Characterization and molecular identification of Colletotrichum species associated with guava anthracnose in São Paulo State / Caracterização e identificação molecular de espécies de Colletotrichum associadas à antracnose da goiaba no Estado de São Paulo

AUTOR(ES)

Wagner Vicente Pereira

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2010

RESUMO

Anthracnose is one of the major diseases affecting guava in the State of São Paulo. Both Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Colletotrichum acutatum are reported as the causal agents of the disease. The objectives of this work were to characterize and to identify 54 Colletotrichum isolates from guava, based on cultural, morphological, molecular, enzymatic, and pathogenic aspects. Cultural characterization was achieved by measuring the mycelial growth at 25 ° C, as well as reporting cultural aspects, such as color and topography of the colonies. In the morphological characterization it was measured length and width of conidia, and rated their shapes. CaInt2 and CgInt specific primers were used in the molecular identification of the Colletotrichum isolates. The enzymatic characterization was performed by measuring, in vitro degradation of starch, protein, cellulose, pectin and lipid. Finally some representative and identified isolates were used in the pathogenic characterization, evaluated by latency and incubation periods, diseased area and sporulation. Based on the color of the colonies, the isolates were grouped in 9 different groups. These same isolates showed two distinct growth paterns according to the mycelial growth rates. Conidia showed shapes: (i) straight, fusiform, with acute ends, (ii) straight, oblong, with round ends, (iii) straight, clavate, tapered at one end and (iv) straight, with a constriction in the middle. Conidia size ranged from 11.4 to 16.8 µm in length by 2.6 to 4.9 µm in width. The use of specific primers identified C. acutatum and C. gloeosporioides among the isolates. Most of the isolates (94%) were identified as C. gloeosporioides, while only (6%) were identified as C. acutatum. In the enzymatic characterization, only cellulolytic activity revealed significant differences between C. gloeosporioides and C. acutatum. Pathogenicity of the isolates was highly variable, but could not help to distinguish between C. acutatum and C. gloeosporioides. The incubation and latency periods were shorter for C. acutatum in relation to C. gloeosporioides. C. acutatum produced higher amounts of spores on inoculated fruits compared to C. gloeosporioides. There was also a positive correlation between in vitro degradation of pectin, lipid and starch, and the diseased area for tested isolates.

ASSUNTO(S)

molecular marker. marcador molecular. antracnose anthracnose goiaba guava fungos fitopatogênicos pathogenic fungi

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