control of the GluB4 endosperm-specific promoter and inserted into the genome of a waxy rice. RESULTS Molecular, immunological and biochemical analyses showed that recombinant hGCase, targeted to the protein storage vacuoles of rice endosperm cells, is equivalent to the native protein and has a glycosylation pattern compatible with direct therapeutic use. Compared to a previous study carried out on transgenic tobacco seeds, enzyme contents per unit of biomass were drastically increased; in addition, differently from what observed in tobacco, rice seed viability was unaffected by hGCase even at the highest production level. Transgenic seed polishing combined with a pretreatment of seed flour greatly facilitated hGCase extraction and purification with an industrially-scalable procedure. CONCLUSIONS This study opens up the possibility to efficiently produce in the rice seed pharmaceutical compounds which are available in limited amounts or completely excluded from clinical practice due to the inadequacy of their production systems.
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- Tamara Patti
- />Transactiva Srl, Via J. Linussio 51, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- />Transactiva Srl, Via J. Linussio 51, 33100 Udine, Italy
- />Regional Coordination Centre for Rare Diseases, University Hospital S. Maria Misericordia, P.zale S. Maria della Misericordia 15, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- />Transactiva Srl, Via J. Linussio 51, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- />Transactiva Srl, Via J. Linussio 51, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- />Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of Udine, Via delle Scienze 206, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- />Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of Udine, Via delle Scienze 206, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- />Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of Udine, Via delle Scienze 206, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- />Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of Udine, Via delle Scienze 206, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- />Regional Coordination Centre for Rare Diseases, University Hospital S. Maria Misericordia, P.zale S. Maria della Misericordia 15, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- />Regional Coordination Centre for Rare Diseases, University Hospital S. Maria Misericordia, P.zale S. Maria della Misericordia 15, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- />Transactiva Srl, Via J. Linussio 51, 33100 Udine, Italy
- />Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of Udine, Via delle Scienze 206, 33100 Udine, Italy
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Fávaro LCDL, Sebastianes FLDS, Araújo WL. Epicoccum nigrum P16, a sugarcane endophyte, produces antifungal compounds and induces root growth. PLoS One 2012; 7:e36826. [PMID: 22675473 PMCID: PMC3366970 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2012] [Accepted: 04/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Sugarcane is one of the most important crops in Brazil, mainly because of its use in biofuel production. Recent studies have sought to determine the role of sugarcane endophytic microbial diversity in microorganism-plant interactions, and their biotechnological potential. Epicoccum nigrum is an important sugarcane endophytic fungus that has been associated with the biological control of phytopathogens, and the production of secondary metabolites. In spite of several studies carried out to define the better conditions to use E. nigrum in different crops, little is known about the establishment of an endophytic interaction, and its potential effects on plant physiology. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We report an approach based on inoculation followed by re-isolation, molecular monitoring, microscopic analysis, plant growth responses to fungal colonization, and antimicrobial activity tests to study the basic aspects of the E. nigrum endophytic interaction with sugarcane, and the effects of colonization on plant physiology. The results indicate that E. nigrum was capable of increasing the root system biomass and producing compounds that inhibit the in vitro growth of sugarcane pathogens Fusarium verticillioides, Colletotrichum falcatum, Ceratocystis paradoxa, and Xanthomomas albilineans. In addition, E. nigrum preferentially colonizes the sugarcane surface and, occasionally, the endophytic environment. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE Our work demonstrates that E. nigrum has great potential for sugarcane crop application because it is capable of increasing the root system biomass and controlling pathogens. The study of the basic aspects of the interaction of E. nigrum with sugarcane demonstrated the facultative endophytism of E. nigrum and its preference for the phylloplane environment, which should be considered in future studies of biocontrol using this species. In addition, this work contributes to the knowledge of the interaction of this ubiquitous endophyte with the host plant, and also to a better use of microbial endophytes in agriculture.
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