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... Intensive agricultural crop production can lead to a decline in biological soil characteristics and functions, such as soil microbial biomass and activity, carbon and nutrient cycling and soil suppressiveness, important for the sustainable production of food and feed. There is a need to understand how those soil functions can be improved by agricultural practices. In a long-term field study, we as ...
plantpathogenicfungi, etc ; Flavobacterium; Fusarium oxysporum; Planctomycetes; Pseudomonas; Thanatephorus cucumeris; bacterial communities; biological control; disease severity; field experimentation; microbial activity; microbiome; soil; soil bacteria; soil ecology; Show all 15 Subjects
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... Due to higher microbial activity and diversity, organic farming serves as a sustainable alternative in preventing several soil-borne plant diseases. However, there are limited studies that have shown direct relationship between soil bacterial composition and its effect on disease suppressive potential under different farming systems. Thus, the objective of the study was to understand the effect of ...
plantpathogenicfungi, etc ; Angophora; Corymbia citriodora; Myrtus communis; biomarkers; monoterpenoids; phenolic compounds; secondary metabolites; sesquiterpenoids; Australia; South America; Show all 11 Subjects
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... In 2010, the fungal plant pathogen that causes Myrtle rust, Austropuccinia psidii, which is native to South America, was first detected in Australia and has since had significant impacts on several Australian Myrtaceae species. Despite this, our understanding of the role secondary metabolites play in plant susceptibility to A. psidii is limited. This study aimed to determine: (1) whether secondary ...
... The bioactive compounds produced by Streptomyces spp. bacteria can inhibit and reduce the incidence of phytopathogenic fungi in agricultural crops. In this study, two Streptomyces strains 6(4) and R18(6) were tested separately and in a consortium and demonstrated antifungal activity against the phytopathogenic fungus Pyrenophora tritici-repentis (Ptr) that causes tan spots in wheat plants. Strepto ...
... The plant-pathogenic fungus Exobasidium gracile belongs to the basidiomycetous genus Exobasidium and causes leaf abnormalities in Camellia oleifera. Here, we report a novel mycovirus from E. gracile strain Z-2, called “Exobasidium gracile zybavirus 2” (EgZV2), which is related phylogenetically to a member of the genus Zybavirus in the family Amalgaviridae. Like those of other zybaviruses, the EgZV ...
plantpathogenicfungi, etc ; Botrytis cinerea; choline; conidia; genomics; germ tube; germination; green beans; imports; microbial genetics; mutants; tomatoes; virulence; Show all 13 Subjects
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... Previous network-based comparative genomic analysis between major lifestyles of fungal plant pathogens highlighted that HNM1, a predicted choline transporter, is part of the necrotroph core-genome's functions. In this work we have generated and characterized deletion mutants and developed complemented strains for the HNM1 homolog (Bchnm1) in the necrotrophic model fungal plant pathogen Botrytis ci ...
... The plant pathogen Exobasidium gracile, which belongs to the basidiomycetous genus Exobasidium, can lead to swollen and thicker leaves of C. oleifera. To our knowledge, there have been no reports of mycoviruses infecting Exobasidium gracile. This study characterized three mycoviruses coinfecting the plant pathogen Exobasidium gracile strain Z-1. Based on phylogenetic and genomic analyses, E. graci ...
... Colletotrichum camelliae is a widespread filamentous phytopathogenic fungus. In this study, a novel mycovirus designated as "Colletotrichum camelliae botourmiavirus 1" (CcBV1) was isolated from strain ZJQT11 of C. camelliae, and its complete genome sequence was determined. CcBV1 has a genome of 2,506 nucleotides and contains a large open reading frame (ORF) that encodes an RNA-dependent RNA polyme ...
... A total of 29 novel quinazoline-2-aminothiazole hybrids containing a 4-piperidinylamide linker were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for their anti-microbial properties against phytopathogenic fungi and bacteria of agricultural importance. The anti-fungal assays indicated that some of the target compounds exhibited excellent inhibitory effects in vitro against Rhizoctonia solani. For example, ...
... Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) plants showing distinct symptoms of necrosis of leaves and severe rotting of roots were observed in an agricultural field at Arakkonam, Tamil Nadu, India. The rhizomorphs of the phytopathogenic fungus were obtained from the rotted roots of the diseased plants and were cultured in the laboratory, and based on the morphological characteristics and nucleotide sequencin ...
... Fusarium verticillioides is a plant pathogenic fungus affecting a wide range of crops worldwide due to its toxigenic properties. F. verticillioides BIONCL4 strain was isolated from stored maize grain samples in India, and produces high amount of fumonisin B1 (FB1). We report a comparative genomic analysis of F. verticillioides, covering the basic genome information, secretome, and proteins involve ...
... An eco-friendly simple protocol has been devised for the preparation of coumarin derivatives using doubly Brønsted acidic task specific ionic liquid (TSIL) as a catalyst. Solvent-free conditions were employed for the reaction of different substituted phenols with β-ketoester in TSIL to produce corresponding substituted coumarin derivatives in good to excellent yields at ambient conditions; at room ...
... The genome of phytopathogenic fungus Chrysoporthe cubensis has distinct groups of multicopper oxidase (MCO) coding genes, including new laccases, that could have the potential for biotechnological applications. Here, the complete genomic arsenal of MCOs from C. cubensis was identified and characterized. Laccases were induced, purified from the fungal crude extract, and these enzymes' potential to ...
plantpathogenicfungi, etc ; Mycosphaerella graminicola; boscalid; drugs; fluorescence; lead; liquid chromatography; mass spectrometry; multiple drug resistance; mutants; succinate dehydrogenase (quinone); wheat; Show all 12 Subjects
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... Increased drug efflux compromises the efficacy of a large panel of treatments in the clinic against cancer or bacterial, fungal, and viral diseases, and in agriculture due to the emergence of multidrug-resistant pathogenic fungi. Until recently, to demonstrate increased drug efflux, the use of labeled drugs or fluorescent dyes was necessary. With the increasing sensitivity of detection devices, di ...
plantpathogenicfungi, etc ; Fusarium graminearum; Schizosaccharomyces pombe; agriculture; humans; hyphae; introns; mutants; mutation; phosphorylation; ribonucleoproteins; sequence analysis; sexual reproduction; spliceosomes; wheat; Show all 15 Subjects
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... The pre-mRNA processing factor Prp6 is an essential component of the U4/U6.U5 tri-small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (snRNP). In a previous study, mutations were identified in the PRP6 ortholog in four suppressors of Fgprp4 that was deleted of the only kinase FgPrp4 among the spliceosome components in the plant pathogenic fungus Fusarium graminearum. In this study, we identified additional suppressor ...
... Alternaria helianthiinficiens previously has been found as a pathogen of sunflower and cosmos in northern hemisphere. This fungus comprises a monotypic lineage which obviously is a separate group that has not been formally described as a section. Information about morphology, distribution, and pathogenic characters of this species is very limited. During this study, two taxonomic novelties were en ...
... Natural crop protection products are gaining popularity due to consumer demands and long-term toxicity of chemical pesticides. Extracts of nine locally available plants species were screened for their fungicidal activity against four widespread fungal phytopathogens. Examination of the effect of the plant extracts on mycelial growth was done in vitro using liquid culture medium. During this assay, ...
Yael Cohen; Esther Mwangi; Nimrod Tish; Jie Xu; Nachiket D. Vaze; Tal Klingbell; Elazar Fallik; Yaguang Luo; Philip Demokritou; Victor Rodov; Elena Poverenov
... A series of quaternary dimethyl-(alkyl)-ammonium chitosan derivatives (QACs) was synthesized and studied for physicochemical properties and bioactivity. The QACs tended to spontaneously self-assembly into nanoaggregates. Antimicrobial activity was examined in vitro on Gram-negative Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Gram-positive Listeria innocua (L. innocua) bacteria as well as phytopathogenic fungus ...
... Rice blast disease, caused by the plant pathogenic fungus Magnaporthe oryzae, severely constrains rice production worldwide. Using plant-associated microorganisms, biological control of rice blast is an efficient and environmentally friendly approach to disease management. Bacillus bacteria produce a broad array of antifungal lipopeptides, making them effective biological control agents. In a prev ...
... Neofusicoccum parvum is an important plant-pathogenic ascomycetous fungus that causes trunk diseases in a variety of plants. A limited number of reports on mycoviruses from this fungus are available. Here, we report the characterization of a novel victorivirus, Neofusicoccum parvum victorivirus 3 (NpVV3). An agarose gel dsRNA profile of a Pakistani strain of N. parvum, NFN, showed a band of ~5 kbp ...