Efficacy of chemical and flourescent protein markers in studying plant colonization by endophytic nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum isolates

In studying plant colonization by inoculated Fusarium oxysporum endophytes, it is important to be able to distinguish inoculated isolates from saprophytic strains. In the current study, F. oxysporum isolates were transformed with the green (GFP) and red fluorescent protein (DsRed) genes, and benomyl...

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Autores principales: Paparu, P., Macleod, A., Dubois, T., Coyne, Danny L., Viljoen, Altus
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Publicado: 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92769
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author Paparu, P.
Macleod, A.
Dubois, T.
Coyne, Danny L.
Viljoen, Altus
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Dubois, T.
Macleod, A.
Paparu, P.
Viljoen, Altus
author_facet Paparu, P.
Macleod, A.
Dubois, T.
Coyne, Danny L.
Viljoen, Altus
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description In studying plant colonization by inoculated Fusarium oxysporum endophytes, it is important to be able to distinguish inoculated isolates from saprophytic strains. In the current study, F. oxysporum isolates were transformed with the green (GFP) and red fluorescent protein (DsRed) genes, and benomyl- and chlorate-resistant mutant isolates were also developed. The benomyl- and chlorate-resistant mutants, and the fluorescently labelled transformants, were able to grow on potato dextrose agar amended with 20 mg Benlate® l−1, 30 g chlorate l−1 and 150 μg hygromycin ml−1, respectively. Single spores of all mutants remained stable after several transfers on non-selective media. Most mutants and transformants produced colony diameters that did not differ significantly from that of their wild-type progenitors after 7 days of growth on non-selective media. Few mutants, however, had growth rates that were either slower or faster than for their wild-types. Plant colonization studies showed that root and rhizome tissue colonization by most benomyl- and chlorate-resistant mutants was similar to that of their wild-type isolates. Unlike GFP transformants, DsRed transformants were difficult to visualize in planta. Both the mutants and transformants can be used for future studies to investigate colonization, distribution and survival of biocontrol F. oxysporum endophytes in banana plants.
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spelling CGSpace927692023-06-13T05:53:18Z Efficacy of chemical and flourescent protein markers in studying plant colonization by endophytic nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum isolates Paparu, P. Macleod, A. Dubois, T. Coyne, Danny L. Viljoen, Altus bananas fusarium oxysporum endophytes radopholus similis chlorates proteins In studying plant colonization by inoculated Fusarium oxysporum endophytes, it is important to be able to distinguish inoculated isolates from saprophytic strains. In the current study, F. oxysporum isolates were transformed with the green (GFP) and red fluorescent protein (DsRed) genes, and benomyl- and chlorate-resistant mutant isolates were also developed. The benomyl- and chlorate-resistant mutants, and the fluorescently labelled transformants, were able to grow on potato dextrose agar amended with 20 mg Benlate® l−1, 30 g chlorate l−1 and 150 μg hygromycin ml−1, respectively. Single spores of all mutants remained stable after several transfers on non-selective media. Most mutants and transformants produced colony diameters that did not differ significantly from that of their wild-type progenitors after 7 days of growth on non-selective media. Few mutants, however, had growth rates that were either slower or faster than for their wild-types. Plant colonization studies showed that root and rhizome tissue colonization by most benomyl- and chlorate-resistant mutants was similar to that of their wild-type isolates. Unlike GFP transformants, DsRed transformants were difficult to visualize in planta. Both the mutants and transformants can be used for future studies to investigate colonization, distribution and survival of biocontrol F. oxysporum endophytes in banana plants. 2009 2018-05-17T09:03:27Z 2018-05-17T09:03:27Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92769 en Limited Access Paparu, P., Macleod, A., Dubois, T., Coyne, D. & Viljoen, A. (2009). Efficacy of chemical and fluorescent protein markers in studying plant colonization by endophytic non-pathogenic Fusarium oxysporum isolates. BioControl, 54(5), 709-722.
spellingShingle bananas
fusarium oxysporum
endophytes
radopholus similis
chlorates
proteins
Paparu, P.
Macleod, A.
Dubois, T.
Coyne, Danny L.
Viljoen, Altus
Efficacy of chemical and flourescent protein markers in studying plant colonization by endophytic nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum isolates
title Efficacy of chemical and flourescent protein markers in studying plant colonization by endophytic nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum isolates
title_full Efficacy of chemical and flourescent protein markers in studying plant colonization by endophytic nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum isolates
title_fullStr Efficacy of chemical and flourescent protein markers in studying plant colonization by endophytic nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum isolates
title_full_unstemmed Efficacy of chemical and flourescent protein markers in studying plant colonization by endophytic nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum isolates
title_short Efficacy of chemical and flourescent protein markers in studying plant colonization by endophytic nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum isolates
title_sort efficacy of chemical and flourescent protein markers in studying plant colonization by endophytic nonpathogenic fusarium oxysporum isolates
topic bananas
fusarium oxysporum
endophytes
radopholus similis
chlorates
proteins
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92769
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