Nonpathogenic Isolates of the Citrus Black Spot Fungus, Guignardia citricarpa, Identified as a Cosmopolitan Endophyte of Woody Plants, G. mangiferae (Phyllosticta capitalensis)   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Baayen RP  Bonants PJ  Verkley G  Carroll GC  van der Aa HA  de Weerdt M  van Brouwershaven IR  Schutte GC  Maccheroni W  de Blanco CG  Azevedo JL 《Phytopathology》2002,92(5):464-477

ABSTRACT The population structure of Guignardia citricarpa sensu lato (anamorph: Phyllosticta citricarpa), a fungus of which strains pathogenic to citrus are subject to phytosanitary legislation in the European Union and the United States, was investigated. Internal transcribed spacer sequences revealed two phylogenetically distinct groups in G. citricarpa. This distinction was supported by amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis that also supported the exclusion of two isolates that had apparently been misclassified as G. citricarpa. On cherry decoction agar, but not on other media, growth rates of group I isolates were lower than those of group II isolates. Conidial dimensions were similar, but group I isolates formed conidia with barely visible mucoid sheaths, whereas those of group II formed conidia with thick sheaths. Cultures of isolates belonging to group I produced rare infertile perithecia, whereas fertile perithecia were formed by most isolates of group II. Colonies of isolates belonging to group I were less dark than those of group II, with a wider translucent outer zone and a lobate rather than entire margin. On oatmeal agar, exclusively group I isolates formed a yellow pigment. Group I harbored strains from citrus fruits with classical black spot lesions (1 to 10 mm in diameter) usually containing pycnidia. Group II harbored endophytic strains from a wide range of host species, as well as strains from symptomless citrus fruits or fruits with minute spots (<2-mm diameter) without pycnidia. These observations support the historic distinction between slowly growing pathogenic isolates and morphologically similar fast-growing, nonpathogenic isolates of G. citricarpa. The latter proved to belong to G. mangiferae (P. capitalensis), a ubiquitous endophyte of woody plants with numerous probable synonyms including G. endophyllicola, G. psidii, P. anacardiacearum, and P. theacearum. G. mangiferae occurs in the European Union and the United States on many host species including citrus, and does not cause symptoms of citrus black spot, justifying its exclusion from quarantine measures.  相似文献   

Occurrence and etiology of death of young olive trees in southern Spain     

M.E.Sánchez Hernández  A. Ruiz Dávila  A. Pérez de Algaba  M.A. Blanco López  A. Trapero Casas 《European journal of plant pathology / European Foundation for Plant Pathology》1998,104(4):347-357

New plantations of olive tree in southern Spain are being severely affected by wilt or dieback and death, which has been locally called Drying Syndrome. To determine the etiology of this problem, a study was carried out in samples of affected young trees collected during a seven year period (1989–1995), and in two field surveys in 1994–95 and 1996. Besides some insect damage and agronomic problems, the Drying Syndrome was associated with Verticillium wilt, winter frost and root rot fungi. Although Drying Syndrome can be distinguished from Verticillium wilt, the latter was included in this study, since, frequently, Verticillium wilt symptoms were unspecific and Verticillium dahliae could not be always isolated in the diagnostic work that preceded this study. Early winter frost caused a vascular necrosis and wilt of the young olive trees. This unusual and severe damage was related with the lack of frost hardiness due to warm temperatures during the previous autumn. Root rot fungi were very frequent in the samples of diseased olive trees of field or nursery origin, and they were the main cause of Drying Syndrome in the second field survey, when a heavy rainfall level occurred during winter. Pathogenicity tests showed that five fungal species (Cylindrocarpon destructans, Phytophthora megasperma, P. palmivora, Pythium irregulare and Sclerotium rolfsii) were pathogenic to olive trees and reproduced symptoms of Drying syndrome in rooted cuttings of cultivar Picual. Other fungal species associated with root rot of olive trees in the field or in the nurseries, including Fusarium acuminatum, F. eumartii, F. oxysporum, F. solani, Macrophomina phaseolina and Rhizoctonia solani, were weakly or not pathogenic. Pathogenicity of P. megasperma, P. palmivora and P. irregulare depended on soil water content, since isolates tested caused extensive root rot and sudden plant death only when the soil was continuously waterlogged. The high frequency of P. megasperma in waterlogged field soils and its pathogenicity dependence on soil water content suggest that this pathogen may play an important role in the well known sensitivity of young olive trees to root asphyxiation.  相似文献   

Factors affecting TRPV1 receptor immunolocalization in boar spermatozoa capacitated in vitro     

Bernabò N  Pistilli MG  Gloria A  Di Pancrazio C  Falasca G  Barboni B  Mattioli M 《Veterinary research communications》2008,32(Z1):S103-S105

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Detection of bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) nucleic acid and antigen in different organs of water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)     

Craig MI  Venzano A  König G  Morris WE  Jiménez L  Juliá S  Capellino F  Blanco Viera J  Weber EL 《Research in veterinary science》2008,85(1):194-196

Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) is a pestivirus that infects mainly bovine cattle. Nevertheless, there are several reports about infections in other members of the Artiodactyla order including serological studies, that indicate infection of BVDV in buffaloes. The aim of this article is to study the presence of BVDV in three young water buffaloes, displaying nonspecific clinical signs, compatible with the BVDV infection. Both immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR confirmed the presence of BVDV in the animals. The sequence analysis on RT-PCR amplicons revealed high identity with reference strains of genotypes 1a and 1b. Although BVDV was unequivocally identified in the sick animals, it has not been proved it is responsible for the clinical signs. Further studies are needed to clarify the pathogenic role of BVDV infection in this animal species, and the role of buffaloes in the epidemiology of BVDV infection.  相似文献   

Halophilic Carotenoids and Breast Cancer: From Salt Marshes to Biomedicine     

Micaela Giani  Yoel Genaro Montoyo-Pujol  Gloria Peir  Rosa María Martínez-Espinosa 《Marine drugs》2021,19(11)

Breast cancer is the leading cause of death among women worldwide. Over the years, oxidative stress has been linked to the onset and progression of cancer. In addition to the classical histological classification, breast carcinomas are classified into phenotypes according to hormone receptors (estrogen receptor—RE—/progesterone receptor—PR) and growth factor receptor (human epidermal growth factor receptor—HER2) expression. Luminal tumors (ER/PR-positive/HER2-negative) are present in older patients with a better outcome. However, patients with HER2-positive or triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) (ER/PR/HER2-negative) subtypes still represent highly aggressive behavior, metastasis, poor prognosis, and drug resistance. Therefore, new alternative therapies have become an urgent clinical need. In recent years, anticancer agents based on natural products have been receiving huge interest. In particular, carotenoids are natural compounds present in fruits and vegetables, but algae, bacteria, and archaea also produce them. The antioxidant properties of carotenoids have been studied during the last years due to their potential in preventing and treating multiple diseases, including cancer. Although the effect of carotenoids on breast cancer during in vitro and in vivo studies is promising, clinical trials are still inconclusive. The haloarchaeal carotenoid bacterioruberin holds great promise to the future of biomedicine due to its particular structure, and antioxidant activity. However, much work remains to be performed to draw firm conclusions. This review summarizes the current knowledge on pre-clinical and clinical analysis on the use of carotenoids as chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic agents in breast cancer, highlighting the most recent results regarding the use of bacterioruberin from haloarchaea.  相似文献   

Novel biopesticide based on Erinnyis ello betabaculovirus: characterization and preliminary field evaluation to control Erinnyis ello in rubber plantations     

Paola E Cuartas  Laura F Villamizar  Gloria P Barrera  Jenny C Ruiz  Juan C Campos  Guillermo Len‐Martínez  Juliana Gmez‐Valderrama 《Pest management science》2019,75(5):1391-1399

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Hybrid‐type strigolactone analogues derived from auxins     

Daniel Blanco‐Ania  Jurgen J Mateman  Adla Hýlov  Luk&#x; Spíchal  Luc M Debie  Binne Zwanenburg 《Pest management science》2019,75(11):3113-3121

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Stock enhancement programme for black sea bream, Acanthopagrus schlegelii (Bleeker), in Hiroshima Bay, Japan: a review   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Enrique Blanco Gonzalez  Tetsuya Umino  & Kazuya Nagasawa 《Aquaculture Research》2008,39(12):1307-1315

This paper reviews the stock enhancement programme for black sea bream ( Acanthopagrus schlegelii ) in Hiroshima Bay. This bay is one of the biggest production areas for black sea bream in Japan, accounting for about 10% of the total catch of the species in this country in 2004. After intensive fishing pressure caused a drastic decline in the catch of the species in this bay in the 1970s, a stock enhancement programme was conducted in its northern part since 1982 to restore the depleted population. The number of black sea bream juveniles released in 1996 surpassed 9 million, representing the third main species stocked in Japan. Almost 1.4 million of these juveniles were released into Hiroshima Bay. The fast acclimatization of hatchery-reared juveniles released into the bay may have contributed to the recovery of landings in the late 1980s and 1990s. However, this recovery was accompanied by a reduction in the market price of black sea bream. Further studies to assess the effectiveness of the stock enhancement programme as well as the carrying capacity of Hiroshima Bay to maintain the stock of black sea bream at a stable, healthy level are desirable. The necessity of evaluating the secondary effects derived from using a reduced number of breeders as well as finding new markets are suggested.  相似文献   

Variation in fatty acid composition among nine forage species from a southeastern US estuarine and nearshore coastal ecosystem     

Recks MA  Seaborn GT 《Fish physiology and biochemistry》2008,34(3):275-287

The fatty acid (FA) composition of nine potentially important forage species was determined (n = 330): red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus), spot (Leiostomus xanthurus), spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus), striped mullet (Mugil cephalus), pinfish (Lagodon rhomboides), Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus), star drum (Stellifer lanceolatus), striped anchovy (Anchoa hepsetus), and brief squid (Lolliguncula brevis). Samples were collected from estuarine and nearshore coastal waters around Charleston, South Carolina, USA, from March 2002–February 2003. Twenty-nine of 125 identified FAs were included in multivariate analyses of FA profiles. Despite existing intraspecific variation, the PRIMER routine analysis of similarity (ANOSIM) indicated each species was distinct, and discriminant function analysis correctly classified 99.5% of the training data set samples (n = 221) and 98.2% of the validation samples (n = 109). Most species could be characterized by distinctive levels of a suite of FAs. Our results indicated FA profiles can be used to reliably distinguish even closely related forage species in this southeastern US estuarine ecosystem. The information gained from this study not only provides insight into the biochemical composition of these important species but also provides fundamental information to support studies on the feeding ecology of local higher-level predators. The U.S. Government’s right to retain a non-exclusive, royalty-free license in and to any copyright is acknowledged.  相似文献   

A direct plating method for monitoring the contamination of Listeria monocytogenes in silage.     

J F Fernandez-Garayzabal  M Blanco  J A Vazquez-Boland  V Briones  J A Garcia  C Delgado  M Domingo  J Marco  L Dominguez 《Zentralblatt für Veterin?rmedizin. Reihe B. Journal of veterinary medicine. Series B》1992,39(7):513-518

Twenty-two silage samples were analyzed for the presence of L. monocytogenes using five Listeria selective plating media, with and without previous selective enrichment step. L. monocytogenes was recovered from 3 samples by both procedures, but direct plating allowed the quantification of Listeria population. Two of these positive samples were implicated in outbreaks of listeriosis in sheep; the L. monocytogenes population in these samples was about 10(6) cells/g. The L. monocytogenes population in the other positive sample was 10(3) cells/g. Direct isolation of L. monocytogenes was only possible from LPM, PALCAM and LSAMm media. MOX and LSM media were not selective enough to allow direct Listeria isolation. In our hands, LSAMm was the most suitable plating medium for the direct isolation and specific quantification of L. monocytogenes from silage employing a red blood cells overlay technique.  相似文献