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Žebeljan A, Duduk N, Vučković N, Jurick WM, Vico I. Incidence, Speciation, and Morpho-Genetic Diversity of Penicillium spp. Causing Blue Mold of Stored Pome Fruits in Serbia. J Fungi (Basel) 2021; 7:jof7121019. [PMID: 34947001 PMCID: PMC8709240 DOI: 10.3390/jof7121019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Blue mold, caused by Penicillium spp., is one of the most economically important postharvest diseases of pome fruits, globally. Pome fruits, in particular apple, is the most widely grown pome fruit in Serbia, and the distribution of Penicillium spp. responsible for postharvest decay is unknown. A two-year survey was conducted in 2014 and 2015, where four pome fruits (apple, pear, quince, and medlar) with blue mold symptoms were collected from 20 storage locations throughout Serbia. Detailed morphological characterization, analysis of virulence in three apple cultivars, and multilocus phylogeny revealed three main Penicillium spp. in order of abundance: P. expansum, P. crustosum, and P. solitum. Interestingly, P. expansum split into two distinct clades with strong statistical support that coincided with several morphological observations. Findings from this study are significant and showed previously undocumented diversity in blue mold fungi responsible for postharvest decay including the first finding of P. crustosum, and P. solitum as postharvest pathogens of quince and P. crustosum of medlar fruit in the world, and P. expansum of quince in Serbia. Data from this study provide timely information regarding phenotypic, morphological and genotypic plasticity in P. expansum that will impact the design of species-specific detection tools and guide the development of blue mold management strategies.
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- Aleksandra Žebeljan
- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (A.Ž.); (N.V.); (I.V.)
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (A.Ž.); (N.V.); (I.V.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-381-11-441-3555
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (A.Ž.); (N.V.); (I.V.)
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- USDA-ARS, Food Quality Laboratory, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA;
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (A.Ž.); (N.V.); (I.V.)
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Stošić S, Ristić D, Savković Ž, Grbić ML, Vukojević J, Živković S. Penicillium and Talaromyces Species as Postharvest Pathogens of Pear Fruit ( Pyrus communis) in Serbia. PLANT DISEASE 2021; 105:3510-3521. [PMID: 34010022 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-01-21-0037-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Pears are one of the oldest and the third most important fruit species grown in temperate regions. They are consumed because of their nutritional and health benefits, in fresh form or as various processed products. This article resolves the etiology of the Penicillium-like mold symptoms on pear fruits in Serbia. Samples of pear fruits with blue mold and other Penicillium-like mold symptoms were collected in Serbia from 2016 to 2019, from four storages. The recovered isolates were identified and characterized according to a polyphasic approach. Morphological and physiological analyses were performed on three media and five temperatures, respectively. Four loci (internal transcribed spacer, beta-tubulin, calmodulin, and DNA-dependent RNA polymerase II second largest subunit) were used for sequencing, genetic identification, and phylogenetic analyses. The results of the identification by conventional and molecular methods were in agreement, and they revealed that the obtained isolates belong to five species: Penicillium crustosum, P. expansum, P. italicum, Talaromyces minioluteus, and T. rugulosus. In a pathogenicity test, P. crustosum, P. expansum, T. minioluteus, and T. rugulosus produced decay on artificially inoculated pear fruits, and P. italicum induced tissue response lesions. The results of this study are the first reports of T. minioluteus and T. rugulosus as postharvest pear pathogens. Also, these are the first world records of T. minioluteus, T. rugulosus, and P. italicum on fruits of European pear. Furthermore, this is the first finding of P. crustosum, P. expansum, P. italicum, T. minioluteus, and T. rugulosus on pear fruit in Serbia.
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- Stefan Stošić
- Department of Plant Diseases, Institute for Plant Protection and Environment, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Plant Diseases, Institute for Plant Protection and Environment, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden "Jevremovac," 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden "Jevremovac," 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden "Jevremovac," 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Plant Diseases, Institute for Plant Protection and Environment, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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Habib W, Masiello M, Chahine-Tsouvalakis H, Al Moussawi Z, Saab C, Tawk ST, Piemontese L, Solfrizzo M, Logrieco AF, Moretti A, Susca A. Occurrence and Characterization of Penicillium Species Isolated from Post-Harvest Apples in Lebanon. Toxins (Basel) 2021; 13:toxins13100730. [PMID: 34679023 PMCID: PMC8537683 DOI: 10.3390/toxins13100730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2021] [Revised: 10/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The apple is one of the most important fruit tree crops in the Mediterranean region. Lebanon, in particular, is among the top apple producer countries in the Middle East; however, recently, several types of damage, particularly rot symptoms, have been detected on fruits in cold storage. This study aims to identify the causal agents of apple decay in Lebanese post-harvest facilities and characterize a set of 39 representative strains of the toxigenic fungus Penicillium. The results demonstrated that blue mould was the most frequent fungal disease associated with apples showing symptoms of decay after 3–4 months of storage at 0 °C, with an average frequency of 76.5% and 80.6% on cv. Red and cv. Golden Delicious apples, respectively. The morphological identification and phylogenetic analysis of benA gene showed that most Penicillium strains (87.2%) belong to P. expansum species whereas the remaining strains (12.8%) belong to P. solitum. Furthermore, 67.7% of P. expansum strains produced patulin when grown on apple puree for 14 days at 25 °C with values ranging from 10.7 mg kg−1 to 125.9 mg kg−1, whereas all P. solitum did not produce the mycotoxin. This study highlights the presence of Penicillium spp. and their related mycotoxin risk during apple storage and calls for the implementation of proper measures to decrease the risk of mycotoxin contamination of apple fruit products.
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- Wassim Habib
- Laboratory of Mycology, Department of Plant Protection, Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box 90-1965, Fanar 1202, Lebanon; (W.H.); (C.S.)
- Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Lebanese University, George Matta, Dekwaneh 1202, Lebanon; (H.C.-T.); (Z.A.M.); (S.T.T.)
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- Institute of Science of Food Production—ISPA, Research National Council—CNR, Via Amendola, 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy; (M.S.); (A.F.L.); (A.M.); (A.S.)
- Correspondence:
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- Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Lebanese University, George Matta, Dekwaneh 1202, Lebanon; (H.C.-T.); (Z.A.M.); (S.T.T.)
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- Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Lebanese University, George Matta, Dekwaneh 1202, Lebanon; (H.C.-T.); (Z.A.M.); (S.T.T.)
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- Laboratory of Mycology, Department of Plant Protection, Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box 90-1965, Fanar 1202, Lebanon; (W.H.); (C.S.)
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- Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Lebanese University, George Matta, Dekwaneh 1202, Lebanon; (H.C.-T.); (Z.A.M.); (S.T.T.)
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy;
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- Institute of Science of Food Production—ISPA, Research National Council—CNR, Via Amendola, 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy; (M.S.); (A.F.L.); (A.M.); (A.S.)
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- Institute of Science of Food Production—ISPA, Research National Council—CNR, Via Amendola, 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy; (M.S.); (A.F.L.); (A.M.); (A.S.)
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- Institute of Science of Food Production—ISPA, Research National Council—CNR, Via Amendola, 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy; (M.S.); (A.F.L.); (A.M.); (A.S.)
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- Institute of Science of Food Production—ISPA, Research National Council—CNR, Via Amendola, 122/O, 70126 Bari, Italy; (M.S.); (A.F.L.); (A.M.); (A.S.)
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An assessment of the air quality in apple warehouses: new records of Aspergillus europaeus, Aspergillus pulverulentus, Penicillium allii and Penicillium sumatraense as decay agents. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:5975-5992. [PMID: 34535810 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-021-02551-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Airborne fungi are one of the major components of aeromycobiota known to produce several fungal diseases in fruits. Their presence in indoor environment of warehouses may limit the storage period of apples. Qualitative and quantitative analyses of airborne fungal spores were conducted using gravity settling techniques to detect fungal airspora present in the atmosphere of two apple warehouses in Tunisia. In this study, 375 fungal isolates were obtained and purified. Phylogenetic analysis of calmodulin, beta-tubulin and ITS regions coupled with phenotypic characterization helped to identify 15 fungal species. Penicillium exhibited the highest diversity with ten species detected (Penicillium allii, P. chrysogenum, P. citrinum, P. expansum, P. italicum, P. polonicum, P. solitum, P. steckii, P. sumatraense and P. viridicatum), followed by four species of Aspergillus genus (Aspergillus europaeus, A. flavus, A. niger and A. pulverulentus) and Alternaria alternata. In vivo experiments confirmed the pathogenicity of 13 species at room temperature and under cold-storage conditions. Among them, A. europaeus, A. pulverulentus, P. allii and P. sumatraense were described for the first time as pathogens on apples. The present study identified the major airborne fungi associated with postharvest rot in apple storage facilities in Tunisia and may help in efficient control of postharvest and storage fruit diseases.
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Yin G, Zhao H, Pennerman KK, Jurick WM, Fu M, Bu L, Guo A, Bennett JW. Genomic Analyses of Penicillium Species Have Revealed Patulin and Citrinin Gene Clusters and Novel Loci Involved in Oxylipin Production. J Fungi (Basel) 2021; 7:743. [PMID: 34575780 PMCID: PMC8464941 DOI: 10.3390/jof7090743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Blue mold of apple is caused by several different Penicillium species, among which P. expansum and P. solitum are the most frequently isolated. P. expansum is the most aggressive species, and P. solitum is very weak when infecting apple fruit during storage. In this study, we report complete genomic analyses of three different Penicillium species: P. expansum R21 and P. crustosum NJ1, isolated from stored apple fruit; and P. maximae 113, isolated in 2013 from a flooded home in New Jersey, USA, in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Patulin and citrinin gene cluster analyses explained the lack of patulin production in NJ1 compared to R21 and lack of citrinin production in all three strains. A Drosophila bioassay demonstrated that volatiles emitted by P. solitum SA and P. polonicum RS1 were more toxic than those from P. expansum and P. crustosum strains (R27, R11, R21, G10, and R19). The toxicity was hypothesized to be related to production of eight-carbon oxylipins. Putative lipoxygenase genes were identified in P. expansum and P. maximae strains, but not in P. crustosum. Our data will provide a better understanding of Penicillium spp. complex secondary metabolic capabilities, especially concerning the genetic bases of mycotoxins and toxic VOCs.
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- Guohua Yin
- Hainan Key Laboratory for Biosafety Monitoring and Molecular Breeding in Off-Season Reproduction Regions, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China; (H.Z.); (M.F.)
- Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA;
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Biosafety Monitoring and Molecular Breeding in Off-Season Reproduction Regions, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China; (H.Z.); (M.F.)
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- Toxicology and Mycotoxin Research Unit, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS), Athens, GA 30605, USA;
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- Food Quality Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS), Beltsville, MD 20705, USA;
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Biosafety Monitoring and Molecular Breeding in Off-Season Reproduction Regions, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China; (H.Z.); (M.F.)
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- Center for Evolutionary & Theoretical Immunology (CETI), Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA;
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Biosafety Monitoring and Molecular Breeding in Off-Season Reproduction Regions, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China; (H.Z.); (M.F.)
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- Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA;
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Duduk N, Bekcic F, Zebeljan A, Vuckovic N, Vico I. First report of blue mold caused by Penicillium crustosum on nectarine fruit in Serbia. PLANT DISEASE 2020; 105:487. [PMID: 32967562 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-07-20-1632-pdn] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Penicillium crustosum Thom. is a fungus commonly found on cheese and nuts, but is also a postharvest pathogen that causes blue mold disease of pome and stone fruits including plum and nectarine (Louw and Korsten 2016; Restuccia et al. 2006). The fungus produces mycotoxins (penitrem A, roquefortine C, terrestric acid, and cyclopenol) which are of concern for human health (Frisvad and Samson 2004). In Serbia, P. crustosum has been previously described on apple fruit (Vico et al. 2014). On nectarine fruit (Prunus persica var. nucipersica), after 6 weeks of cold storage, symptoms of blue mold developed in a fruit market in Belgrade, Serbia. The fruit was collected and isolations performed in November 2017. Decayed areas on infected fruit were soft, light to medium brown with blue-green sporulation on the fruit surface. Two isolates were obtained (N2AS and N2BS) and cultured on Czapek yeast autolysate agar (CYA), malt extract agar (MEA), yeast extract sucrose agar (YES) and potato dextrose agar (PDA) at 25°C for 7 days. Isolates were identified as P. crustosum based on morphological features (Frisvad and Samson 2004; Pitt and Hocking 2009). On all media, mycelia were white and colonies turned blue-green with abundant sporulation. Colonies of both isolates were radially sulcate on MEA and YES, and plane with a granular texture on CYA and PDA, and were yellow to orange on the reverse side on YES. Mean colony diameter on PDA was 29.2 ± 1.2 mm for N2AS, and 31.3 ± 1.4 mm for N2BS; on CYA 30.8 ± 1.2 mm for N2AS and 30.9 ± 1.1 mm for N2BS; on YES 40.7 ± 3.6 mm for N2AS and 43.6 ± 1.4 mm for N2BS; and on MEA 33.4 ± 1.2 mm for N2AS and 34 ± 2.5 mm for N2BS. Crusts of conidial masses formed on MEA and PDA after 10 days. Conidiophores of both isolates were terverticillate, stipes were septate with rough walls, and conidia, borne in columns, were smooth and spherical to subglobose. Conidial diameter for N2AS was 2.32 to 3.95 (average 3.13) µm and for N2BS was 2.34 to 3.98 (average 3.27) µm (n=50). Isolates formed a yellow ring, using Ehrlich's reagent, indicating lack of cyclopiazonic acid, but production of other alkaloids. Morphological identification was confirmed by isolating genomic DNA, PCR amplification of the partial β-tubulin gene using Bt2a/Bt2b (Glass and Donaldson 1995) and sequencing. BLAST analysis revealed that N2AS sequence (MT799805) was 99% similar and N2BS (MT799806) was identical to sequences AY674351 (strain CBS 101025) and KJ775121 (strain DTO_244H8) of P. crustosum in GenBank. Sequences (2X consensus) of the two isolates differed in one nucleotide showing the existence of single-nucleotide polymorphism among P. crustosum isolates. Pathogenicity was tested on nectarine, peach and apple fruit (four fruit per isolate and the control). Fruit were washed, surface-sanitized with 70% ethanol, and wound (10x4 mm) inoculated on two sides with 40 μl of a 105/ml conidial suspension in sterile distilled water containing 0.1% Tween 20 (TSDW). Control fruit was inoculated with TSDW. Inoculated and control fruit were stored at 25°C for 7 days. Inoculated fruit developed light brown decay with cracks in the epidermis that spread from the inoculation point on nectarines and peaches. Blue-green sporulation was present on all inoculated fruit. Control fruit remained symptomless. The fungus was re-isolated and was morphologically identical to the original isolates, thus completing Koch's postulates. This is the first report of P. crustosum causing postharvest blue mold decay on nectarine fruit in Serbia. Results show that P. crustosum is not only present as a postharvest pathogen of apple fruit, but of nectarine as well and may pose a threat in storage of both pome and stone fruits in Serbia. References: Frisvad, J. C. and Samson, R. A. 2004. Stud. Mycol. 49:1. Glass, N.L. and Donaldson, G. C. 1995. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 61: 1323. Louw, J.P., and Korsten, L. 2016. Eur. J. Plant Pathol. 146: 779. Pitt, J. I. and Hocking, A. D. 2009. Fungi and food spoilage, 239. Springer. Restuccia et al. 2006. J. Food Prot. 69: 2465. Vico, I., et al. 2014. Plant Dis. 98:1430. Acknowledgment: This research was supported by the project III46008, No. 451-03-68/2020-14/200116, financed by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia.
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- Natasa Duduk
- University of Belgrade Faculty of Agriculture, 186112, Phytopathology, Beograd, Serbia;
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- University of Belgrade Faculty of Agriculture, 186112, Beograd, Serbia;
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- University of Belgrade Faculty of Agriculture, 186112, Beograd, Serbia;
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Chowdhary K, Kaushik N. Fungal Endophyte Diversity and Bioactivity in the Indian Medicinal Plant Ocimum sanctum Linn. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0141444. [PMID: 26529087 PMCID: PMC4631451 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2015] [Accepted: 10/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Endophytic mycopopulation isolated from India's Queen of herbs Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum) were explored and investigated for their diversity and antiphytopathogenic activity against widespread plant pathogens Botrytis cinerea, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Rhizoctonia solani and Fusarium oxysporum. 90 fungal isolates, representing 17 genera were recovered from 313 disease-free and surface sterilised plant segments (leaf and stem tissues) from three different geographic locations (Delhi, Hyderabad and Mukteshwar) during distinct sampling times in consequent years 2010 and 2011 in India. Fungal endophytes were subjected to molecular identification based on rDNA ITS sequence analysis. Plant pathogens such as F. verticillioides, B. maydis, C. coarctatum, R. bataticola, Hypoxylon sp., Diaporthe phaseolorum, Alternaria tenuissima and A. alternata have occurred as endophyte only during second sampling (second sampling in 2011) in the present study. Bi-plot generated by principal component analysis suggested tissue specificity of certain fungal endophytes. Dendrogram revealed species abundance as a function of mean temperature of the location at the time of sampling. Shannon diversity in the first collection is highest in Hyderabad leaf tissues (H' = 1.907) whereas in second collection it was highest from leaf tissues of Delhi (H' = 1.846). Mukteshwar (altitude: 7500 feet) reported least isolation rate in second collection. Nearly 23% of the total fungal isolates were considered as potent biocontrol agent. Hexane extract of M. phaseolina recovered from Hyderabad in first collection demonstrated highest activity against S. sclerotiorum with IC50 value of 0.38 mg/ml. Additionally, its components 2H-pyran-2-one, 5,6-dihydro-6-pentyl and palmitic acid, methyl ester as reported by GC-MS Chromatogram upon evaluation for their antiphytopathogenic activity exhibited IC50 value of 1.002 and 0.662 against respectively S. sclerotiorum indicating their significant role in antiphytopathogenic activity of hexane extract. The production of 2H-pyran-2-one, 5,6-dihydro-6-pentyl from M. phaseolina, an endophytic fungus is being reported for the first time.
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- Kanika Chowdhary
- TERI University, 10 Institutional Area, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, India
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- The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India Habitat Center, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, India
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