Botryosphaeria dieback is a serious disease problem for table and grape wine production worldwide.The disease however,has been less well-studied in China.In this study,we surveyed Botryosphaeria dieback in 72 vineyard...Botryosphaeria dieback is a serious disease problem for table and grape wine production worldwide.The disease however,has been less well-studied in China.In this study,we surveyed Botryosphaeria dieback in 72 vineyards of 20 grape-growing regions in China and found that Botryosphaeria dieback occurs in 18 out of 20 provinces.Morphological and multi-gene phylogenetic analyses confirmed that Botryosphaeria dothidea,Diplodia seriata,Lasiodiplodia theobromae and Neofusicoccum parvum are associated with different grapevine dieback symptoms.This study also revealed considerable differences in the geographical distribution of Botryosphaeriaceae species in China with Lasiodiplodia theobromae and Neofusicoccum parvum occurring only in subtropical monsoon climate regions,Diplodia seriata occurring only in temperate monsoon climate regions,and Botryosphaeria dothidea occurring in both temperate and subtropical monsoon climate regions.Analysis of 26 isolates showed that there is little genetic variation within species.Koch’s postulates were satisfied for all species,and pathogenicity testing showed that among the 25 major cultivars growing in China,none was resistant to the four taxa.The current paper represents the first detailed report on Botryosphaeria dieback of grapevines in China.展开更多
Apple ring rot,which is caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea,severely affects apple production.The mechanisms employed in apple cells against B.dothidea remain unknown.In this research,the pathogen infection mode and the...Apple ring rot,which is caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea,severely affects apple production.The mechanisms employed in apple cells against B.dothidea remain unknown.In this research,the pathogen infection mode and the relationship between cell death and disease resistance in‘Fuji’/B.dothidea interaction pathosystem were investigated.By using transmission electron microscopy(TEM),our research showed that the pathogen infects apple cells both intracellularly and extracellularly.However,compared with that in immature fruit,the incidence of hyphae in the interior of mature apple fruit cells increased dramatically,suggesting that cell wall-mediated penetration resistance could be important in apple resistance against B.dothidea.TEM ultrastructural characterization identified the nuclear morphology of programmed cell death induction in both apple fruit and callus cells under B.dothidea infection.Overexpression of MdVDAC2(MDP0000271281),which encodes an outer-membrane localized anion channel protein in mitochondria,significantly promoted cell death under B.dothidea infection and simultaneously inhibited pathogen infection,suggesting that cell death represents a disease resistance mechanism in apple against B.dothidea infection.Furthermore,BdCatalase(KAF4307763),a cytochromeP450 family protein BdCYP52A4(KAF4300696),and subtilisin-domain containing proteinswere identified fromB.dothidea-secreted proteins,which suggested the potential involvement of active oxygen species and phytoalexins in combating B.dothidea infection and triggering or dampening apple resistance.Collectively,our research suggested that cell wall-mediated penetration resistance,programmed cell death machinery and microbial effector-interrelated signaling were among strategies recruited in apple to combat B.dothidea.The current research laid the foundation for further investigations into resistance mechanisms in apple.展开更多
Sweet osmanthus is one of the ten traditional famous flowers in China.The occurrence of the diseases caused by fungi other than Botryosphaeria spp.has been reported mainly from China on sweet osmanthus.A leaf dieback ...Sweet osmanthus is one of the ten traditional famous flowers in China.The occurrence of the diseases caused by fungi other than Botryosphaeria spp.has been reported mainly from China on sweet osmanthus.A leaf dieback of sweet osmanthus caused by Botryosphaeria sp.was found for the first time in 2007 in Nanning City,Guangxi,China.The objectives of the present study were to isolate and characterize the causal organism of sweet osmanthus leaf dieback.The fungus was isolated from the lesions of affected sweet osmanthus leaves and its pathogenicity to sweet osmanthus was confirmed using a detached-leaf-inoculation method.The identification of the pathogen was carried out mainly based on the morphological characters and molecular analysis of internal transcribed spacer （ITS） sequences.The morphological characters of the pathogenic isolate GHX6 were agreed with that of Botryosphaeria dothidea.The ITS sequence of the isolate was amplified with primers ITS1 and ITS4,and submitted to GenBank （accession no.GQ368251）.Molecular analysis based on ITS sequence comparison between the isolate GHX6 and the other related fungi derived from GenBank supported that the causal agent of the sweet osmanthus leaf dieback belonged to Botryosphaeria dothidea.This is the first report of Botryosphaeria dothidea causing leaf dieback on sweet osmanthus in China.展开更多
Apple bot canker [Botryosphaeria dothidea（Moug.） Ces.et de Not.] is distributed worldwide,resulting in a serious crop loss every year in apple（Malus domestica Borkh.） production.The resistance of each seedling der...Apple bot canker [Botryosphaeria dothidea（Moug.） Ces.et de Not.] is distributed worldwide,resulting in a serious crop loss every year in apple（Malus domestica Borkh.） production.The resistance of each seedling derived from a hybrid population（Jonathan×Golden Delicious） was evaluated by disease index either from natural infection in the field or from inoculation with five isolates of B.dothidea,Ls1,Lw023,Lw048,Mx1,and Zz26.The inheritance of the resistance to bot canker was analyzed via frequency distribution analysis,and microsatellite and AFLP markers linked to the resistance loci were screened.From the binary frequency distribution patterns,it was found that the segregation ratio of resistant/susceptible genotypes infected by pathogen isolates Lw023 and Ls1 was 1：15;and that by Zz26 and Mx1 was 15：1.The variation of resistance was involved in the segregation of two to four alleles of major genes,the resistance was recessive when infected by Lw023 and Ls1,but was dominant when infected with Mx1 and Zz26.A microsatellite maker,CH02a04-450,and two AFLP markers,E-AG/M-GAC-280 and E-AGG/M-CTT-110,were identified,and their map distances to the resistance loci were 5.1,5.1 and 6.2 cM,respectively.The three markers are located in different linkage groups,while CH02a04-450 is on linkage group 2 or 7.E-AG/M-GAC-280 was successfully converted into SCAR159.Finally,CH02a04-450 and SCAR159 were re-examined in inoculated segregation population and presented a good reliability on predicting phenotypes of resistance.展开更多
文摘Botryosphaeria dieback is a serious disease problem for table and grape wine production worldwide.The disease however,has been less well-studied in China.In this study,we surveyed Botryosphaeria dieback in 72 vineyards of 20 grape-growing regions in China and found that Botryosphaeria dieback occurs in 18 out of 20 provinces.Morphological and multi-gene phylogenetic analyses confirmed that Botryosphaeria dothidea,Diplodia seriata,Lasiodiplodia theobromae and Neofusicoccum parvum are associated with different grapevine dieback symptoms.This study also revealed considerable differences in the geographical distribution of Botryosphaeriaceae species in China with Lasiodiplodia theobromae and Neofusicoccum parvum occurring only in subtropical monsoon climate regions,Diplodia seriata occurring only in temperate monsoon climate regions,and Botryosphaeria dothidea occurring in both temperate and subtropical monsoon climate regions.Analysis of 26 isolates showed that there is little genetic variation within species.Koch’s postulates were satisfied for all species,and pathogenicity testing showed that among the 25 major cultivars growing in China,none was resistant to the four taxa.The current paper represents the first detailed report on Botryosphaeria dieback of grapevines in China.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2018YFD1000307)the Natural Science Foundation in China(Grant Nos.31672136 and 31272132).
文摘Apple ring rot,which is caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea,severely affects apple production.The mechanisms employed in apple cells against B.dothidea remain unknown.In this research,the pathogen infection mode and the relationship between cell death and disease resistance in‘Fuji’/B.dothidea interaction pathosystem were investigated.By using transmission electron microscopy(TEM),our research showed that the pathogen infects apple cells both intracellularly and extracellularly.However,compared with that in immature fruit,the incidence of hyphae in the interior of mature apple fruit cells increased dramatically,suggesting that cell wall-mediated penetration resistance could be important in apple resistance against B.dothidea.TEM ultrastructural characterization identified the nuclear morphology of programmed cell death induction in both apple fruit and callus cells under B.dothidea infection.Overexpression of MdVDAC2(MDP0000271281),which encodes an outer-membrane localized anion channel protein in mitochondria,significantly promoted cell death under B.dothidea infection and simultaneously inhibited pathogen infection,suggesting that cell death represents a disease resistance mechanism in apple against B.dothidea infection.Furthermore,BdCatalase(KAF4307763),a cytochromeP450 family protein BdCYP52A4(KAF4300696),and subtilisin-domain containing proteinswere identified fromB.dothidea-secreted proteins,which suggested the potential involvement of active oxygen species and phytoalexins in combating B.dothidea infection and triggering or dampening apple resistance.Collectively,our research suggested that cell wall-mediated penetration resistance,programmed cell death machinery and microbial effector-interrelated signaling were among strategies recruited in apple to combat B.dothidea.The current research laid the foundation for further investigations into resistance mechanisms in apple.
基金supported in part by the Youth Science Foundation of Guangxi, China (Gui-Ke-Qing 0728031)the Foundation for Returned Students of Guangxi, China (Gui-Ke-Hui 0639010)the Henan Provincial Key Subject Construction Program for Biochemical and Molecular Biology subsidized by Nanyang Normal University, China
文摘Sweet osmanthus is one of the ten traditional famous flowers in China.The occurrence of the diseases caused by fungi other than Botryosphaeria spp.has been reported mainly from China on sweet osmanthus.A leaf dieback of sweet osmanthus caused by Botryosphaeria sp.was found for the first time in 2007 in Nanning City,Guangxi,China.The objectives of the present study were to isolate and characterize the causal organism of sweet osmanthus leaf dieback.The fungus was isolated from the lesions of affected sweet osmanthus leaves and its pathogenicity to sweet osmanthus was confirmed using a detached-leaf-inoculation method.The identification of the pathogen was carried out mainly based on the morphological characters and molecular analysis of internal transcribed spacer （ITS） sequences.The morphological characters of the pathogenic isolate GHX6 were agreed with that of Botryosphaeria dothidea.The ITS sequence of the isolate was amplified with primers ITS1 and ITS4,and submitted to GenBank （accession no.GQ368251）.Molecular analysis based on ITS sequence comparison between the isolate GHX6 and the other related fungi derived from GenBank supported that the causal agent of the sweet osmanthus leaf dieback belonged to Botryosphaeria dothidea.This is the first report of Botryosphaeria dothidea causing leaf dieback on sweet osmanthus in China.
基金supported by the National Special Funds for Scientific Research on Public Causes(Agriculture) Project 3-22,China (nyhyzx07-024)the National High-Tech R&D Program of China (863 Program,2006AA100108 and 2006AA10Z1B6)
文摘Apple bot canker [Botryosphaeria dothidea（Moug.） Ces.et de Not.] is distributed worldwide,resulting in a serious crop loss every year in apple（Malus domestica Borkh.） production.The resistance of each seedling derived from a hybrid population（Jonathan×Golden Delicious） was evaluated by disease index either from natural infection in the field or from inoculation with five isolates of B.dothidea,Ls1,Lw023,Lw048,Mx1,and Zz26.The inheritance of the resistance to bot canker was analyzed via frequency distribution analysis,and microsatellite and AFLP markers linked to the resistance loci were screened.From the binary frequency distribution patterns,it was found that the segregation ratio of resistant/susceptible genotypes infected by pathogen isolates Lw023 and Ls1 was 1：15;and that by Zz26 and Mx1 was 15：1.The variation of resistance was involved in the segregation of two to four alleles of major genes,the resistance was recessive when infected by Lw023 and Ls1,but was dominant when infected with Mx1 and Zz26.A microsatellite maker,CH02a04-450,and two AFLP markers,E-AG/M-GAC-280 and E-AGG/M-CTT-110,were identified,and their map distances to the resistance loci were 5.1,5.1 and 6.2 cM,respectively.The three markers are located in different linkage groups,while CH02a04-450 is on linkage group 2 or 7.E-AG/M-GAC-280 was successfully converted into SCAR159.Finally,CH02a04-450 and SCAR159 were re-examined in inoculated segregation population and presented a good reliability on predicting phenotypes of resistance.
