Virulence-toxin production relationship in isolates of the plant pathogenic fungus Botrytis cinerea

Eleven isolates of Botrytis cinerea were studied to examine the relationship between toxin production and virulence. After 5 days of incubation, screening experiments revealed significant differences in toxin production by the strains. The isolates with low toxin production were less virulent; moreo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of phytopathology 2004-10, Vol.152 (10), p.563-566
Hauptverfasser: Reino, J.L, Hernandez-Galan, R, Duran-Patron, R, Collado, I.G
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Eleven isolates of Botrytis cinerea were studied to examine the relationship between toxin production and virulence. After 5 days of incubation, screening experiments revealed significant differences in toxin production by the strains. The isolates with low toxin production were less virulent; moreover, the only toxins isolated were those corresponding to botrydial or its derivatives. In contrast, higher amounts of toxins were isolated from the more aggressive isolates. Furthermore, two classes of toxins, those with botryane skeleton and botcinolide derivatives, were detected in and isolated from all aggressive strains studied. This indicates that a synergistic action of several toxins is involved in the phytotoxicity of this phytopathogen.
ISSN:0931-1785
1439-0434
DOI:10.1111/j.1439-0434.2004.00896.x