Genetic variability of Fusarium spp. and study of its interaction with the host plant. / Variabilidade genética de isolados de Fusarium spp. e estudo da interação com a planta hospedeira.

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2005

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Fusarium spp. is a cosmopolitan fungus that covers a great number of species known by the ability of causing diseases in agricultural important crops. Although non-pathogenic isolates of Fusarium spp. have been described, little is known about the genetic variability of this group, even if it can be found in countless places. Therefore, this work had the objectives of increase this knowledge, evaluating the genetic variability and modes of interaction between Fusarium spp pathogenic and non-pathogenic isolates, obtained from different hosts. In this way, ARDRA, rDNA sequencing, and RAPD techniques evaluated 83 Fusarium spp. isolates. The ARDRA analysis allowed the separation of 83 isolates in 19 haplotypes. In spite of the great diversity found inside each haplotypes, in general it was difficult to distinguish pathogenic and nonpathogenic isolates. In the sequencing analysis of the ITS region of rDNA, it was observed that Fusarium isolates were grouped together independently to the species. These results proved the need for a taxonomic review inside Fusarium genera. The RAPD analysis revealed that the 83 Fusarium spp. isolates evaluated in this study presents high levels of variability not correlated with the taxonomic characteristic. However, we observed that pathogenic and endophytical F. oxysporum isolated from soybean are genetically different. The interaction analysis between pathogenic and non-pathogenic isolates of Fusarium spp. with susceptible cultivars of tomato and soybean, showed different modes of interaction on different plant tissues, where some endophytical isolates increased plant growth. Among these, we can emphasize the endophytic isolate Cac19.4, that is genetically different if compared with Fusarium spp. pathogenic isolates, in spite of his ability to promote an increase in root and stems weight of soybean and tomato plantlets. Thus, this isolate could be selected for further analysis, looking for a better use of this endophytical microorganism in agricultural interest studies.

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fusarium fusarium molecular marker tomato genetic variability relação planta-fungo tomate fungal-plant interaction soja soybean marcador molecular variação genética

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