Mycotoxin production and pathogenicity of Fusarium species and wheat resistance to Fusarium head blight
Zhivko AtanassovChiharu NakamuraNaoki MoriChukichi KanedaHajime KatôYin‐Zhe JinTakumi YOSHIZAWAKoji Murai
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In vitro production of trichothecene mycotoxins, deoxynivalenol, nivalenol, T-2 toxins, and their derivatives was studied in rice culture using 30 strains from seven Fusarium species. Six strains of three Fusarium species were selected for the evaluation of mycotoxin production and pathogenicity after artificial inoculation to seven wheat lines with different levels of resistance or susceptibility and their eight F 1 's. Three criteria were used for the evaluation: the reduction of seed set, the reduction of grain weight, and the concentration of mycotoxins in infected grain. Significant variability was observed among Fusarium strains, wheat genotypes, and in the interaction between them. The contribution of Fusarium strains, however, was far greater than that of the other two factors. The kinds and relative amounts of mycotoxins produced in rice culture were consistent with those present in infected grain with some exceptions. Significant correlations were found between the grain weight reduction and the mycotoxin concentration and between the level of resistance of the wheat genotypes under the artificial and natural conditions of infection. The biological role of Fusarium mycotoxins in pathogenicity and wheat resistance to Fusarium head blight is discussed. Key words: Fusarium head blight (scab), Fusarium mycotoxins, Fusarium pathogenicity, wheat resistance to Fusarium head blight.Keywords:
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Fusarium graminearum is an important pathogen that causes Fusarium head blight (FHB) in several cereal crops worldwide. The potential of this pathogen to contaminate cereals with trichothecene mycotoxins presents a health risk for both humans and animals. This study aimed to evaluate the potential of different trichothecene genotypes of F. graminearum isolated from an alternative host plant to produce mycotoxins under different spring wheat grain incubation conditions. Fourteen F. graminearum strains were isolated from seven alternative host plants and identified as 3-acetyl-deoxynivalenol (3-ADON) and 15-acetyl-deoxynivalenol (15-ADON) genotypes. These strains were cultivated on spring wheat grains at 25 °C and 29 °C for 5 weeks. The mycotoxins produced were analysed with a high-performance liquid chromatograph (HPLC) coupled to a Thermo Scientific TSQ Quantiva MS/MS detector. The obtained results showed that the F. graminearum strains from alternative host plants could produce nivalenol (NIV), deoxynivalenol (DON), fusarenon-X (FUS-X), 3-ADON, deoxynivalenol-3-ß-d-glucoside (D3G), 15-ADON, and zearalenone (ZEA). F. graminearum strains produced DON and ZEA under both temperatures, with the mean concentrations varying from 363 to 112,379 µg kg-1 and from 1452 to 44,816 µg kg-1, respectively. Our results indicated the possible role of dicotyledonous plants, including weeds, as a reservoir of inoculum sources of F. graminearum-induced Fusarium head blight, associated with the risk of mycotoxin contamination in spring wheat.
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Aims: Correlations between DNA content of trichothecene‐producing Fusarium spp. and concentration of the key mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON) in cereal samples. Methods and Results: A LightCycler™ PCR‐based assay was used to quantify the DNA from trichothecene‐producing Fusarium spp. in 300 wheat samples. DNA concentrations ranged from not detectable to 16·3 mg kg−1 whereas DON concentrations (GC/MS data) varied from not detectable to 34·3 mg kg−1. Data analysis revealed a coefficient of correlation r=0·9557 between DON concentrations and DNA‐amounts over all samples. An interval of confidence for P=95% was calculated based on samples with DON concentrations ≤ 1·5 mg kg−1 (n=234). Conclusions: Quantification of 32 samples of Fusarium‐contaminated wheat was performed within 45 min. Data analysis allowed estimation of DON contamination from quantitative PCR data in the wheat samples. Significance and Impact of the Study: The method described is useful for the screening of cereals in industrial quality control.
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