MATUŠINSKY, Pavel, Vendula FLOROVÁ, Božena SEDLÁKOVÁ, Patrik MLČOCH and Dominik BLEŠA. Colonization dynamic and distribution of the endophytic fungus <i>Microdochium bolleyi</i> in plants measured by qPCR. Plos one. Public Library of Science, 2024, vol. 19, No 1, p. 1-14. ISSN 1932-6203. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0297633.
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Original name Colonization dynamic and distribution of the endophytic fungus <i>Microdochium bolleyi</i> in plants measured by qPCR
Authors MATUŠINSKY, Pavel, Vendula FLOROVÁ, Božena SEDLÁKOVÁ, Patrik MLČOCH and Dominik BLEŠA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
Edition Plos one, Public Library of Science, 2024, 1932-6203.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 40106 Agronomy, plant breeding and plant protection;
Country of publisher United States of America
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 3.700 in 2022
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0297633
UT WoS 001158471300089
Keywords in English Wheat; Seeds; Fungi; Plant tissues; Light microscopy; Leaves; Plant fungal pathogens; Polymerase chain reaction
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Abstract
Microdochium bolleyi is a fungal endophyte of cereals and grasses proposed as an ideal model organism for studying plant-endophyte interactions. A qPCR-based diagnostic assay was developed to detect M. bolleyi in wheat and Brachypodium distachyon tissues using the species-specific primers MbqITS derived from the ITS of the ribosomal gene. Specificity was tested against 20 fungal organisms associated with barley and wheat. Colonization dynamics, endophyte distribution in the plant, and potential of the seed transmission were analyzed in the wheat and model plant B. distachyon. The colonization of plants by endophyte starts from the germinating seed, where the seed coats are first strongly colonized, then the endophyte spreads to the adjacent parts, crown, roots near the crown, and basal parts of the stem. While in the lower distal parts of roots, the concentration of M. bolleyi DNA did not change significantly in successive samplings (30, 60, 90, 120, and 150 days after inoculation), there was a significant increase over time in the roots 1 cm under crown, crowns and stem bases. The endophyte reaches the higher parts of the base (2-4 cm above the crown) 90 days after sowing in wheat and 150 days in B. distachyon. The endophyte does not reach both host species' leaves, peduncles, and ears. Regarding the potential for seed transmission, endophyte was not detected in harvested grains of plants with heavily colonized roots. Plants grown from seeds derived from parental plants heavily colonized by endophyte did not exhibit any presence of the endophyte, so transmission by seeds was not confirmed. The course of colonization dynamics and distribution in the plant was similar for both hosts tested, with two differences: the base of the wheat stem was colonized earlier, but B. distachyon was occupied more intensively and abundantly than wheat. Thus, the designed species-specific primers could detect and quantify the endophyte in planta.
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