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1. A Destructive Leaf Spot and Blight Caused by Alternaria kareliniae sp. nov. on a Sand-Stabilizing Plant, Caspian Sea Karelinia

Author:
Biao Xu; Jiage Song; Pinggen Xi; Minhui Li; Tom Hsiang; Zide Jiang
Source:
Plant disease 2018 v.102 no.1 pp. 172-178
ISSN:
0191-2917
Subject:
Alternaria; DNA-directed RNA polymerase; adenosinetriphosphatase; agar; basins; beak; blight; calmodulin; carrots; disease control; fungi; genes; glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; internal transcribed spacers; leaf spot; leaves; mortality; new species; pathogen identification; pathogenicity; peptide elongation factors; phylogeny; potatoes; stems; translation (genetics); Caspian Sea; China
Abstract:
... Leaf spots and stem lesions causing widespread mortality of Caspian Sea karelinia (Karelinia caspia) were observed in desert regions of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. Fifteen samples were collected from five widely distributed counties of Tarim and Junggar Basins in 2016. The pathogen was identified using morphological observations and phylogenetic analyses based on combined partial seq ...
DOI:
10.1094/PDIS-06-17-0842-RE

2. Alternaria malicola sp. nov., a New Pathogen Causing Fruit Spot on Apple in China

Author:
J. L. Dang; M. L. Gleason; L. N. Li; C. Wang; C. K. Niu; R. Zhang; G. Y. Sun
Source:
Plant disease 2018 v.102 no.7 pp. 1273-1282
ISSN:
0191-2917
Subject:
Alternaria; DNA-directed RNA polymerase; allergens; apples; conidia; crop production; fruits; glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; leaf blotch; molds (fungi); mycelium; new species; pathogenicity; pathogens; peptide elongation factors; sequence analysis; translation (genetics); China
Abstract:
... Alternaria spp. are pathogens of several diseases that pose significant threats to apple production. Several putative Alternaria sp. isolates were obtained from lesions of a disease commonly referred to as black dot on apple fruit in Shaanxi Province, China. Pathogenicity tests using mycelial plugs and conidial suspensions indicated that this isolate could cause leaf blotch, as well as moldy core ...
DOI:
10.1094/PDIS-07-17-1027-RE

3. Antifungal activities and active ingredients of Melodinus suaveolens Champ. ex Benth.

Author:
Yanan Xu; Siquan Ling; Dongqiang Zeng; Wenwei Tang
Source:
Natural product research 2018 v.32 no.12 pp. 1481-1483
ISSN:
1478-6427
Subject:
Alternaria; Apocynaceae; Colletotrichum musae; Glomerella cingulata; Glomerella graminicola; active ingredients; antifungal properties; branches; ethyl acetate; leaves; myo-inositol; plant pathogenic fungi; surveys; China
Abstract:
... Four Melodinus species with antifungal activity were found in survey of the floral resources, in Shiwan Mountain Natural Reserve, Guangxi Province, China. Crude methanolic extracts of the twigs and leaves of Melodinus suaveolens exhibited potent antifungal activities against the plant pathogenic fungi Colletotrichum musae, Colletotrichum graminicola, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Alternaria m ...
DOI:
10.1080/14786419.2017.1353505

4. Assessment of production and marketing constraints and value chain of sweet potato in the municipalities of Dangbo and Bonou

Author:
Vincent Ezin; Florent Quenum; Roméo Houénagnon Bodjrenou; Chabrolle M. I. Kpanougo; Emeric M. G. Kochoni; Bienvenu Ifagbémi Chabi; Adam Ahanchede
Source:
Agriculture & food security 2018 v.7 no.1 pp. 15
ISSN:
2048-7010
Subject:
Alternaria; Cylas; Ipomoea batatas; blight; common names; control methods; credit; equipment; food security; income; insect pests; insecticides; issues and policy; labor; market value; marketing; pathogens; stakeholders; storage; supply chain; surveys; sweet potatoes; weed control; Benin
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] plays an important role in ensuring food security and incomes for local communities. It is particularly grown in southern region of Benin, and its production over the last few years has declined due to disease and severe pest infestation. Therefore, it was imperative to carry out this study to identify the main constraints related to the recent ...
DOI:
10.1186/s40066-018-0164-6

5. Bio-effective disease control and plant growth promotion in lentil by two pesticide degrading strains of Bacillus sp.

Author:
Tina Roy; Anuradha Bandopadhyay; Parshuram J. Sonawane; Sukanta Majumdar; Nitish R. Mahapatra; Shariful Alam; Nirmalendu Das
Source:
Biological control 2018 v.127 pp. 55-63
ISSN:
1049-9644
Subject:
Alternaria; Bacillus cereus; aseptic conditions; biological control; blight; carbendazim; chitinase; crops; disease control; disease incidence; extracellular enzymes; growth promotion; imidacloprid; indole acetic acid; leaf spot; lentils; methomyl; pathogen identification; phosphates; plant growth; plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria; plant pathogens; siderophores; soil; soil-borne diseases; solubilization; volatile organic compounds
Abstract:
... Antagonistic bacteria are common soil inhabitants with potential to control several soil-borne diseases of various crops. In this study, two methomyl degrading Bacillus sp. were screened for their antagonistic potential against soil borne pathogen identified as Alternaria sp. which causes leaf spot and blight disease in lentil. Both the strains produced non-volatile and volatile organic compounds, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biocontrol.2018.08.018

6. Bioprospection of Culturable Endophytic Fungi Associated with the Ornamental Plant Pachystachys lutea

Author:
Amanda da Silva Ribeiro; Julio Cesar Polonio; Alessandra Tenório Costa; Caroline Menicoze dos Santos; Sandro Augusto Rhoden; João Lúcio Azevedo; João Alencar Pamphile
Source:
Current microbiology 2018 v.75 no.5 pp. 588-596
ISSN:
0343-8651
Subject:
Alternaria; Colletotrichum; Diaporthe; Fusarium oxysporum; Pachystachys; Phyllosticta; Xylaria; bacteria; endo-1,4-beta-glucanase; endophytes; fungi; genes; internal transcribed spacers; leaves; multilocus sequence typing; ornamental plants; plant tissues; tubulin
Abstract:
... Endophytes are fungi and bacteria that inhabit plant tissues without causing disease. Endophytes have characteristics that are important for the health of the plant and have been isolated from several plants of economic and medicinal interest but rarely from ornamental plants. The current study isolates and identifies endophytic fungi from the leaves of Pachystachys lutea and evaluates the antagon ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00284-017-1421-9

7. Chicken egg white and L-cysteine as cooperative ligands for effective encapsulation of Zn-doped silver nanoclusters for sensing and imaging applications

Author:
Mittal L. Desai; Sanjay Jha; Hirakendu Basu; Rakesh Kumar Singhal; P.K. Sharma; Suresh Kumar Kailasa
Source:
Colloids and surfaces 2018 v.559 pp. 35-42
ISSN:
0927-7757
Subject:
Alternaria; chemical species; colloids; cysteine; egg albumen; encapsulation; fungi; image analysis; ligands; mercury; nanosilver; optical properties; zinc
Abstract:
... Herein, we report chicken egg white (CEW) and L-cysteine (L-Cys) as cooperative ligands for effective encapsulation of Zn-doped silver nanoclusters (Zn-doped Ag NCs) for enhancing optical properties in sensing of Hg²⁺ ion and bioimaging of fungal cells (Alternaria sp.). The emission peak at 657 nm was remarkably enhanced by doping of Zn-atom into Ag NCs, suggesting the proteins of CEW and L-Cys pr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.colsurfa.2018.09.036

8. Comparison of fungicidal properties of non-thermal plasma produced by corona discharge and dielectric barrier discharge

Author:
J. Julák; H. Soušková; V. Scholtz; E. Kvasničková; D. Savická; V. Kříha
Source:
Folia microbiologica 2018 v.63 no.1 pp. 63-68
ISSN:
0015-5632
Subject:
Alternaria; Aspergillus oryzae; Byssochlamys nivea; Cladosporium sphaerospermum; agar; antifungal properties; cell viability; fungal spores; fungi
Abstract:
... The inactivation of four micromycete species by action of non-thermal plasma was followed. Two sources of plasma were compared, namely, positive corona discharge and dielectric barrier discharge. The corona discharge appeared as suitable for fungal spore inactivation in water suspension, whereas the barrier discharge inactivated spores on the surface of cultivation agar. Cladosporium sphaerospermu ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12223-017-0535-6

9. Construction of a genome-anchored, high-density genetic map for melon (Cucumis melo L.) and identification of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis race 1 resistance QTL

Author:
Sandra E. Branham; Amnon Levi; Melanie Katawczik; Zhangjun Fei; W. Patrick Wechter
Source:
Theoretical and applied genetics 2018 v.131 no.4 pp. 829-837
ISSN:
0040-5752
Subject:
Alternaria; Cucumis melo; Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis; Fusarium wilt; alleles; chromosome mapping; cultivars; disease resistance; disease severity; downy mildew; epistasis; genotyping; inbred lines; leaf blight; marker-assisted selection; melons; powdery mildew; quantitative trait loci; resistance genes; single nucleotide polymorphism
Abstract:
... KEY MESSAGE: Four QTLs and an epistatic interaction were associated with disease severity in response to inoculation with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis race 1 in a recombinant inbred line population of melon. The USDA Cucumis melo inbred line, MR-1, harbors a wealth of alleles associated with resistance to several major diseases of melon, including powdery mildew, downy mildew, Alternaria leaf ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00122-017-3039-5
CHORUS:
10.1007/s00122-017-3039-5

10. Determination of fungal flora on Anisandrus dispar Fabricius and Xylosandrus germanus Blandford (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)

Author:
C. Tuncer; R. Kushiyev; I. Erper
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2018 no.1226 pp. 391-398
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Acremonium; Alternaria; Ambrosiella; Aspergillus; Beauveria bassiana; Curculionidae; Fusarium oxysporum; Fusarium proliferatum; Fusarium solani; Lecanicillium muscarium; Metarhizium anisopliae; Ophiostoma; Paecilomyces; Pestalotiopsis; Trichothecium; Xyleborus; Xylosandrus germanus; ambrosia beetles; control methods; entomopathogenic fungi; females; hazelnuts; mycobiota; orchards; pests; plant diseases and disorders; trees; Black Sea; Turkey (country)
Abstract:
... Ambrosia beetles Anisandrus dispar Fabricius and Xylosandrus germanus Blandford (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) are important pests of hazelnut in Turkey. The beetles can harm the trees by carrying plant diseases in addition to direct damage, by tunneling the trees and farming symbiotic fungi there. In this study, fungal flora (symbiotic, entomopathogenic, plant pathogenic and other fungi) ...
DOI:
10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1226.60

11. Diversity of Fungi in Rhizoplane, Rhizosphere and Edaphosphere of Sunflower at Different Stages of its Development

Author:
N.I. Kostyuchenko; V.A. Lyakh
Source:
Helia 2018 v.41 no.68 pp. 117-127
ISSN:
2197-0483
Subject:
Alternaria; Aspergillus; Botrytis cinerea; Chernozems; Fusarium subglutinans; Gliocladium; Helianthus annuus; Paecilomyces variotii; Penicillium; Purpureocillium lilacinum; Rhizopus stolonifer; Trichoderma viride; dominant species; flowering; fungi; maturity stage; pathogens; rhizoplane; species diversity; vegetation
Abstract:
... The genus and species composition of the micromycete complex in the root zone (rhizoplane, rhizosphere and edaphosphere) of sunflower at the beginning of flowering and full maturity stages during its cultivation on leached chernozem was studied. It was established that representatives of the genera Aspergillus, Botrytis, Gliocladium, Fusarium, Paecilomyces, Penicillium, Rhizopus and Trichoderma fo ...
DOI:
10.1515/helia-2018-0001

12. Effect of micro-encapsulated antioxidant formulations on mycobiota, residual levels, sensory analyses and insect pest attack in stored peanuts

Author:
Daiana Garcia; Natalia Soledad Girardi; María Alejandra Passone; Andrea Nesci; Miriam Etcheverry
Source:
International journal of food microbiology 2018 v.285 pp. 158-164
ISSN:
0168-1605
Subject:
Alternaria; Arachis; Aspergillus; Cladosporium; Fusarium; Penicillium; acidity; aflatoxins; antifungal properties; antioxidants; butylated hydroxyanisole; containers; environmental factors; fatty acid composition; food industry; insect pests; microbial contamination; microencapsulation; mycobiota; peanuts; polypropylenes; sensory evaluation; sensory properties; storage time; stored product protection; taste; yeasts
Abstract:
... The in situ effect of microencapsulated 2(3)-tert-butyl-4 hydroxyanisole (BHA) on stored peanuts (Arachis hipogaea) intended for human consumption was evaluated. Peanut were stored unshelled in flexible containers called “big bags” that were made of polypropylene raffia. 100 kg of peanuts were used in each big bag and stored in refrigerated cells (<18 °C) for about 5 months in two different peanut ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2018.08.022

13. Effect of ozone on the microbiological status of five dried aromatic plants

Author:
Martha Kazi; Foteini F Parlapani; Ioannis S Boziaris; Evangelos K Vellios; Christos Lykas
Source:
Journal of the science of food and agriculture 2018 v.98 no.4 pp. 1369-1373
ISSN:
0022-5142
Subject:
Aloysia citrodora; Alternaria; Aspergillus; Cladosporium; Enterococcus; Escherichia coli; Fusarium; Penicillium; Ulocladium; chamomile; decontamination; disinfection; essential oil crops; fungi; health hazards; oregano; ozonation; ozone; phenotype; plate count; ready-to-eat foods; tea; thyme
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Aromatic plants may be contaminated with a wide range of microorganisms, making them a potential health hazard when infused or added to ready‐to‐eat meals. To ensure safety, the effect of gaseous ozone treatment on the population of aerobic plate counts (APC), hygienic indicators (Escherichia coli, Enterococcus spp. and Enterobacteriaceae) and fungi was investigated for five dried arom ...
DOI:
10.1002/jsfa.8602

14. Effects of wetness duration, inoculum concentration and temperature on the development of Alternaria blight on transplants of sweet potato

Author:
S. D. Kandolo; T. A. S. Aveling; J. E. Van Der Waals; M. Truter; S. M. Laurie
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2018 v. no.1204 pp. 211-218
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Alternaria; blight; conidia; cultivars; disease incidence; disease severity; greenhouses; growth chambers; industry; inoculum; plant growth; sweet potatoes; temperature; South Africa
Abstract:
... Alternaria blight (AB) of sweet potato caused by Alternaria bataticola, is a limiting factor for sweet potato industries in various countries. The disease has been recently reported in South Africa. A thorough literature search indicates that factors influencing the development of AB have not been studied adequately. In the current study wetness duration, inoculum concentration and temperature/wet ...
DOI:
10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1204.27

15. Endophytes of industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) cultivars: identification of culturable bacteria and fungi in leaves, petioles, and seeds

Author:
Maryanne Scott; Mamta Rani; Jamil Samsatly; Jean-Benoit Charron; Suha Jabaji
Source:
Canadian journal of microbiology 2018 v.64 no.10 pp. 664-680
ISSN:
1480-3275
Subject:
Alternaria; Aureobasidium; Cannabis sativa; Cochliobolus; Pantoea; Pseudomonas; antifungal properties; bacteria; biological control; cultivars; endo-1,4-beta-glucanase; endophytes; fungi; growth promotion; hemp; petioles; phosphorus; phylogeny; roots; seeds; siderophores; solubilization; tissues; tomatoes
Abstract:
... Plant endophytes are a group of microorganisms that reside asymptomatically within the healthy living tissue. The diversity and molecular and biochemical characterization of industrial hemp-associated endophytes have not been previously studied. This study explored the abundance and diversity of culturable endophytes residing in petioles, leaves, and seeds of three industrial hemp cultivars, and e ...
DOI:
10.1139/cjm-2018-0108

16. Evaluation and Exploration of Lactic Acid Bacteria for Preservation and Extending the Shelf Life of Fruit

Author:
Vishal Dhundale; Vijayshree Hemke; Dhananjay Desai; Pawan Dhundale
Source:
International journal of fruit science 2018 v.18 no.4 pp. 355-368
ISSN:
1553-8621
Subject:
Alternaria; Aspergillus flavus; Bacillus cereus; Escherichia coli; Fusarium; Lactobacillus; Paenibacillus; Proteus vulgaris; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Salmonella Typhi; Staphylococcus aureus; Xanthomonas campestris; antibacterial properties; bacteriocins; bioassays; biopreservatives; cow manure; flora; fruits; lactic acid bacteria; pathogens; shelf life
Abstract:
... The bio-preservation of fruits using bacteriocinogenic lactic acid bacteria (BLAB) isolated directly from cow dung and curd was an innovative approach. The objectives of this study were to isolate and identify Bacteriocin producing LAB from various curd and cow dung samples, evaluate their antimicrobial effects of BLAB against selected fruits spoiling and pathogenic microorganisms in vitro. LAB wa ...
DOI:
10.1080/15538362.2018.1435331

17. First report of apple leaf blotch caused by Alternaria arborescens complex in New Zealand

Author:
Merje Toome-Heller; Jeyaseelan Baskarathevan; Graham Burnip; Brett Alexander
Source:
New Zealand journal of crop and horticultural science 2018 v.46 no.4 pp. 354-359
ISSN:
1175-8783
Subject:
Alternaria arborescens; apples; climate; fungi; greenhouses; leaf blotch; leaves; orchards; pathogenicity; pathogens; physiology; New Zealand
Abstract:
... Apple leaf blotch has been observed in Nelson and Hawke’s Bay regions of New Zealand over recent years. Fungi from the genus Alternaria were consistently obtained from symptomatic leaf material, and morphological and molecular analysis determined that these isolates belong to the Alternaria arborescens complex. Pathogenicity tests were carried out to determine if these fungi were the causal agents ...
DOI:
10.1080/01140671.2018.1427117

18. Fluorescence Polarization Immunoassay for Alternaria Mycotoxin Tenuazonic Acid Detection and Molecular Modeling Studies of Antibody Recognition

Author:
Feng Wang; Jun Cai; Sergei A. Eremin; Zhi-Li Xiao; Yu-Dong Shen; Yuan-Xin Tian; Zhen-Lin Xu; Jin-Yi Yang; Hong-Tao Lei; Yuan-Ming Sun; Hong Wang
Source:
Food analytical methods 2018 v.11 no.9 pp. 2455-2462
ISSN:
1936-9751
Subject:
Alternaria; analytical methods; antibodies; energy; fluorescein; fluorescence; haptens; immunoassays; inhibitory concentration 50; isomers; isothiocyanates; molecular models; mycotoxins; rapid methods; tenuazonic acid; tracer techniques
Abstract:
... A simple and rapid method of fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA) for detection of Alternaria mycotoxin tenuazonic acid (TeA) was described. In this study, the tracers TeAH-FITC and TeAH-DTAF were synthesized from hapten 5-(sec-butyl)-3-(1-hydrazonoethyl)-4-hydroxy-1H-pyrrol-2(5H)-one (TeAH) and different fluoresceins isothiocyanate isomer I (FITC) or 5-([4,6-dichlorotriazin-2-yl]amino)flu ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12161-018-1236-8

19. Fungal community, Fusarium head blight complex and secondary metabolites associated with malting barley grains harvested in Umbria, central Italy

Author:
Giovanni Beccari; Maria Teresa Senatore; Francesco Tini; Michael Sulyok; Lorenzo Covarelli
Source:
International journal of food microbiology 2018 v.273 pp. 33-42
ISSN:
0168-1605
Subject:
Alternaria; Fusarium avenaceum; Fusarium graminearum; Fusarium head blight; Fusarium poae; Fusarium tricinctum; HT-2 toxin; barley; brewing; cultivation area; deoxynivalenol; deoxynivalenol-3-glucoside; fungal communities; fungi; malting; malting barley; molecular biology; monitoring; mycobiota; nivalenol; raw materials; screening; secondary metabolites; surveys; Italy
Abstract:
... In recent years, due to the negative impact of toxigenic mycobiota and of the accumulation of their secondary metabolites in malting barley grains, monitoring the evolution of fungal communities in a certain cultivation area as well as detecting the different mycotoxins present in the raw material prior to malting and brewing processes have become increasingly important. In this study, a survey wa ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2018.03.005

20. Fungal diversity and frequency carried by housefly (Musca domestica L.) and their relation with stored grains in rural areas of Pakistan

Author:
Muhammad Abid; Sobia Chohan; Shazia Akram; Rizwan M. Shah; Sabir Hussain; Muhammad Binyameen; Sarfraz A. Shad; Rashida Perveen
Source:
Journal of food safety 2018 v.38 no.5 pp. e12508
ISSN:
0149-6085
Subject:
Alternaria; Aspergillus; Fusarium; Musca domestica; Penicillium; food spoilage; fungi; infectious diseases; mycotoxins; postharvest losses; rice; rural areas; stored grain; wheat; Pakistan
Abstract:
... Housefly (Musca domestica L.) contaminates food by transferring microbes. Fungi carried by houseflies cause postharvest losses by food spoilage produce mycotoxins and spread various infectious diseases in human beings and animals. This study was planned to determine the diversity and frequency of fungal species carried by houseflies and their relation with stored grains. Houseflies in the vicinity ...
DOI:
10.1111/jfs.12508