Endophytic Fungi Activated Similar Defense Strategies ofAchnatherum sibiricumHost to Different Trophic Types of Pathogens
Endophytic Fungi Activated Similar Defense Strategies ofAchnatherum sibiricumHost to Different Trophic Types of Pathogens
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不同营养型病原菌对内生真菌激活的相似防御策略
DOI:
10.3389/fmicb.2020.01607
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发表时间:
2020-07-24
影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
Ren, Anzhi
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作者:
Shi, Xinjian;Qin, Tianzi;Ren, Anzhi
It is well documented thatEpichloeendophytes can enhance the resistance of grasses to herbivory. However, reports on resistance to pathogenic fungi are limited, and their conclusions are variable. In this study, we chose pathogenic fungi with different trophic types, namely, the biotrophic pathogenErysiphalesspecies and the necrotrophic pathogenCurvularia lunata, to test the effects ofEpichloeon the pathogen resistance ofAchnatherum sibiricum. The results showed that, compared toErysiphalesspecies,C. lunatacaused a higher degree of damage and lower photochemical efficiency (Fv/Fm) in endophyte-free (E-) leaves. Endophytes significantly alleviated the damage caused by these two pathogens. The leaf damaged area andFv/Fmof endophyte-infected (E+) leaves were similar between the two pathogen treatments, indicating that the beneficial effects of endophytes were more significant when hosts were exposed toC. lunatathan when they were exposed toErysiphalesspecies. We found thatA. sibiricuminitiated jasmonic acid (JA)-related pathways to resistC. lunatabut salicylic acid (SA)-related pathways to resistErysiphalesspecies. Endophytic fungi had no effect on the content of SA but increased the content of JA and total phenolic compounds, which suggest that endophyte infection might enhance the resistance ofA. sibiricumto these two different trophic types of pathogens through similar pathways.