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F. Solani (f + solani)
Selected AbstractsComposition and antifungal activity of essential oils isolated from Hypericum hyssopifolium and Hypericum heterophyllumFLAVOUR AND FRAGRANCE JOURNAL, Issue 1 2004A. Cakir Abstract The composition of the hydrodistilled essential oils obtained from the aerial parts of Hypericum hyssopifolium subsp. elongatum var. elongatum and H. heterophyllum Vent. were analysed by means of GC and GC,MS, and 66 compounds were determined in total. The oils showed remarkable differences in chemical composition. The oil of H. hyssopifolium, which is rich in monoterpenes, consists primarily of , -pinene (57.3%), , -pinene (9.0%), limonene (6.2%) and , -phellandrene (4.4%). The oil of H. heterophyllum was a complex mixture consisting mainly of sesquiterpenes (72.9% of the total oil). In this oil, isocaryophyllene (17.1%), , -pinene (11.6%), , -cadinene (9.5%), , -muurolene (8.2%), n -decane (5.8%), , -cadinene (5.5%) and , -caryophyllene (4.5%) were found to be major constituents. The two essential oils were tested for antifungal activity using microbial growth inhibition assays in vitro against 10 agricultural pathogenic fungi, which consisted of ,ve Fusarium species (F. oxysporum, F. culmorum, F. sambucinum, F. solani and F. acuminatum) and ,ve anastomosis groups of Rhizoctonia solani (AG-3, AG-4, AG-5, AG-9 and AG-11). In general, the oils showed moderate activity against several fungal species, viz F. acuminatum, AG-5 and AG-11. The most signi,cant results were obtained against AG-11 for H. heterophyllum oil. However, both oils increased the growth of some fungal species. In addition, the antifungal activity of 13 pure compounds identi,ed as major components in the essential oils of the Hypericum species studied were determined using microbial growth inhibition assays against the 10 fungal species mentioned above. Among these compounds, both , -caryophyllene oxide and , -terpineol were inhibitory to the growth of all fungi. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Micro-scale Systematic Sampling of Soil: Heterogeneity in Populations of Fusarium oxysporum, F. solani, F. roseum and F. moniliformeJOURNAL OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY, Issue 11-12 2000M. C. Rodríguez-Molina Abstract The variability of Fusarium spp. density in soil was studied in a field located in Badajoz (south-western Spain). The upper 40 cm of each side of a 1 m × 1 m × 1 m pit were sampled intensively, taking soil samples from points 10 cm apart. The species isolated were F. oxysporum, F. solani, F. roseum and F. moniliforme. For all four sides of the pit population densities of F. oxysporum, F. solani and F. roseum significantly decreased with increasing soil depth and for all the four layers significant differences were detected between sides of the pit. Horizontal variability also occurred on a smaller sampling scale: when a layer of a side was sampled, densities might be significantly different between points in the layer. However, no clear trend in horizontal variability was observed for any species. These findings demonstrate that Fusarium spp. populations were heterogeneously distributed in this reduced soil volume. Zusammenfassung Die Variabilität der Dichte von Fusarium spp. im Boden wurde in einem Feld in Badajoz (Südwestspanien) untersucht. Die oberen 40 cm jeder Seite einer 1 m × 1 m × 1 m großen Grube wurden intensiv beprobt, wobei im Abstand von jeweils 10 cm Bodenproben entnommen wurden. Aus den Proben wurden F. oxysporum, F. solani, F. roseum und F. moniliforme isoliert. An allen vier Seiten der Grube nahmen die Populationsdichten von F. oxysporum, F. solani und F. roseum mit zunehmender Bodentiefe signifikant ab. Bei allen vier Schichten wurden signifikante Unterschiede zwischen den Seiten der Grube festgestellt. Bei kleinerem Beprobungsmaßstab wurde auch horizontale Variabilität festgestellt: Wenn eine Schicht einer Seite beprobt wurde, unterschieden sich die Dichten zwischen den einzelnen Punkten der Schicht teilweise signifikant. Für keine Art war jedoch eine deutliche Tendenz bei der horizontalen Variabilität feststellbar. Die Ergebnisse zeigten, daß die Populationen von Fusarium spp. in diesem kleinen Bodenvolumen heterogen verteilt waren. [source] Identity and Pathogenicity of Fungi Associated with Root and Crown Rot of Soft Red Winter Wheat Grown on the Upper Coastal Plain Land Resource Area of MississippiJOURNAL OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY, Issue 2 2000M. S. Gonzalez Seedling stand, disease severity and fungal incidence were determined from untreated ,Wakefield' soft red winter wheat planted on a Leeper silty clay loam in field tests conducted at the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, Plant Science Research Center, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi during the 1996,97 and 1997,98 growing seasons. Seedling stand was reduced by 40% each year in plots established with untreated seed. Cochliobolus sativus was the most frequently isolated fungus. Fusarium acuminatum, Fusarium equiseti and Fusarium solani were the most prevalent Fusarium spp. Seven other Fusarium spp. and 23 species of other fungal genera were isolated. Pathogenicity tests with three isolates each of C. sativus, Cochliobolus spicifer, F. acuminatum, F. solani, F. equiseti, Fusarium compactum, Embellisia chlamydospora and Microdochium bolleyi were performed in test tube culture and two isolates each of C. sativus, C. spicifer, F. acuminatum, E. chlamydospora and M. bolleyi under greenhouse conditions. In test tubes and in the greenhouse, seedlings infected with isolates of C. sativus developed seedling blight, discoloration and necrosis, primarily in seminal roots and crowns. In the greenhouse, C. sativus induced lesions on the lower leaf sheath and reduced seedling height, seedling emergence, dry and fresh weight of roots and shoots. Isolates of F. acuminatum, F. solani, F. equiseti, F. compactum, E. chlamydospora and M. bolleyi induced slight to moderate orange to light-brown discoloration of crown and seminal roots in test tubes. Cochliobolus spicifer isolates had the most pre-emergence activity, inducing black root discoloration and root pruning of wheat seedlings and reducing seedling emergence, root fresh weight and shoot dry weight. In the greenhouse, F. acuminatum reduced seedling height, seedling emergence and root and shoot dry weights. Microdochium bolleyi and E. chlamydospora reduced fresh and dry weight of roots, plant emergence and shoot dry weight. Fusarium acuminatum and C. spicifer reduced the growth rate of wheat seedlings. All fungi evaluated showed increased disease severity compared to the untreated control. The high frequency of isolation of C. sativus from crown and root tissues can be partially explained by the dry, warm conditions during the early stages of wheat seedling development in the Upper Coastal Plain Land Resource Area of Mississippi. Zusammenfassung Die Auflaufrate von Sämlingen, die Stärke des Krank-heitsbefalls sowie die Häufigkeit von Pilzarten wurden bei nicht behandelten roten Weichwinterweizen der Sorte Wakefield ermittelt, welche in einem Leeper schlammigen Tonboden an der Mississippi Agricultural & Forestry Experiment Station, Plant Science Research Center, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi in der 1996,97 und 1997,98 Saison gesät worden waren. In beiden Jahren wurde die Auflaufrate von nicht behandeltem Saatgut um 40% reduziert. Cochliobolus sativus wurde am häufigsten isoliert. Fusarium acuminatum, Fusarium equiseti und Fusarium solani waren die überwiegenden Fusarium spp. Außierdem wurden sieben weitere Fusarium spp. sowie 23 weitere Pilzarten isoliert. Pathogenitätstests mit je 3 Isolaten von C. sativus, Cochliobolus spicifer, F. acuminatum, F. solani, F. equiseti, Fusarium compactum, Embellisia chlamydospora und Microdochiumbolleyi wurden in Reagenzröhrchen durchgeführt, sowie mit je 2 Isolaten von C. sativus, C. spicifer, F. acuminatum, E. chlamydospora und M. bolleyi unter Gewächshausbedingungen. Sowohl in den Reagenzröhrchen als auch im Gewächshaus entwickelten Sämlinge, die mit C. sativus inokuliert worden waren, eine Fäule, Verfärbung sowie Nekrosis, hauptsächlich in den sekundären Wurzeln und in den Halmbasen. Unter Gewächshausbedingungen verursachte C. sativus außierdem Läsionen der unteren Blattscheide sowie eine Reduzierung des Sämlingswachstums, des Sämlingsauflaufs, des Trocken-und Frischgewichts der Wurzeln und Sprossen. Im Reagenzröhrchentest induzierten Isolate von F. acuminatum, F. solani, F. equiseti, F. compactum, E. chlamydospora und M. bolleyieine schwache bis mäßiige orange bis hell braune Verfärbung des Halmbasis und der Sekundärwurzeln. Isolate von C. spicifer besaßien die höchste Vorauflaufaktivität und induzierten eine Verschwärzung und Verkürzung der Wurzeln sowie eine Reduzierung des Sämlingsauflaufs, des Wurzelfrischgewichts sowie des Sproitrockengewichts. Unter Gewächshausbedingungen reduzierte F. acuminatum die Sämlingshöhe, die Auflaufrate sowie das Trockengewicht der Wurzeln und Sproien. Microdochium bolleyi und E. chlamydospora reduzierten das Frisch-und Trockengewicht der Wurzeln, die Auflaufrate sowie das Sproßitrockengewicht. Die Wachstumsrate der Sämlinge wurde durch F. acuminatum und C. spicifer reduziert. Alle untersuchten Pilzarten erhöhten die Befallsstärke verglichen mit der unbehandelten Kontrolle. Die hohe Isolierungsrate von C. sativus aus dem Halmbasis-und Wurzelgewebe kann zum Teil dadurch erklärt werden, dass während der Frühentwicklungsphase der Sämlinge trockene und warme Wachstumsbedingungen in diesem Gebiet herrschten. [source] Synthesis, characterization and biological studies of oxovanadium(IV) complexes with triazole-derived Schiff basesAPPLIED ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 2 2010Zahid H. Chohan Abstract A series of triazole-derived Schiff bases (L1,L5) and their oxovanadium(IV) complexes have been synthesized. The chemical structures of Schiff bases were characterized by their analytical (CHN analysis) and spectral (IR, 1H and 13C NMR and mass spectrometry) data, and oxovanadium(IV) complexes were elucidated by their physical (magnetic susceptibility and conductivity), analytical (CHN analysis), conductance measurements and electronic spectral data. The molar conductivity data indicate the oxovanadium(IV) complexes to be non-electrolyte. The Schiff bases act as bidentate and coordinate with the oxovanadium(IV)-forming stoichiometry of a complex as [M (L-H)2] where M = VO and L = L1,L5 in a square-pyramidal geometry. The agar well diffusion method was used for in vitro antibacterial screening against E. coli, S. flexenari, P. aeruginosa, S. typhi, S. aureus and B. subtilis and for antifungal activity against T. longifucus, C. albican, A. flavus, M. canis, F. solani and C. glaberata. The biological activity data show the oxovanadium(IV) complexes to be more antibacterial and antifungal than the parent Schiff bases against one or more bacterial and fungal strains. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Effect of voriconazole on a corneal abscess caused by fusariumACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA, Issue 6 2004Anna Polizzi Abstract. Purpose:, To describe a case of corneal abscess caused by Fusarium solani that did not respond to common antifungal agents. Method:, Case report. Results:, Twenty days after accidental contact with vegetation, a 56-year-old man presented with a corneal abscess. Corneal ulceration developed and a perforating keratoplasty was performed. After a microbiological examination, the diagnosis of F. solani infection was made. Systemic and topical amphotericin B and fluconazole were prescribed, with no results. A new abscess formed on the transplanted graft and a wound leak developed. We administered topical and systemic voriconazole. No side-effects were observed. The choroidal detachment and the surgical transplant recovered completely in 20 days. A vascular leukoma developed at the site of the transplanted corneal abscess. Conclusion:, From a functional point of view, another corneal transplant will be necessary. Voriconazole was effective in treating a severe keratomycosis caused by F. solani that was resistant to other topical and systemic antifungal agents. [source] | ||||||||||