کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
8421278 1545924 2015 36 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Efficient transformation of Mycosphaerella fijiensis by underwater shock waves
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی بیوتکنولوژی یا زیست‌فناوری
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Efficient transformation of Mycosphaerella fijiensis by underwater shock waves
چکیده انگلیسی
Black leaf streak disease, also known as black Sigatoka, causes dramatic losses in production of banana and plantains fruits. The disease is caused by the pathogenic fungus Mycosphaerella fijiensis (anamorph Pseudocercospora fijiensis; Mycosphaerellaceae). Genetic transformation of M. fijiensis would allow a better understanding of molecular basis of pathogenicity and design novel approaches to control the infection caused by this pathogen. However, transformation of this fungus has not been easy. We report here a protocol for genetic transformation of M. fijiensis employing underwater shock waves and intact conidia. The recombinant strains recovered showed genetic stability over > 10 generations. The frequency of transformation obtained was between 75 and 150 times higher than the efficiency reported in the only article published on transformation of M. fijiensis using spheroplasts. This improvement allowed the use of a thousand times less cells than the amount employed before, avoiding the need for cumbersome successive batch cultures. Our protocol is simple, highly efficient, fast and reproducible and together with the available genomes of M. fijiensis and Musa acuminata, it offers new possibilities to study the diverse mechanisms of pathogenesis of the fungus.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Microbiological Methods - Volume 119, December 2015, Pages 98-105
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