轮枝菌形态的低温扫描电镜观察

本文报道寄生在昆虫、锈菌、蜘蛛及植物上的７株轮枝菌和虫草菌的轮枝菌无性型的低温扫描电镜观察结果。试验表明该方法可以清晰地观察到保持完好而未变形的轮枝菌头状分生孢子球及分生孢子链,蜡蚧轮枝菌寄生在昆虫与锈菌上的形态具有较大差异。     

蜡蚧轮枝菌分生孢子在不同虫态棕尾別麻蝇体表的附着能力及与寄主体表结构的关系

【目的】为解释蜡蚧轮枝菌Lecanicillium lecanii对棕尾别麻蝇Boettcherisca peregrina成虫、蛹和幼虫等 3种虫态的致病性差异,研究分析了蜡蚧轮枝菌L. lecanii分生孢子在3种虫态体表的附着能力及与寄主体表结构的关系。【方法】采用血球计数板计数法测量蜡蚧轮枝菌分生孢子在棕尾別麻蝇B. peregrina成虫、蛹和幼虫体表的附着数量,并利用扫描电子显微镜等显微技术观察供试虫体体壁外长物分布情况以及附着分生孢子情况。【结果】蜡蚧轮枝菌分生孢子在棕尾別麻蝇3种虫态上的附着数量差异显著(P=0.0001),成虫附着孢子数量为(1.35±0.12)×10⁶个/头,而蛹和幼虫分别为(0.57±0.09)×10⁶个/头和(0.45±0.06)×10⁶个/头。成虫周身微毛上均有孢子附着;整个蛹体仅棘刺底部呈“绳索状”的褶皱处可发现有孢子的附着;幼虫的体表未发现有孢子的附着。【结论】蜡蚧轮枝菌分生孢子在棕尾別麻蝇成虫、蛹、幼虫体表的附着能力与寄主体表结构有密切关系,是蜡蚧轮枝菌对该虫不同虫态间存在致病差异的原因。     

蜡蚧轮枝菌及其在有害生物防治中的应用研究进展

本文介绍了蜡蚧轮枝菌Lecanicillium spp.的致病性、致病机理、与其他农药的相容性及菌株基因工程改良等内容。蜡蚧轮枝菌的寄主范围极其广泛,寄主至少包括43种昆虫、3种螨类、2种线虫和5种植物病原真菌。蜡蚧轮枝菌一般通过穿透寄主体壁侵入寄主,但长孢蜡蚧菌L. longisporum通过体表寄生豌豆蚜Acyrthosiphon pisum和柑橘粉蚧Planococcus citri而致其死亡;蜡蚧轮枝菌分泌的降解酶和毒素也具有很大的开发潜力;在田间先后施用蜡蚧轮枝菌制剂和农药以及充分利用蜡蚧轮枝菌对植物的内寄生作用可能为蜡蚧轮枝菌与农药的协调应用提供新的思路;原生质体融合、诱变以及转基因是菌株基因工程改良的主要手段;最后,指出了蜡蚧轮枝菌开发过程中存在的问题以及未来的发展方向。     

锈寄生菌对落叶松褐锈病的抑制效应

目测及镜检结果表明,褐锈菌被锈寄生菌寄生后,夏孢子堆由桔红渐变为灰褐,后期夏孢子失去发芽力,孢子堆原基处只存有寄生菌的分生孢子器．锈寄生菌的发酵液代谢产物含有３种抗性物质．自７月中下旬至９月中旬,分生孢子的发生量多于褐锈菌的孢子量,表明落叶松褐锈病的发生程度随着锈寄生菌寄生率的增加而减轻．     

丝光绿蝇不同虫态附着蜡蚧轮枝菌分生孢子的能力及与其体表结构的关系

采用血球计数板计数法测量丝光绿蝇Lucilia sericata成虫、幼虫和蛹三虫态供试虫体体表附着的蜡蚧轮枝菌Verticillium lecanii分生孢子数,并利用扫描电子显微镜等显微技术观察供试虫体体壁外长物分布情况以及附着分生孢子部位的结构形体,来分析丝光绿蝇三种虫态附着蜡蚧轮枝菌分生孢子的能力大小与各虫态体表结构差异的关系。结果表明:蜡蚧轮枝菌分生孢子在丝光绿蝇三种虫态体表的附着数量有显著差异,大小依次为成虫﹥蛹﹥幼虫。成虫周身长有刚毛、鬃等体壁外长物,体壁上密集着生微毛,按其形态结构可将其区分为a和b两种类型;蛹和幼虫的主要体壁外长物是体节上间隔着生并呈"环带状"分布的棘刺,此外蛹端部以及幼虫尾端气门板等区域也着生有体壁外长物,且蛹和幼虫的这些部位的形态结构也存在显著差异。进一步分析后认为,丝光绿蝇各虫态体表附着孢子的能力和体表相关结构的拓扑构型与分布密度等因素相关。本研究可为阐述虫生真菌对同一昆虫不同虫态间的致病差异性的机理提供一定参考。     

昆虫病原真菌长孢蜡蚧菌TF-2菌株对豌豆蚜的侵染过程和致病力

【目的】豌豆蚜Acyrthosiphon pisum是世界性的重要农业害虫,给豆类作物造成巨大的经济损失。本研究在前期筛选已获得豌豆蚜致病菌长孢蜡蚧菌Lecanicillium longisporum TF-2菌株的基础上,检测了该致病菌分生孢子对豌豆蚜的毒力效用及侵染方式,以期为利用昆虫病原真菌防治豌豆蚜提供理论基础。【方法】采用离体叶片饲养法检测在不同浓度长孢蜡蚧菌TF-2菌株孢子悬浮液(1.0×10~3～1.0×10~7孢子/mL)中浸渍后对豌豆蚜成虫的致病力;应用扫描电镜和体视显微镜观察豌豆蚜成虫接种TF-2菌株(1.0×10~7孢子/mL)后长孢蜡蚧菌TF-2菌株侵染症状和侵染过程。【结果】不同浓度长孢蜡蚧菌TF-2菌株分生孢子浸染豌豆蚜成虫致病力随分生孢子浓度升高而逐渐增强,侵染后6 d对豌豆蚜成虫的半致死浓度(LC_(50))为3.26×10~4孢子/mL,最高浓度分生孢子(1.0×10~7孢子/mL)对豌豆蚜成虫的半致死时间(LT_(50))为2.92 d。扫描电镜观察结果表明,接种后24 h,TF-2菌株分生孢子在豌豆蚜成虫体表皮萌发形成芽管和附着胞;接种后48 h,芽管伸长在复眼、触角基部、足基节、腹末生殖节等部位形成网络结构;接种后96 h,菌丝布满整个虫体,新的分生孢子产生。【结论】长孢蜡蚧菌TF-2菌株对豌豆蚜成虫具有较强的致病力,扫描电镜观察揭示了其分生孢子在其虫体上的侵染过程,结果为进一步应用昆虫病原真菌进行生物防治提供理论基础和参考依据。     

一株绿僵菌的分离研究

利用马铃薯葡萄糖琼脂培养基,对一株绿僵菌进行了分离培养。对不同生长发育天数的菌落特征即颜色、大小、孢子堆的形成等特点进行了描述。在光学显微镜下观察了菌丝的形态,成熟孢子及分生孢子梗的形状、颜色及连接状况。利用扫描电镜观察了分生孢子和孢子梗的超微形态。经培养特征和形态学鉴定,确定该昆虫病原真菌是金龟子绿僵菌。     

枯草芽孢杆菌对几种植物病原真菌的抑菌活性

枯草芽孢杆菌是目前国内外比较具有应用潜力的生防菌种之一。本文主要研究了枯草芽孢杆菌菌液对几种植物病原菌的菌丝抑制试验、菌丝形态影响试验以及分生孢子萌发抑制试验,了解枯草芽孢杆菌菌液对尖孢镰刀菌古巴专化型、灰葡萄孢、茄病镰刀菌、大丽轮枝菌、麦根腐平脐蠕孢、尖孢镰刀菌的抑制作用及抑菌机理。结果显示:枯草芽孢杆菌菌液对6种病原真菌的菌丝形态、菌丝生长、产孢和分生孢子萌发都有明显的破坏或抑制作用。用枯草芽孢杆菌菌液处理尖孢镰刀菌古巴专化型、灰葡萄孢、茄病镰刀菌、大丽轮枝菌、麦根腐平脐蠕孢、尖孢镰刀菌后,在PDA培养基上均形成了明显的抑菌圈,直径达3. 00 cm左右;菌液处理后分生孢子的萌发率仅30%左右。显微镜观察发现,处理组菌丝生长异常,体表凹凸不平,局部膨大,分枝变多,原生质体外泄。研究表明枯草芽孢杆菌菌株对尖孢镰刀菌古巴专化型、灰葡萄孢、茄病镰刀菌、大丽轮枝菌、麦根腐平脐蠕孢和尖孢镰刀菌有良好的抑制作用,并且可以有效控制尖孢镰刀菌古巴专化型、灰葡萄孢、茄病镰刀菌、大丽轮枝菌、麦根腐平脐蠕孢和尖孢镰刀菌病害的发生。     

青海地区萝卜黑心病病原

2018-2021年自青海西宁及其周边地区采集萝卜黑心病样品66份,采用组织分离法对样品进行分离并纯化,获得80株轮枝菌属菌株,编号为VL1-VL80。供试菌株在PDA上生长十分缓慢,培养后产生微菌核和轮枝状分生孢子梗。微菌核不规则形,53.91-164.42×8.91-29.81 μm,平均长宽比大于2。分生孢子透明且较长,5.35-9.31×2.12-4.78 μm,不产生厚垣孢子和休眠菌丝。ITS和ACT序列测定分析表明,供试菌株均属于长孢轮枝菌A1/D1株系。测定4株代表性菌株的ITS、ACT、EF、GPD、OX和TS的片段序列,分别构建ITS片段和多基因系统发育树,ITS发育树表明供试菌株与长孢轮枝菌位于同一个分支,多基因系统发育分析表明供试菌株与长孢轮枝菌A1和D1株系位于同一个分支。致病性测定结果表明,可侵染萝卜引起黑心病症状。以上研究结果表明,青海地区萝卜黑心病菌病原为长孢轮枝菌A1/D1株系,这是我国首次报道长孢轮枝菌A1/D1株系。     

新疆荒漠植物的锈菌Ⅰ.豆科和藜科植物上的单胞锈菌

报道了采自新疆塔里木盆地和准格尔盆地荒漠植物豆科和藜科植物上寄生的单胞锈菌20个种。寄生在疏花骆驼刺Alhagi sparsifolia上的骆驼刺单胞锈菌Uromyces alhaginis、寄生在木地肤Kochia prostrata上的地肤单胞锈菌Uromyces kochiae和寄生在苦马豆Swainsonia salsula上的苦马豆单胞锈菌Uromyces sphaerophysae为中国新记录;寄生在新疆沙冬青Ammopiptanthus nanus上的欧黄华单胞锈菌Uromyces anagyridis和寄生在长豇豆Vigna sesquipedalis上的豇豆单胞锈菌Uromyces vignae为新疆新记录;盐穗木Halostachys caspica和小蓬Nanophyton erinaceum为藜单胞锈菌Uromyces chenopodii的新寄主。所有研究标本保存在新疆农业大学真菌标本室(HMACC)。     

Selection of Verticillium lecanii Isolates with High Potential for Biocontrol of Cucumber Powdery Mildew by Means of Components Analysis at Different Humidity Regimes

To identify characteristics for the selection of Verticillium lecanii isolates with high potential for biocontrol of Sphaerotheca fuliginea under glasshouse conditions, an exploratory study was performed on the effect of water limitation on the development of 14 isolates. The conidial germination, growth and sporulation of isolates of V. lecanii were studied in a tritrophic system on cucumber leaves and in a ditrophic system in Petri dishes. Their mycoparasitic ability was studied in S. fuliginea and Cladosporium cladosporioides . All characteristics were clearly affected by humidity. Four isolates showed good biocontrol potential. The performance of isolates on agar had less predictive value than on powdery mildew. The germination of isolates of V. lecanii was lower and the mycelial growth faster on agar than on mildewed leaves under corresponding humidity conditions. The results suggest that conditions in the phyllosphere differed from the set humidity in the surrounding air. A correlation was found between the lysis of C. cladosporioides growing in dual culture on agar with isolates of V. lecanii and the parasitism of powdery mildew on detached, rooted leaves. C. cladosporioides might offer a suitable substrate for testing isolates of V. lecanii for mycoparasitic potential under various environmental conditions. Conidial germination, growth and sporulation had limited predictive value.     

Entomopathogenic potential of Verticillium and Acremonium species (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes)

Hyphomycetes with conidia formed in slimy heads from hyaline mycelium were isolated from a range of insect hosts. Isolation on artificial medium and microscopic examination revealed that these fungi in many cases were not Verticillium lecanii despite a superficial resemblance to this common entomopathogen. The fungi were identified as Verticillium fusisporum, Verticillium psalliotae, Verticillium lamellicola, and species of Acremonium. Isolates of these fungi were bioassayed against the sweet-potato whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) and against the housefly (Musca domestica) to examine their entomopathogenicity. A test was also conducted with a coleopteran (lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus) to further evaluate the host range for some of the fungi. V. lamellicola was not pathogenic to the two species of insects treated, while varying levels of pathogenicity were shown for the other species. In general, V. lecanii was the most pathogenic species. Immature whiteflies appeared to be more susceptible to fungal infection than adult houseflies, and the host range for several of the fungi also included lesser mealworm.     

Phylogeny of mitosporic entomopathogenic fungi: is the genus Paecilomyces polyphyletic?

We analyzed sequences of the divergent domain at the 5' end of the large subunit rRNA gene from the mitosporic entomopathogenic fungi Paecilomyces sp., Paecilomyces fumosoroseus, Paecilomyces farinosus, Paecilomyces lilacinus, Verticillium lecanii, Verticillium psalliotae, Beauveria bassiana, Aschersonia sp., Aschersonia placenta, ascomycetous Cordyceps sp., and Cordyceps militaris. Phylogenetic analysis showed P. fumosorseus as the best characterized out of the analyzed species with the B. bassiana clade as its sister group. Two of the P. farinosus isolates were invariably placed within the Verticillium cluster, which also contained C. militaris. The only analyzed P. lilacinus isolate appeared on the root of the hyphomycetous fungi and was characterized as the most distinct from all the hyphomycetous fungi tested. Polyphyly of the genus Paecilomyces was well supported by the Kishino-Hasegawa test. In all trees based on the small subunit rRNA gene sequences obtained from the GenBank, V. lecanii, V. psalliotae, P. fumosoroseus, P. tenuipes and B. bassiana form, together with that of C. militaris, the best supported cluster in the tree. The rest of Cordyceps spp. constitute a distinct clade. Phylogenetic relationships derived from both tested DNA regions show polyphyly of the genus Paecilomyces and close relationships among entomopathogenic species of the genera Verticillium, Paecilomyces, and Beauveria.     

Genetic,morphological, and virulence characterization of the entomopathogenic fungus Verticillium lecanii

In order to clarify relationships among genetic diversity, virulence, and other characteristics of conidia, 46 isolates of Verticillium lecanii from various hosts and geographical locations were examined. The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and intergenic spacer (IGS) regions of ribosomal DNA (rDNA), mitochondrial small subunit rDNA (mt-SrDNA) and beta-tubulin were analyzed by PCR-RFLP. PCR-single stranded conformational polymorphism (SSCP) was performed on regions of the mitochondrial large subunit rDNA, mt-SrDNA, beta-tubulin and histone 4. There were no relationships among the results of RFLP, SSCP, isolation source, and location. However, amplified product size of IGS did have relationships with conidia size and sporulation. Six isolates with 4.0-kb IGS products had large conidia dimensions, and yielded low numbers of conidia compared with other isolates. Three out of the six isolates were high virulence (over 90%) against green peach aphids. Furthermore, double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) was detected in 22 out of 35 V. lecanii isolates and related with the amplicon sizes of IGS, though not with virulence or isolation location. Isolates containing dsRNA were divided into six distinct types based on banding pattern. These data demonstrate the level of genetic diversity of V. lecanii, and suggest relations among the genetic properties and conidial morphology.     

Improvement of the efficacy of Verticillium lecanii used in biocontrol of Sphaerotheca fuliginea by addition of oil formulations

Biocontrol of cucumber powdery mildew, Sphaerotheca fuliginea, by Verticillium lecanii is seriously hampered at low humidities. The effect is especially marked at low humidity (60% RH) during the three hours following the application of V. lecanii spores suspended in water. Formulations of V. lecanii spores in oil might improve the situation. Arachid oil (peanut oil) and two invert emulsions using either Sunspray 6N or paraffin oil were tested in formulations of V. lecanii spores. Arachid oil gave the best development of V. lecanii on mildewed cucumber leaves. V. lecanii formulated with arachid oil showed significantly better control of mildew than without. A concentration of 0.5% arachid oil was somewhat toxic to mildew but 0.05% was not. Arachid oil did not show toxicity to V. lecanii. The humidity requirements of V. lecanii formulated with and without 0.05% arachid oil were compared at 95, 90 and 85% RH. Arachid oil significantly reduced the humidity dependence of V. lecanii. Since arachid oil is safe for human consumption and not phytotoxic to cucumber leaves, low concentrations of arachid oil are recommended as an additive to increase the effectiveness of V. lecanii as a biocontrol agent of S. fuliginea.     

Differentiation of mitochondrial subgroups in the Verticillium lecanii species complex

Presumptive mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) were obtained from 54 fungal isolates identified as Verticillium lecanii, V. psalliotae or ' V. lecanii -like'. Analysis of the mtDNA RFLPs showed 20 different patterns, indicating considerable genetic variation within the V. lecanii species complex. There was no direct correlation between host and mtDNA pattern, or between mtDNA patterns and previously described isoenzyme-defined specific groups. Isolates from tropical and subtropical areas showed considerable variation in genotypes, while isolates from temperate regions appeared less variable.     

Comparison of laboratory infection of aphids by Metarrhizium anisopliae and Verticillium lecanii

The pathogenicity of the only documented ‘aphid’ strain of Metarrhizium anisopliae for the aphid, Macrosiphoniella sanborni, was established by experimental infection. Its aphicidal potential was assessed by conducting parallel experiments with Verticillium lecanii, a fungus of proven efficacy in controlling aphids. The spore germination, growth and sporulation rates of M. anisopliae were slower than V. lecanii and were most likely the principal factors determining the higher LC., values in bioassay and slower propagation of this fungus amongst aphid populations. It is concluded that M. anisopliae, except perhaps in the salt marsh habitat from which it was originally isolated, would not prove as useful an agent as V. lecanii in biological control of aphids.     

Effect of Verticillium lecanii on biological characteristics and life table of Serangium japonicum (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), a predator of whiteflies under laboratory conditions

Effects of entomopathogenic fungus Verticillium lecanii on biological characteristics and life table of Serangium japonicum , a predator of whiteflies against five different conidial concentrations (1×10⁴, 1×10⁵, 1×10⁶, 1×10⁷, and 1×10⁸ conidia/mL) were studied under laboratory conditions. The developmental periods for all immature stages (from eggs, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th instar nymph and pupae up to emergence) among the treatments were significantly different when compared to that of control, and the longest development period was observed as treated with 1×10⁸ spore/mL. However, no significant difference on the percent survival of all immature stages was observed among the treatments and control. Also, there were no significantly different effects of V. lecanii on mean generation time, intrinsic rate, the finite rate of increase and longevity of S. japonicum among the treatments and control.     

Pathogenicity of the Fungus Verticillium lecanii to Aphids and Powdery Mildew

Aspects of the host specificity and pathogenicity of the hyphomycete, Verticillium lecanii , were investigated under laboratory conditions. DiVerences were observed in the pathogenicities of three strains of V. lecanii (DAOM 198499, DAOM 216596 and Vertalec) to the potato aphid Macrosiphum euphorbiae and Sphaerotheca fuliginea , the causal agent of cucumber powdery mildew. The estimated median lethal concentration required to achieve 50% mortality (LC ), 50 median lethal time leading to 50% mortality (LT ) and aphid net reproductive rate ( R ) 50 0 indicated that Vertalec and strain 198499 were more virulent to aphids than strain 216596. The estimated median colonization time for 50% of fungal colonies (CT ) showed that strain 50 198499 was the best antagonist of cucumber powdery mildew. Further comparison suggested that the mean pathogenicity of V. lecanii strain 198499 to cucumber powdery mildew was almost equivalent to that of Sporothrix flocculosa , a biological control agent of greenhouse fungal pathogens. These observations provide convincing experimental evidence that V. lecanii is biologically active against both arthropods and fungi. The potential of using V. lecanii strain 198499 in biological control is discussed.     

Demonstration of the chiral inversion of ibuprofen by Verticillium lecanii in non-growing cultures

Racemic ibuprofen has previously been shown to undergo metabolism by Verticillium lecanii to yield (S)-2-[4-(2-hydroxy-2-methylpropyl)phenyl] propionic acid which is enriched in the (S)-enantiomer. However, it had not been possible to elucidate whether ibuprofen or the metabolite was inverted. This paper describes the incubation of ibuprofen in non-growing cultures of V. lecanii , the results of which indicate that racemic ibuprofen is converted into a 70 : 30 (S : R) enantiomeric mixture after 6 d incubation in the absence of any metabolism. This suggests that V. lecanii could be a useful model for the investigation of the mechanism of mammalian chiral inversion of iburprofen.