Ultrastructural studies of the mode of penetration by Phoma macdonaldiiin sunflower seedlings

Autor: Ali Mohammad Roustaee, G. Barrault, Grégory Dechamp-Guillaume, Robert Dargent, Brigitte Gelie, Colette Savy
Přispěvatelé: Laboratoire de Génie Informatique et d'Automatique de l'Artois (LGI2A), Université d'Artois (UA), Unité des Sciences du Sol, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Laboratoire de Recherche en Sciences Végétales (LRSV), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse - Toulouse INP (FRANCE), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - INRA (FRANCE), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier - UT3 (FRANCE)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2000
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Zdroj: Phytopathology
Phytopathology, American Phytopathological Society, 2000, 90 (8), pp.915-920. ⟨10.1094/PHYTO.2000.90.8.915⟩
ISSN: 0031-949X
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.2000.90.8.915⟩
Popis: International audience; An ultrastructural investigation of the artificial inoculation of sunflower with Phoma macdonaldii conidia was undertaken using light, scanning, and transmission electron microscopy to elucidate the host-parasite relationship. The behavior of the conidia deposited on the cotyledon petiole was investigated at various time intervals after inoculation. Conidia adhesion and germination were observed first. The cotyledon petiole was invaded by the fungus directly through the cuticle and via stomata. Externally, the spore and germ tube were covered with a mucilaginous polysaccharide sheath of a cotton-like appearance and of variable thickness. At the time of penetration, the host cuticle was perforated mechanically. The cuticle was slightly depressed and no enzymatic alteration could be observed. The fungus did not form appressoria on the surface of the host tissues but developed an infection peg. As soon as the cuticle barrier was crossed, the fungus rapidly colonized the host parietal layer. In a first step, the plasmalemma of the host cell appeared to be stuck against the cell wall. As soon as the fungus passed through the epidermal cell wall to reach the host cytoplasm, the plasmalemma was disrupted, and the subsequent rapid breakdown of cell integrity favored the colonization of the tissues by the pathogen.
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