• Title/Summary/Keyword: Curvularia lunata

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Keratomycosis in a Pet Rabbit Due to Curvularia lunata (애완용 토끼에 있어서 Curvularia lunata에 의한 각막진균증 1예)

  • Pall Mahendra;Lee Chang-woo
    • Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.849-852
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    • 1995
  • 데마슘과 사상균의 일종인 Curvularia lunata가 식물파편으로 오염된 흙에 의해 눈에 외상을 입은 젊은 수토끼(Orytolaggus cunuculis)에서 각막궤양을 일으킨 것으로 밝혀졌다. 이 토끼는 직경 1.5 mm의 각막궤양, 각막부종, 전방축농, 눈물 등을 나타내었다. 각막 소파시료의 KOH 표본과 진균배지에서의 분리를 통해 진균이 확인되었다. 눈의 외상은 진균성각막염의 발생소인이었다. 토끼장의 흙은 Curvularia lunata의 집락을 많이 형성하였으며, 이것이 감염원으로 추정되었다. 이것은 애완용 토끼에서 Curvularia lunata에 의한 안진균증의 최초의 보고인 것으로 판단된다. 외상의 병력이 있는 동물임상의 다양한 상황에서 Curvularia lunata의 병인론적 역할이 연구되어야 함을 강조하였다.

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Identification of Curvularia spp. Isolated from Gramineous Plants in Korea (화본과식물에서 분리한 Curvularia spp.의 동정)

  • Yi, Jeong-Hye;Kim, Jin-Won;Lee, Du-Hyung;Shim, Gyu-Yul
    • The Korean Journal of Mycology
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    • v.30 no.1
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    • pp.56-60
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    • 2002
  • Sixteen Curvularia isolates were collected from leaf spots and blights on gramineous plants of field crops, grass pasture plants, turfgrasses and wild weeds in Korea in 1998. These isolates were identified as C. cymbopogonis, C. inaequalis, C. intermedia, C. lunata, C. lunata var. aeria, C. ovoidea, C. pallescens and C. senegalensis based on the mycological characteristics. Of these, C. cymbopogonis, C. lunata var. aeria, C. ovoidea and C. senegalensis were recorded for the first time in Korea.

Involvement of a Polyketide Synthetase ClPKS18 in the Regulation of Vegetative Growth, Melanin and Toxin Synthesis, and Virulence in Curvularia lunata

  • Gao, Jin-Xin;Chen, Jie
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • v.33 no.6
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    • pp.597-601
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    • 2017
  • The clpks18 gene was first cloned and identified in Curvularia lunata. It contains 6571 base pairs (bp) and an 6276 bp open reading frame encoding 2091 amino acids. The ClPKS18 deletion mutant displayed an albino phenotype, and almost lost the ability to product 5-(hydroxymethyl) furan-2-carboxylate (M5HF2C) toxin, implying that clpks18 gene in C. lunata is not only involved in 1,8-dihydroxynaphthalene melanin synthesis, but also relatively associated with M5HF2C toxin biosynthesis of the pathogen. The pathogenicity assays revealed that ${\Delta}ClPKS18$ was impaired in colonizing the maize leaves, which corresponds to the finding that ClPKS18 controls the production of melanin and M5HF2C in C. lunata. Results indicate that ClPKS18 plays a vital role in regulating pathogenicity of in C. lunata.

Antifungal Activity of an Alkaloid Allosecurinine against Some Fungi

  • Singh, A.K.;Pandey, M.B.;Singh, U.P.
    • Mycobiology
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    • v.35 no.2
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    • pp.62-64
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    • 2007
  • An allosecurinine alkaloid was assayed against spore germination of some saprophytic and pathogenic fungi e.g., Alternaria alternata, A. solani, A. brassicicola, A. brassicae, Curvularia lunata, C. pallescens, C. maculans, Curvularia species, Colletotrichum species, C. musae, C. gloeosporioides, Erysiphe pisi, Fusarium udum, Helminthosporium echinoclova, H. pennisetti, H. spiciferum, and Heterosporium sp. It inhibited mild spore germination of all the fungi tested. Curvularia lunata, Curvularia sp., Collectotrichum sp., C. musae and Heterosporium sp. were most sensitive as complete inhibition of spore germination was observed at very low concentrations.

Construction of a High-Quality Yeast Two-Hybrid Library and Its Application in Identification of Interacting Proteins with Brn1 in Curvularia lunata

  • Gao, Jin-Xin;Jing, Jing;Yu, Chuan-Jin;Chen, Jie
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • v.31 no.2
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    • pp.108-114
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    • 2015
  • Curvularia lunata is an important maize foliar fungal pathogen that distributes widely in maize growing area in China, and several key pathogenic factors have been isolated. An yeast two-hybrid (Y2H) library is a very useful platform to further unravel novel pathogenic factors in C. lunata. To construct a high-quality full length-expression cDNA library from the C. lunata for application to pathogenesis-related protein-protein interaction screening, total RNA was extracted. The SMART (Switching Mechanism At 5' end of the RNA Transcript) technique was used for cDNA synthesis. Double-stranded cDNA was ligated into the pGADT7-Rec vector with Herring Testes Carrier DNA using homologous recombination method. The ligation mixture was transformed into competent yeast AH109 cells to construct the primary cDNA library. Eventually, a high qualitative library was successfully established according to an evaluation on quality. The transformation efficiency was about $6.39{\times}10^5$ transformants/$3{\mu}g$ pGADT7-Rec. The titer of the primary cDNA library was $2.5{\times}10^8cfu/mL$. The numbers for the cDNA library was $2.46{\times}10^5$. Randomly picked clones show that the recombination rate was 88.24%. Gel electrophoresis results indicated that the fragments ranged from 0.4 kb to 3.0 kb. Melanin synthesis protein Brn1 (1,3,8-hydroxynaphthalene reductase) was used as a "bait" to test the sufficiency of the Y2H library. As a result, a cDNA clone encoding VelB protein that was known to be involved in the regulation of diverse cellular processes, including control of secondary metabolism containing melanin and toxin production in many filamentous fungi was identified. Further study on the exact role of the VelB gene is underway.

Antifungal Activity of Securinine against Some Plant Pathogenic Fungi

  • Singh, Ashok K.;Pandey, M.B.;Singh, Sarita;Singh, Anil K.;Singh, U.P.
    • Mycobiology
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    • v.36 no.2
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    • pp.99-101
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    • 2008
  • The alkaloid securinine was assessed against spore germination of some plant pathogenic and saprophytic fungi (Alternaria alternata, Alternaria brassicae, Alternaria brassicicola, Curvularia lunata, Curvularia maculans, Curvularia pallenscens, Colletotrichum musae, Colletotrichum sp., Erysiphe pisi, Helminthosporium echinoclova, Helminthosporium spiciferum, Heterosporium sp.). Spore germinations of all the tested fungi were inhibited. Alternaria brassicicola, C. lunata, C. pallenscens and H. spiciferum were highly sensitive as complete inhibition of spore germination was observed at very low concentrations (200 ppm).

Effect of Tetrahydropalmatine, an Alkaloid on Spore Germination of Some Fungi

  • Maurya, S.;Srivastava, J.S.;Jha, R.N.;Panday, V.B.;Singh, U.P.
    • Mycobiology
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.142-144
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    • 2001
  • The tetrahydropahnatine alkaloid was assayed against spore germination of some saprophytic and pathogenic fungi e.g., Alternaria solani, A. brassicicola, A. brassicae, A. alternata, Erysiphe pisi, Curvularia lunata, C. pallescens, C. maculans, Curvularia species, Colletotrichum species, C. musae, Helminthosporium echinoclova, H. pennisetti, H. spiciferum, and Heterosporium sp. It inhibite spore germination of all the fungi tested. Colletotrichum spp. Curvularia lunata, Helminthosporium spiciferum and Heterosporium sp. were most sensitive as complete inhibition of spore germination was observed at very low concentration(200 ppm).

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Inhibitive Effect of Fuyuziphine isolated from Plant (Pittapapra) (Fumaria indica) on Spore Germination of Some Fungi

  • Pandey, M. B.;Singh, Ashok K.;Singh, Anil K.;Singh, U. P.
    • Mycobiology
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    • v.35 no.3
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    • pp.157-158
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    • 2007
  • The alkaloid fuyuziphine was isolated from the whole plant of Fumaria indica. It had inhibitive effect against spore germination of some plant pathogenic fungi (Collectotrichum sp., C. gloeosporioides, C. falcatum, Curvularia maculans, C. lunata, Erysiphe cichoracearum, Helminthosporium pennisetti, Oidium erysiphoides, Ustilago cynodontis, Alternaria chieranthi, A. mel-ongenae, A. brassicicola and A. solam). Curvularia lunata, Oidium erysiphoides, Alternaria brassicicola and A. solani did not germinate at 750 and 1000 ppm and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, C. falcatum, Curvularia maculans were inhibited at 1000 ppm for 24 hr incubation. Germination of most fungi was significantly inhibited at $100{\sim}750ppm$.

Seed Transmission of Bipolaris coicis, B. cynodontis, B. maydis and Curvularia lunata causing Leaf Blight of Job's tears (율무에 잎마름 증상을 일으키는 Bipolaris coicis, B. cynodontis, B. maydis 및 Curvularis lunata의 종자전염)

  • Kim, Ji-Soo;Lee, Du-Hyung
    • Korean Journal Plant Pathology
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.287-293
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    • 1998
  • Bipolaris coicis, B. cynodontis, B. maydis and Curvularia lunata were leaf blight fungi detected from 45 seed samples of Job's tears and B. coicis was the predominant species in seed samples followed by C. lunata, B. cynodontis and B. maydis. When the seed components were plated on test tube agar, B. coicis and C. lunata were highly detected from invelucre, glume, endosperm and stamen, but not detected from plumule. Seed infection with B. coicis casued seed rot, coleoptile blight and seedling blight of Job's tears. Conidial characteristics of leaf blight fungi were as follows; B. cynodontis was fusiform, brown, slightly curved, 0~5 distoseptate, and 16.8-48$\times$7.2-16.8${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ in size; B. cynodontis was fusiform, brown, slightly curved, 0~8 distoseptate, and 16.8-72$\times$9.6-19.2 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$; B. maydis was fusiform, brown, distintly curved, 0~10 distoseptate, and 28.8-110.4$\times$12-21.6 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$. C. Lunata was fusiform, brown, typically curved, 0~3 distoseptate, and 7.2-24$\times$4.8-12 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$. B. coicis was highly pathogenic to Job's tears and corn, weakly pathogenic to rice, but not pathogenic to wheat and barley. c. lunata was highly pathogenic to Job's tears (No. 2), corn, wheat and barley, weakly pathogenic to Job's tears (No. 1), but not pathogenic to rice. All treatments were effective to inhibition of leaf blight fungi when carboram, benoram, fludioxonil, prochloraz, thioram, and tap water treated to infected seeds.

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Antifungal Activity of 4',7-Dimethoxyisoflavone Against Some Fungi

  • Pandey, M.K.;Pandey, R.;Singh, V.P.;Pandey, V.B.;Singh, U.P.
    • Mycobiology
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    • v.30 no.1
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    • pp.55-56
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    • 2002
  • The 4',7-dimethoxyisoflavone was isolated from the leaves of Albizzia lebbeck for the first time. This flavonoid showed antifungal activity against some plant pathogenic fungi tested in vitro, e.g., Alternaria melongenae, A. brassicicola, A. brassicae, Curvularia maculans, C. pallescens, C. lunata, Curvularia species, Colletotrichum species, Helminthosporium penniseti and H. speciferum. The sensitivity of different fungi to this chemical varied considerably. A. brassicae was most sensitive as complete inhibition of germination was observed in all the concentrations(100 to 1000 ppm) of the chemical. Similar effect on H. speciferum and Curvularia species was also recorded at 500 ppm, whereas H. penniseti did not germinate at 250 ppm. A. melongenae and A. brassicicola also did not germinate at 1000 ppm while 750 ppm was inhibitory to C. lunata and C. maculans. Germination in almost all fungi was significantly inhibited at each concentration in comparison to control except Curvularia sp. and H. speciferum. Use of 4',7-dimethoxyisoflavone to control some plant diseases under field conditions has been suggested.