光照对交链孢毒素合成的调控

目的 明确光调控交链孢（Alternaria）产真菌毒素的作用。方法 在光/暗培养条件下,比较分析光照对2种交链孢菌株（ATCC 66981和Pear-3）的菌丝生长、孢子形成以及毒素合成的影响。结果 持续白光照射对交链孢菌丝生长影响不显著,而显著抑制其孢子形成。光照刺激交链孢菌ATCC 66981中交链孢酚（alternariol, AOH）、交链孢酚单甲醚（alternariol monomethyl ether, AME）和腾毒素（tentoxin, TEN）3种毒素的产生。菌株持续光照培养30天,AOH、AME和TEN毒素浓度分别为120、182和173 g/L;较之黑暗培养,分别增加了1.1、5.9和9.6倍。光照抑制交链孢菌Pear-3中细交链孢菌酮酸（tenuazonic acid, TeA）毒素的合成。菌株光照培养6天,TeA毒素浓度即已达142 g/L;而黑暗培养甚至高达325 g/L,毒素产率反而增加了1.3倍。结论 光照不影响交链孢菌丝生长,而对孢子形成影响显著;持续白光照射能够促进交链孢中AOH、AME和TEN毒素的产生,而抑制TeA毒素的产生。     

番茄交链孢病原菌鉴定及产毒分析

目的 通过对番茄病果中链格孢病原菌的分离鉴定及产毒分析,为番茄采收后病害防控提供理论依据。方法 采集福建省5个县市番茄病果,通过切片和组织分离法从番茄病害部位分离纯化病原菌,结合形态学特征和分子生物学对病原菌进行鉴定。根据柯赫氏法则确定病原菌的致病性,并利用超高效液相串联质谱法对分离得到的交链格孢菌产毒能力进行检测分析。结果 在发病番茄病害部位共分离得到的 3株互隔链格孢菌株均具产毒能力,但毒素种类和产毒能力各有不同,其中NH06菌株产毒量最高,可产生细交链格孢酮酸(tenuazonic acid,TeA )、交链孢酚 (alternariol, AOH)、交链孢酚单甲醚(alternariol monomethyl ether, AME)、交链孢烯(altenuene,ALT )、腾毒素 (tentoxin,TEN ) 5种毒素,而NP002和NH07仅检出产生4种毒素。结论 福建省番茄种植产区内存在交链格孢菌的污染,且产毒种类多,因此,在番茄种植产区内病果的处理应引起关注和重视。     

肉桂醛对链格孢菌生长及非寄主选择性毒素合成的影响

目的 初步探究肉桂醛对葡萄采后链格孢菌菌丝体生长及非寄主选择性毒素合成的影响。方法 采用扫描电镜(scanning electron microscopy, SEM)观察肉桂醛处理后链格孢菌菌丝体的形态结构; 测定处理后菌丝体脂质和麦角固醇含量, 胞外电导率、OD260值和菌丝体荧光强度; 高效液相色谱(high performance liquid chromatography, HPLC)测定处理后链格孢酚(alternariol, AOH)、交链格孢酚单甲醚(alternariol monomethyl ether, AME)含量的变化。结果 扫描电镜结果显示肉桂醛处理后链格孢菌菌丝体形态结构明显被破坏; 脂质和麦角固醇含量显著下降; 胞外电导率和OD260值以及菌丝体荧光强度显著增加; AOH、AME的含量显著下降。 结论 肉桂醛通过破坏细胞膜通透性和完整性来抑制链格孢菌菌丝体生长, 同时体内主要非寄主选择性毒素合成受到抑制。     

白光光照对交链孢毒素合成的调控研究

目的研究白光光照对交链孢(Alternaria)毒素合成的影响。方法在光/暗培养条件下,比较分析白光光照对2种交链孢菌株(ATCC 66981和Pear-3)的菌丝生长、孢子形成以及毒素合成的影响。结果持续白光照射对交链孢菌丝生长影响不显著,而显著抑制其孢子形成。光照刺激交链孢菌ATCC66981中交链孢酚(alternariol, AOH)、交链孢酚单甲醚(alternariol monomethyl ether, AME)和腾毒素(tentoxin, TEN)3种毒素的产生。菌株持续光照培养30d,AOH、AME和TEN毒素浓度分别为120、182和173?g/L;较之黑暗培养,分别增加了1.1、5.9和9.6倍。光照抑制交链孢菌Pear-3中细交链孢菌酮酸(tenuazonic acid, TeA)毒素的合成。菌株光照培养6 d, TeA毒素浓度达到142?g/L;而黑暗培养后其浓度高达325?g/L,毒素产率增加了1.3倍。结论光照不影响交链孢菌丝生长,而对孢子形成影响显著;持续白光照射能够促进交链孢中AOH、AME和TEN毒素的产生,而抑制TeA毒素的产生。     

小麦产毒病原菌及其毒素防控的研究进展

小麦是全球第二大粮食作物,每年因病害造成小麦严重减产,品质下降。一些病原菌还能够产生真菌毒素,进一步危害小麦及其制品的质量安全,对人畜健康造成巨大危害。由镰刀菌引起的小麦赤霉病是我国最主要的小麦病害之一,由交链孢引起的小麦黑胚病也备受关注。这2种真菌既能引起小麦病害,又能产生真菌毒素,故称之为产毒病害。镰刀菌产生的脱氧雪腐镰刀菌烯醇(deoxynivalenol,DON)、玉米赤霉烯酮(zearalenone,ZEN)、伏马菌素等和交链孢产生的交链孢酚(alternariol,AOH)、交链孢酚单甲醚(alternariol monomethyl ether,AME)和细交链格孢酮酸(tenuazonic acid,Te A)等是2类病原菌产生的主要真菌毒素。本文综述了能引起小麦产毒病害的镰刀菌和交链孢的特点、真菌毒素以及病害和毒素的防控技术,尤其是2类病原菌引起的小麦病害和真菌毒素的防控。这将为后期防治小麦产毒病害及控制毒素产生的研究提供有利参考。     

短波紫外线处理对3种链格孢毒素的降解作用研究

目的研究短波紫外线(UV-C)辐照对交链孢酚单甲醚(alternariol monomethyl ether, AME)和交链孢酚(alternariol,AOH)、腾毒素(tentoxin,TEN)3种链格孢毒素的降解效果。方法测定不同辐照时间、不同辐照距离、不同pH值条件下、不同照射强度下UV-C辐照对3种毒素的影响,采用高效液相色谱技术测定毒素含量。结果经过UV-C辐照过后, 3种毒素的浓度均随着辐照时间的延长而降低,随着辐照强度的增强而降低,但是辐照距离与毒素溶液的pH值大小与毒素的降解情况并无显著关联。在pH为5,毒素浓度为1.0μg/mL,UV-C灯功率为36 W、辐照距离为25 cm条件下照射120 min后, AME、AOH、TEN 3种毒素的降解率分别为16.10%、63.92%、89.99%。结论在偏酸性环境及长时间的UV-C辐照暴露下, UV-C对链格孢毒素有较为明显的降解作用。     

山西葡萄中链格孢菌分离鉴定与污染水平分析

本研究对山西葡萄主产区的巨峰葡萄（Kyoho grapes）和红提葡萄（Redglobe table grapes）上的主要病原真菌（链格孢菌）进行纯化分离、真菌形态学鉴定、分子生物学鉴定,并对链格孢菌产毒能力进行检测分析。研究表明,链格孢菌（Alternaria alternata）侵染山西葡萄具有一定的品种选择性。链格孢菌菌株产生的毒素主要以细交链孢菌酮酸（TEA）为主。本研究初步明确了山西葡萄（巨峰葡萄和红提葡萄）中链格孢菌的污染水平。     

人工接种温州蜜柑后链格孢霉毒素的产生及分布规律

采用超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法结合Qu ECh ERS(quick,easy,cheap,effective,rugged,safe)前处理方法,研究温州蜜柑人工接种链格孢菌(Alternaria alternate)后,病斑部位全果、非病斑部位果皮和果肉中腾毒素(tentoxin,Ten)、链格孢酚(alternariol,AOH)、交链格孢酚单甲醚(alternariol monomethyl ether,AME)、交链孢烯(altenuene,ALT)和细交链格孢菌酮酸(tenuazonic acid,Te A)5种链格孢霉毒素的产生和分布规律。结果表明,病斑部位全果、非病斑部位果皮和果肉中的链格孢霉毒素含量随着病斑直径的扩大,不同链格孢霉毒素的变化趋势不同。Te A、Ten、AME和AOH在所有部位中均有检出,其中Te A检出含量最高,在病斑部位的含量范围为3.05×10~3~55.88×10~3μg/kg,在非病斑部位的含量范围为65.35~40.68×10~3μg/kg;Ten、AME和AOH在病斑部位的含量范围分别为69.16~373.94、22.63~1 395.82μg/kg和8.18~689.19μg/kg;非病斑部位的含量范围分别为0~67.56、0~195.96μg/kg和0~301.91μg/kg;ALT在非病斑部位果肉中未检出,但在非病斑部位的果皮和病斑部位的全果中均有检出,含量最高达16.61μg/kg。研究表明,由于柑橘感染链格孢菌后产生的毒素会从发病部位扩散到健康部位累积,因此,在鲜食加工和风险评估中应引起关注和重视。     

农产品及其制品中交链孢酚和交链孢酚单甲醚研究进展

交链孢菌(Alternaria spp.)是一类重要的植物病原体,能产生多种毒素,其中交链孢酚(alternariol,AOH)和交链孢酚单甲醚(alternariol monomethyl ether,AME)是目前从食物中检出的比较普遍和主要的2种交链孢毒素,可广泛污染蔬菜、水果及谷物等农产品及其制品。本文对AOH和AME的结构及理化性质、毒性、产生影响因素、生物及化学合成和污染现状等进行了综述,并对交链孢毒素限量标准的制定、快速检测方法等进行了展望。     

臭氧处理对交链孢菌生长及其毒素积累的抑制作用

交链孢菌（Alternaria spp.）易侵染农作物,引起农产品病害,而且能够代谢产生交链孢毒素,包括细交链孢酮酸（tenuazonic acid,TeA）、交链孢酚（alternariol,AOH）、交链孢酚单甲醚（alternariol monomethyl ether,AME）等,严重影响人体健康。因此,亟需高效、安全的方法用以防控交链孢菌及其毒素积累。本实验研究了臭氧处理对体外互隔交链孢（A. alternata）生长及其产毒能力的影响。结果表明,臭氧处理组的菌落直径显著低于对照组（P＜0.05）,且臭氧处理可显著抑制互隔交链孢产生TeA、AOH、AME这3 种交链孢毒素;利用扫描电子显微镜观察臭氧处理后互隔交链孢的微观形态,发现孢子和菌丝发生了凹陷、褶皱、断裂等异常现象;臭氧处理后的交链孢菌对番茄果实的致病力明显减弱,同时交链孢菌的产毒能力明显降低,20 mg/L臭氧处理条件下TeA、AOH、AME含量比对照组分别减少了36.1%、89.9%、93.2%。此外,臭氧对TeA、AOH、AME具有降解作用,降解率随着臭氧质量浓度的增加和处理时间的延长而显著提高,TeA经过20 mg/L臭氧处理30 min即可被完全降解,AOH及AME经20 mg/L臭氧处理120 min后降解率可达90%以上。综上,臭氧处理可以作为农产品及其制品中互隔交链孢及其毒素污染的防治手段。     

链格孢霉菌侵染番茄产毒机制

为研究链格孢霉侵染番茄后的产毒机制,本实验将链格孢霉孢子悬液接种于蕃茄上,并分别置于4 ℃和25 ℃下培养,15 d内进行3 次取样。样品经高分辨质谱检测后,使用MZmine、Xcalibur软件对检测结果进行分析,原质谱数据集经Mzmine软件处理后导入全球天然产物社会分子网络平台,采用基于特征的分子网络（feature-based molecular networking,FBMN）建立真菌毒素及代谢物分子网络,实现对链格孢毒素代谢通路的可视化分析。结果表明,接种后番茄在4 ℃下未产生任何毒素,25 ℃下链格孢酚（alternariol,AOH）、链格孢甲基醚（alternariol monomethyl ether,AME）、细链格孢菌酮酸（tenuazonic acid,TeA）、腾毒素（tentoxin,TEN）在5、10、15 d时均被检出,链格孢霉烯（altenuene,ALT）直至15 d时才被检出,3 次取样中TeA含量均最高。利用MZmine软件的碎片诊断过滤功能和Xcalibur软件精确分子质量技术验证了AOH和AME硫酸盐结合的隐蔽型真菌毒素的存在。FBMN分析结果表明3 种毒素（AOH、AME、TeA）有明显的代谢通路,代谢产物的种类较多,而未在番茄中检测到TEN和ALT代谢产物。本研究阐明了链格孢霉毒素在番茄中的产生及代谢机制,可为番茄中链格孢毒素的有效控制及番茄的贮藏保鲜提供理论支持。     

Toxin production by Alternaria alternata in tomatoes and apples stored under various conditions and quantitation of the toxins by high-performance liquid chromatography

Alternaria alternata strain 8442-3 was inoculated into tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) and Red Delicious cultivar apples (Malus domestica Borkh.). Half of the lots of each fruit were shrink-wrapped in high-density polyethylene film. Wrapped and unwrapped fruits were incubated under darkness at 4, 15 and 25 degrees C for up to 5 weeks. A high-performance liquid chromatography method was developed to quantitate tenuazonic acid (TeA), alternariol (AOH), alternariol methyl ether (AME), and altenuene (ALT). Shrink-wrapping retarded, but did not completely inhibit growth in tomatoes for 3-7 days. Concentrations of up to 120.6 mg of AOH and 63.7 mg of AME per 100 g of tissue were produced in unwrapped tomatoes stored at 15 degrees C for 4 weeks; 19.0 mg of ALT per 100 g of tomato tissue was produced after 3 weeks at 25 degrees C. AOH, AME and ALT were also produced in unwrapped tomatoes stored at 4 degrees C; however, no TeA was detected in decayed tomatoes, regardless of type of wrapping or storage temperature. Shrink-wrapping resulted in decreased production of AOH, AME, and ALT. Alternaria toxins were not detected in apples stored at 4 and 15 degrees C. The highest concentration of AOH produced (48.8 mg per 100 g of tissue) was in unwrapped apples stored at 25 degrees C for 2 weeks; 12.3 mg per 100 g of tissue of shrink-wrapped apples was detected after 5 weeks of storage at 25 degrees C, while ALT reached 5.7 mg per 100 g after 4 weeks. TeA was not detected in apples infected with A. alternata.     

Production of alternaria mycotoxins by Alternaria alternata isolated from weather-damaged wheat

The production of Alternaria mycotoxins by Alternaria alternata isolated from Chinese weathered wheat kernels were first investigated on polished rice and durum wheat grains. These mycotoxins included alternariol (AOH) and its monomethyl ether (AME), altenuene (ALT), altertoxin I (ATX-I), and tenuazonic acid (TA). Of 25 isolates tested, all were AOH and AME producers, 21 (84%) coproduced ALT and ATX-I, and 8 (32%) produced TA in rice culture. TA was the most abundant toxin produced at a level ranging from 1,369 to 3,563 mg/kg. Much smaller amounts of AOH, AME, ALT, and ATX-I were present with average concentrations of 54, 40, 44, and 8 mg/kg, respectively. There were linear correlations between the level of AOH and AME (r = 0.846), alternariols (AOH plus AME) and ALT (r = 0.785), and ATX-I and TA (r = 0.553). Polished rice medium seems to support a bit more production of Alternaria metabolites than wheat but with an insignificant difference in concentrations (P > 0.05). A study of the time-course of toxin production by A. alternata isolates indicated that AOH production began faster than any other toxins monitored, and ALT production exhibited a progressive increase throughout the experiment. TA producers might reveal their considerably higher ability to produce toxin in the field despite their low frequency.     

Optimization of the Method of Detection of Metabolites Produced by the Alternaria Genus: Alternariol, Alternariol Monomethyl Ether, Altenuene, Altertoxin I and Tentoxin

ABSTRACT: A simple method has been developed in this work for the detection of alternariol (AOH), alternariol monomethyl ether (AME), altenuene (ALT), altertoxin I (ATX-I), tenuazonic acid (TA), and tentoxin by means of thin-layer chromatography from cultures of several strains of Alternaria. Strains were incubated in 2% malt extract broth for 7 d at 25 °C. For extraction of metabolites, chloroform was used. The solvent system benzene/methanol/acetic acid (92:6:2) was chosen. TLC plates were observed under ultraviolet light (254/366 nm). Results show that A. alternata IMI 354942 produced AOH, AME, ALT, ATX-I, tentoxin, and TA; A. alternata IMI 354943, AOH, AME, and TA; A. triticina IMI 289962 tentoxin; and A. triticina IMI 289680 AME, ATX-I, and TA.     

Production of alternariol and alternariol methyl ether by Alternaria alternata grown on fruits at various temperatures

Two toxigenic strains of the fungus Alternaria alternata (ATCC 56836 and ATCC 66868) were grown on surface-disinfected, fresh, ripe fruits and tested for the production of alternariol (AOH) and alternariol methyl ether (AME). Examined fruits included strawberries; red and green seedless grapes; concord grapes; red delicious, golden delicious, and gala apples; and blueberries. After inoculation, fruits were incubated at 4, 10 degrees C, or room temperature (approximately 21 degrees C) for up to 3 weeks. At weekly intervals, duplicate samples were analyzed for AOH and AME by using liquid chromatography. Results indicated that A. alternata and its metabolites were not a major problem in strawberries due to the presence of fast-growing molds like Rhizopus and Botrytis that outgrew and possibly inhibited Alternaria. Both Alternaria strains showed limited growth on apples, although fast-growing molds were not present after surface disinfection; AOH and AME were produced only by the ATCC 56836 strain on the golden delicious and gala varieties, (ranging from <0.1 to 5 microg/g and <0.1 to 14 microg/g for AOH and AME, respectively). Restricted growth of both strains without toxin production occurred in blueberries, whereas moderate growth and AOH (<0.1 to 3,336 microg/g) and AME (<0.1 to 1,716 microg/g) production took place in grapes.     

Natural occurrence of Alternaria mycotoxins in olives--their production and possible transfer into the oil

A limited survey of the natural occurrence of the major Alternaria mycotoxins, i.e. alternariol (AOH), alternariol methyl ether (AME), altenuene (ALT), altertoxin-I (ATX-I), and tenuazonic acid (TA) has been carried out on olives and related processing products (oil and husks). The toxigenicity of Alternaria strains isolated from olives and the possible mycotoxin transfer into the oil have also been investigated. Four out of 13 olive samples were contaminated by 2 to 4 Alternaria mycotoxins. The highest contamination was found in a badly damaged sample containing 2.9, 2.3, 1.4 and 0.3 mg/kg of AME, AOH, ALT and TA, respectively. No mycotoxins were detected in olive-oil destined for human consumption (6 samples) or olive-husks (3 samples) collected from oil-mills after the first pressing of olives. An oil sample produced in our laboratory by processing the most contaminated olive sample contained AME (0.79 mg/kg) and AOH (0.29 mg/kg). The estimated mycotoxin amount transferred into the oil was 4% for AME, 1.8% for AOH, and zero for ALT and TA (considering 15% the oil yield). Although Alternaria species, mostly A. alternata (Fr.) Keissler, were present at various extent on all the examined olive samples, mycotoxins were only detected in samples of physically damaged olives. The production of mycotoxins by A. alternata isolated from olives was much higher (up to 3 order of magnitude for TA) on rice cultures than on olive cultures.