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Yang R, Liu P, Ye W, Chen Y, Wei D, Qiao C, Zhou B, Xiao J. Biological Control of Root Rot of Strawberry by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Strains CMS5 and CMR12. J Fungi (Basel) 2024; 10:410. [PMID: 38921396 PMCID: PMC11204515 DOI: 10.3390/jof10060410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2024] [Revised: 06/02/2024] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024] Open
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Strawberry root rot caused by Fusarium solani is one of the main diseases of strawberries and significantly impacts the yield and quality of strawberry fruit. Biological control is becoming an alternative method for the control of plant diseases to replace or decrease the application of traditional chemical fungicides. To obtain antagonistic bacteria with a high biocontrol effect on strawberry root rot, over 72 rhizosphere bacteria were isolated from the strawberry rhizosphere soil and screened for their antifungal activity against F. solani by dual culture assay. Among them, strains CMS5 and CMR12 showed the strongest inhibitory activity against F. solani (inhibition rate 57.78% and 65.93%, respectively) and exhibited broad-spectrum antifungal activity. According to the phylogenetic tree based on 16S rDNA and gyrB genes, CMS5 and CMR12 were identified as Bacillus amyloliquefaciens. Lipopeptide genes involved in surfactin, iturin, and fengycin biosynthesis were detected in the DNA genomes of CMS5 and CMR12 by PCR amplification. The genes related to the three major lipopeptide metabolites existed in the DNA genome of strains CMS5 and CMR12, and the lipopeptides could inhibit the mycelial growth of F. solani and resulted in distorted hyphae. The inhibitory rates of lipopeptides of CMS5 and CMR12 on the spore germination of F. solani were 61.00% and 42.67%, respectively. The plant-growth-promoting (PGP) traits in vitro screening showed that CMS5 and CMR12 have the ability to fix nitrogen and secreted indoleacetic acid (IAA). In the potting test, the control efficiency of CMS5, CMR12 and CMS5+CMR12 against strawberry root rot were 65.3%, 67.94% and 88.00%, respectively. Furthermore, CMS5 and CMR12 enhanced the resistance of strawberry to F. solani by increasing the activities of defense enzymes MDA, CAT and SOD. Moreover, CMS5 and CMR12 significantly promoted the growth of strawberry seedlings such as root length, seedling length and seedling fresh weight. This study revealed that B. amyloliquefaciens CMS5 and CMR12 have high potential to be used as biocontrol agents to control strawberry root rot.
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- Ruixian Yang
- School of Environmental Engineering and Chemistry, Luoyang Institute of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471002, China; (P.L.); (Y.C.); (D.W.); (C.Q.); (B.Z.); (J.X.)
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- School of Environmental Engineering and Chemistry, Luoyang Institute of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471002, China; (P.L.); (Y.C.); (D.W.); (C.Q.); (B.Z.); (J.X.)
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- China National Engineering Research Center of JUNCAO Technology, College of JunCao Science and Ecology (College of Carbon Neutrality), Fujian Agriculture & Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
- Technology Innovation Center for Monitoring and Restoration Engineering of Ecological Fragile Zone in Southeast China, Ministry of Natural Resources, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- School of Environmental Engineering and Chemistry, Luoyang Institute of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471002, China; (P.L.); (Y.C.); (D.W.); (C.Q.); (B.Z.); (J.X.)
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- School of Environmental Engineering and Chemistry, Luoyang Institute of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471002, China; (P.L.); (Y.C.); (D.W.); (C.Q.); (B.Z.); (J.X.)
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- School of Environmental Engineering and Chemistry, Luoyang Institute of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471002, China; (P.L.); (Y.C.); (D.W.); (C.Q.); (B.Z.); (J.X.)
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- School of Environmental Engineering and Chemistry, Luoyang Institute of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471002, China; (P.L.); (Y.C.); (D.W.); (C.Q.); (B.Z.); (J.X.)
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- School of Environmental Engineering and Chemistry, Luoyang Institute of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471002, China; (P.L.); (Y.C.); (D.W.); (C.Q.); (B.Z.); (J.X.)
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Wang Z, Dai Q, Su D, Zhang Z, Tian Y, Tong J, Chen S, Yan C, Yang J, Cui X. Comparative analysis of the microbiomes of strawberry wild species Fragaria nilgerrensis and cultivated variety Akihime using amplicon-based next-generation sequencing. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1377782. [PMID: 38873161 PMCID: PMC11169695 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1377782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024] Open
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Fragaria nilgerrensis is a wild strawberry species widely distributed in southwest China and has strong ecological adaptability. Akihime (F. × ananassa Duch. cv. Akihime) is one of the main cultivated strawberry varieties in China and is prone to infection with a variety of diseases. In this study, high-throughput sequencing was used to analyze and compare the soil and root microbiomes of F. nilgerrensis and Akihime. Results indicate that the wild species F. nilgerrensis showed higher microbial diversity in nonrhizosphere soil and rhizosphere soil and possessed a more complex microbial network structure compared with the cultivated variety Akihime. Genera such as Bradyrhizobium and Anaeromyxobacter, which are associated with nitrogen fixation and ammonification, and Conexibacter, which is associated with ecological toxicity resistance, exhibited higher relative abundances in the rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soil samples of F. nilgerrensis compared with those of Akihime. Meanwhile, the ammonia-oxidizing archaea Candidatus Nitrososphaera and Candidatus Nitrocosmicus showed the opposite tendencies. We also found that the relative abundances of potential pathogenic genera and biocontrol bacteria in the Akihime samples were higher than those in the F. nilgerrensis samples. The relative abundances of Blastococcus, Nocardioides, Solirubrobacter, and Gemmatimonas, which are related to pesticide degradation, and genus Variovorax, which is associated with root growth regulation, were also significantly higher in the Akihime samples than in the F. nilgerrensis samples. Moreover, the root endophytic microbiomes of both strawberry species, especially the wild F. nilgerrensis, were mainly composed of potential biocontrol and beneficial bacteria, making them important sources for the isolation of these bacteria. This study is the first to compare the differences in nonrhizosphere and rhizosphere soils and root endogenous microorganisms between wild and cultivated strawberries. The findings have great value for the research of microbiomes, disease control, and germplasm innovation of strawberry.
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- Zongneng Wang
- Yunnan Institute of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Institute of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Institute of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- Kunming Academy of Agricultural Science, Kunming, China
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- Kunming Academy of Agricultural Science, Kunming, China
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- Kunming Academy of Agricultural Science, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Institute of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Institute of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
- Yunnan International Joint Laboratory of Virology and Immunology, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Institute of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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Dinev T, Velichkova K, Stoyanova A, Sirakov I. Microbial Pathogens in Aquaponics Potentially Hazardous for Human Health. Microorganisms 2023; 11:2824. [PMID: 38137969 PMCID: PMC10745371 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11122824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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The union of aquaculture and hydroponics is named aquaponics-a system where microorganisms, fish and plants coexist in a water environment. Bacteria are essential in processes which are fundamental for the functioning and equilibrium of aquaponic systems. Such processes are nitrification, extraction of various macro- and micronutrients from the feed leftovers and feces, etc. However, in aquaponics there are not only beneficial, but also potentially hazardous microorganisms of fish, human, and plant origin. It is important to establish the presence of human pathogens, their way of entering the aforementioned systems, and their control in order to assess the risk to human health when consuming plants and fish grown in aquaponics. Literature analysis shows that aquaponic bacteria and yeasts are mainly pathogenic to fish and humans but rarely to plants, while most of the molds are pathogenic to humans, plants, and fish. Since the various human pathogenic bacteria and fungi found in aquaponics enter the water when proper hygiene practices are not applied and followed, if these requirements are met, aquaponic systems are a good choice for growing healthy fish and plants safe for human consumption. However, many of the aquaponic pathogens are listed in the WHO list of drug-resistant bacteria for which new antibiotics are urgently needed, making disease control by antibiotics a real challenge. Because pathogen control by conventional physical methods, chemical methods, and antibiotic treatment is potentially harmful to humans, fish, plants, and beneficial microorganisms, a biological control with antagonistic microorganisms, phytotherapy, bacteriophage therapy, and nanomedicine are potential alternatives to these methods.
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- Toncho Dinev
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Trakia University, 6000 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria;
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Trakia University, 6000 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria;
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- Department of Plant Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Trakia University, 6000 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria;
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- Department of Animal Husbandry–Non-Ruminant Animals and Special Branches, Faculty of Agriculture, Trakia University, 6000 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria;
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Hu S, Yan C, Yu H, Zhang Y, Zhang CQ. Establishment of the Recombinase Polymerase Amplification-Lateral Flow Dipstick Detection Technique for Fusarium oxysporum. PLANT DISEASE 2023; 107:2665-2672. [PMID: 36774580 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-12-22-2841-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Fusarium oxysporum causes crown rot, wilt, root rot, and many other major plant diseases worldwide. During the progression of strawberry crown rot disease, the pathogen is transmitted from the mother plant to the seedling through the stolon, with obvious characteristics of latent infection. Therefore, rapid and timely detection of F. oxysporum is important for efficient disease management. In this study, a recombinase polymerase amplification-lateral flow dipstick (RPA-LFD) detection technique was developed for the rapid detection of F. oxysporum on strawberry plants by targeting the CYP51C gene, which is unique to Fusarium spp. Because this RPA-LFD detection technique was highly specific to F. oxysporum, other Fusarium and non-Fusarium fungi were not detected. The optimal reaction temperature and time for this technique were 39°C and 8 min, respectively. The detection limit was 1 pg of F. oxysporum genomic DNA in a 50-μl reaction system. A total of 46 strawberry plants with or without crown rot symptoms collected from Jiande, Changxing, and Haining in Zhejiang Province were further assessed for F. oxysporum infection using both RPA-LFD and traditional tissue isolation techniques. The RPA-LFD test showed that 32 of the 46 strawberry plants tested were positive for F. oxysporum, while in the traditional isolation technique, F. oxysporum was isolated from 30 of the 46 strawberry plants. These results suggest that our established RPA-LFD method is rapid, sensitive, and highly specific in detecting F. oxysporum infection in strawberry plants.
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- Shuodan Hu
- Department of Plant Pathology, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forest University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forest University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- Research Institute for the Agriculture Science of Hangzhou, Hangzhou 310013, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forest University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forest University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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Zhao W, Hu A, Ren M, Wei G, Xu H. First Report on Colletotrichum fructicola Causing Anthracnose in Chinese Sorghum and Its Management Using Phytochemicals. J Fungi (Basel) 2023; 9:jof9020279. [PMID: 36836393 PMCID: PMC9958897 DOI: 10.3390/jof9020279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
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Sorghum bicolor is cultivated worldwide. Leaf spots on sorghum, which lead to leaf lesions and impaired growth, are prevalent and severe in Guizhou Province, Southwest China. In August 2021, new leaf spot symptoms were observed on sorghum plants growing in agricultural fields. We used conventional tissue isolation methods and pathogenicity determination tests. Inoculations of sorghum with isolate 022ZW resulted in brown lesions similar to those observed under field conditions. The original inoculated isolates were reisolated and fulfilled Koch's postulates. Based on the morphological character and phylogenetic analyses of the combined sequences of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region and the β-tubulin (TUB2) and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) genes, we identified the isolated fungus as C. fructicola. This paper is the first to report this fungus-causing disease in sorghum leaves. We studied the sensitivity of the pathogen to various phytochemicals. The sensitivity of C. fructicola to seven phytochemicals was measured using the mycelial growth rate method. Honokiol, magnolol, thymol, and carvacrol displayed good antifungal effects, with EC50 (concentration for 50% of the maximal effect) values of 21.70 ± 0.81, 24.19 ± 0.49, 31.97 ± 0.51, and 31.04 ± 0.891 µg/mL, respectively. We tested the control effect of the seven phytochemicals on the anthracnose caused by C. fructicola: honokiol and magnolol displayed good field efficacy. In this study, we expand the host range of C. fructicola, providing a basis for controlling sorghum leaf diseases caused by C. fructicola.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-13765138918
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Xu N, Lu H, Yi X, Peng S, Huang X, Zhang Y, He C. Potential of Alpha-(α)-Solanine as a Natural Inhibitor of Fungus Causing Leaf Spot Disease in Strawberry. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:life13020450. [PMID: 36836807 PMCID: PMC9961337 DOI: 10.3390/life13020450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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Curvularia trifolii is an important pathogenic fungus that causes leaf spot disease in strawberry and other crops. Increased resistance in pathogenic fungi against chemical fungicides necessitates the search for biological alternatives to control plant fungal diseases. The present study aimed to perform transcriptome and metabolome analysis of C. trifolii fungi. We evaluated the potential of an alkaloid, namely alpha (α)-solanine, to inhibit the growth of Curvularia under in vitro conditions. Furthermore, transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis of treated C. trifolii was performed to identify the differential genes and metabolites. Results revealed that treatment with α-solanine resulted in the poor growth and development of fungal spores. The transcriptome analysis revealed that 1413 genes were differentially expressed (DEGs), among which 340 unigenes were up-regulated, 100 unigenes were down-regulated, and the rest were unaffected in treated samples. Gene ontology analysis revealed that the majority of the genes were related to oxidative stress in the fungus. Additionally, using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, we identified 455 metabolites, among which the majority of metabolites were related to lipid biosynthesis. The high number of genes related to lipid biosynthesis and reactive oxygen species revealed that α-solanine causes oxidative stress in Curvularia, leading to growth inhibition, and can be potentially used as an alternative to chemical fungicides.
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- Ning Xu
- College of Horticulture, Hunan Agricultural University, Nongda Road No.1, Changsha 410128, China
- Institute of Hunan Edible Fungi, Shuangtang Road No. 107, Changsha 410013, China
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- Institute of Edible Fungi, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 1000, Jinqi Road, Shanghai 201403, China
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- Hunan Institute of Traffic Engineering, Jiefang Road No. 430, Hengyang 421200, China
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- College of Horticulture, Hunan Agricultural University, Nongda Road No.1, Changsha 410128, China
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- College of Horticulture, Hunan Agricultural University, Nongda Road No.1, Changsha 410128, China
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- College of Horticulture, Hunan Agricultural University, Nongda Road No.1, Changsha 410128, China
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- College of Horticulture, Hunan Agricultural University, Nongda Road No.1, Changsha 410128, China
- Correspondence:
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