ABSTRACT
Plants belonging to the genera Astragalus, Oxytropis, Ipomoea, Sida, and Swainsona often contain the toxin swainsonine (SW) produced by an associated fungal symbiont. Consumption of SW-containing plants causes a serious neurological disorder in livestock, which can be fatal. In this study, a fungal endophyte, Alternaria section Undifilum, was identified in Astragalus garbancillo seeds, using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) followed by direct sequencing. In seeds, the SW concentrations were about 4 times higher than in other parts of the plant. Furthermore, microscopic examination demonstrated that the fungus mycelium grows inside the petioles and stems, on the outer surface and inside the mesocarp of the fruit, in the mesotesta and endotesta layers of the seed coat, and inside the endosperm of the seeds. Our results support the notion that the SW-producing fungus is vertically transmitted in the host plant A. garbancillo.
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Astragalus Plant , Fabaceae , Alternaria/genetics , Symbiosis , Astragalus Plant/microbiology , Swainsonine/analysisABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to evaluate in vitro the mycelial susceptibility of Trichoconiella padwickii to different active ingredients through average median concentration IC50 calculation. Inoculum disks were seeded on bean agar at different concentrations (0.1; 1; 10; 30, 50; 100 and 1000mg/l) of various fungicides. After seven days the colony diameter was measured. The data obtained were fitted to nonlinear regression models. Susceptibility was classified using the scale proposed by Edgington. The results show that the pathogen is very sensitive to products that act on the respiratory chain (quinone outside inhibitors [QoI] and succinate dehydrogenase inhibitors [SDHI]) and cell membrane (multi-site contact activity), and moderately sensitive to those products interfering with cell division (methyl benzimidazole carbamates [MBC]), synthesis of nucleic acids (phenylamides [PA]) and osmotic signal transduction (multi-site contact activity). This work is the first record on the sensitivity of T. padwickii.
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Fungicides, Industrial , Oryza , Plant Diseases , Drug Resistance, Fungal , Fungi/drug effects , Oryza/microbiologyABSTRACT
El objetivo de este trabajo fue evaluar in vitro la sensibilidad micelial de Trichoconiella padwickii a diferentes principios activos por medio del cálculo de la concentración inhibitoria media (CI50). Para ello se realizaron siembras de discos de inóculo en agar poroto con distintas concentraciones (0,1; 1; 10; 30, 50; 100 y 1.000 mg/l) de diversos fungicidas. A los 7 días se midió el diámetro de crecimiento de la colonia (cm). Los datos obtenidos se ajustaron a modelos de regresión no lineal. La sensibilidad se clasificó utilizando la escala de Edgington. Los resultados obtenidos demuestran que el patógeno es muy sensible a los productos que actúan sobre la cadena respiratoria (quinone outside inhibitors QoI y succinate dehydrogenase inhibitors SDHI) y la membrana celular (multisitio), y moderadamente sensible a los que interfieren en la división celular (metil benzimidazol carbamatos MBC), en la síntesis de ácidos nucleicos (fenilamidas PA) y en la transducción de la señal osmótica (actividad multisitio). Este trabajo es el primer antecedente sobre la sensibilidad in vitro de T. padwickii a principios activos fungicidas.
The aim of this study was to evaluate in vitro the mycelial susceptibility of Trichoconiella padwickii to different active ingredients through average median concentration IC50 calculation. Inoculum disks were seeded on bean agar at different concentrations (0.1; 1; 10; 30, 50; 100 and 1000 mg/l) of various fungicides. After seven days the colony diameter was measured. The data obtained were fitted to nonlinear regression models. Susceptibility was classified using the scale proposed by Edgington. The results show that the pathogen is very sensitive to products that act on the respiratory chain (quinone outside inhibitors QoI and succinate dehydrogenase inhibitors SDHI) and cell membrane (multi-site contact activity), and moderately sensitive to those products interfering with cell division (methyl benzimidazole carbamates MBC), synthesis of nucleic acids (phenylamides PA) and osmotic signal transduction (multi-site contact activity). This work is the first record on the sensitivity of T. padwickii.
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Plant Diseases , Oryza , Fungicides, Industrial , Oryza/microbiology , Drug Resistance, Fungal , Fungi/drug effectsABSTRACT
La semilla de soja es portadora de microorganismos que pueden afectar su viabilidad y la cantidad y/o calidad industrial de la producción. Mediante el método del papel de filtro se analizaron semillas de 11 cultivares procedentes de 3 localidades de la provincia de Chaco (200 semillas de cada cultivar). Se aislaron 11 taxa fúngicos, representados principalmente Cercospora kikuchii (15 por ciento), Macrophomina phaseolina (15 por ciento), Colletotrichum truncatum (12 por ciento), Phomopsis sp. (12 por ciento) y Alternaria sp. (5 por ciento). Algunos de los organismos aislados son fitopatógenos que causan enfermedades de importancia económica en cultivo de soja de la región.
