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<p>Three closely related nematophagous fungi in the genus <italic>Hyalorbilia</italic> were compared for their ability to parasitize females and eggs of <italic>Heterodera schachtii</italic> at different developmental stages. DoUCR50, StM, and ARF were originally isolated from <italic>Heterodera schachtii</italic>, <italic>Meloidogyne incognita,</italic> and <italic>Heterodera glycines</italic>, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis and pairwise sequence analysis showed that DoUCR50 and StM are more closely related to each other than they are to ARF. DoUCR50 parasitism suppressed 100% of the J2 hatch from 3-week-old <italic>H. schachtii</italic> females and 75% of the hatch from 4-week-old females. Eggs within 5-week-old females were resistant to parasitism, and hatch of J2 was unaffected by exposure to DoUCR50. StM and ARF did not reduce the hatch of J2 from <italic>H. schachtii</italic> females of any age. Eggs removed from females and spread onto water agar cultures of the fungi were mostly resistant to parasitism. DoUCR50 parasitized only 16% of such eggs from 3-week-old females. Extracellular hydrolytic enzyme production by the three fungal strains grown on PDA or parasitized <italic>H. schachtii</italic> females was evaluated using API ZYM (bioMérieux) test strips. All three fungi produced extracellular hydrolytic enzymes when grown on PDA or <italic>H. schachtii</italic> females. Trypsin-like protease activity was uniquely detected in DoUCR50 grown on PDA and <italic>H. schachtii</italic> females, with the highest activity associated with the fungus grown on parasitized females.</p>
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Three closely related nematophagous fungi in the genus Hyalorbilia were compared for their ability to parasitize females and eggs of Heterodera schachtii at different developmental stages. DoUCR50, StM, and ARF were originally isolated from Heterodera schachtii, Meloidogyne incognita, and Heterodera glycines, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis and pairwise sequence analysis showed that DoUCR50 and StM are more closely related to each other than they are to ARF. DoUCR50 parasitism suppressed 100% of the J2 hatch from 3-week-old H. schachtii females and 75% of the hatch from 4-week-old females. Eggs within 5-week-old females were resistant to parasitism, and hatch of J2 was unaffected by exposure to DoUCR50. StM and ARF did not reduce the hatch of J2 from H. schachtii females of any age. Eggs removed from females and spread onto water agar cultures of the fungi were mostly resistant to parasitism. DoUCR50 parasitized only 16% of such eggs from 3-week-old females. Extracellular hydrolytic enzyme production by the three fungal strains grown on PDA or parasitized H. schachtii females was evaluated using API ZYM (bioMérieux) test strips. All three fungi produced extracellular hydrolytic enzymes when grown on PDA or H. schachtii females. Trypsin-like protease activity was uniquely detected in DoUCR50 grown on PDA and H. schachtii females, with the highest activity associated with the fungus grown on parasitized females.

<article-title xml:lang="en">Effect of <italic>Heterodera schachtii</italic> female age on susceptibility to three fungal hyperparasites in the genus <italic>Hyalorbilia</italic>


Journal of Nematology

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Three closely related nematophagous fungi in the genus Hyalorbilia were compared for their ability to parasitize females and eggs of Heterodera schachtii at...

Effect of Heterodera schachtii female age on susceptibility to three fungal hyperparasites in the genus Hyalorbilia

Pubblicato online: 04 set 2020

Pagine: 1 - 12

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2020-093

Parole chiave
Biological control, Fungal hyperparasites, aff. , Hyalorbilia spp

© 2020 J. Smith Becker et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Effect of Heterodera schachtii female age on susceptibility to three fungal hyperparasites in the genus Hyalorbilia

Pubblicato online: 04 set 2020

Pagine: 1 - 12

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2020-093

Parole chiaveBiological control, Fungal hyperparasites, aff. , Hyalorbilia spp

© 2020 J. Smith Becker et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Parole chiave
Biological control, Fungal hyperparasites, aff. , Hyalorbilia spp