Isozyme variation of 25 isolates of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides from 12 different Malaysian host plants

were studied using polycrylamide gel electrophoresis. The hosts included seven species of legumes and one species

Fach of citrus, grass, cocoa, pepper and chiUi. One to five electromorphs per enzyme were produced for the five

enzyme systems typed. Some isolates did not produce any bands for the enzymes studied. Double to multiple bands

were observed with esterases, MDH, GLDH and LDH. Only one pepper isolate produced a single band for GDH.

Some variations among the isolates of different host plants were observed with the isozyme patterns of esterases and

MDH. Isozyme tests may prove to be a useful tool in the identification of C. gloeosporioides of different host

plants when mOre samples are tested in future

S. Kanapathipillai, Vijaya

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PertanikaJ. Trop. Agric. Sci. 18(2): 135-139(1995) ISSN,012&-6128© Universiti Pertanian Malaysia PressPreIiminary Studies of Isozyme Patterns of Isolates of Colletotrichumgloeosporioides from Host Plants in MalaysiaVIJAYA. S. KANAPATHIPILLA1Department of Biology,Universiti Pertanian }.ifalaysia,43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Mala)'siaKeywords: Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, isozymes, Malaysian host plantsABSTRAKVariasi isozim pada 25 ?solot Collewuichum gloeospodoides daripada 12 penmwh tumbuhan di Malaysiatelah dikaji menggunakan polyacrylamide gel elektroforesis. Perumah-perumah tersebut tennasuk tujuh jenisdaripada legum, dan hanya satu jenis daripada citnlS, rumput, koko, lada hitam dan cili. Satu hingga limaell'ktromorph telah diha.rilkan oleh setiap enzim. pada lima sistem enzim yang dikaji. Ada juga, isolat yang tidakmenghasilkan sebarang jalur. Dua jaluT dan jalur multipel dapat diperhatikan pada esterase, MDH, GWHdan LDH. Hanya isolat lada hitam menghasilkan satu jalur pada CDH. Terdapatnya vanasi pada comk jaluresterase dan kWH pada isolat-isolat daripada perumah yang berlainan. Kajian isozim berkemungkinan dapatdigunakan untuk mengenalpasti C. gloeosporioides daripada perumah yang berlainan apabila lehih banyaksumpel dikaji di masa yang akan datang.ABSTRACTIsoz.yme variation of 25 i.solates of Colletou'ichum gloeosporioides from 12 different fyfala)'sian host plantswere studied using pol)'ao)'lamide gel electrophoresis. The hosts included seven species of legumes and one speciesFach of citrus, grass, cocoa, pepper and chiUi. One to five electromorphs per enzyme were produced for the fiveenzyme systems typed. Some isolates did not produce any bands for the enzymes studied. Double to multiple bandswere obstlved with esterases, lvWH, CLDH and LDH. Only one pepper isolate produced a single band for CDH.Some variations among the isolates ofdifferent host plants were observed with the isozyme patterns ofesterases andMDH. lSOZpM tests may prove to be a useful tool in the identifuatioll of C. gloeosporioides of different hostplants when mOTe samples arf tested in future.INTRODUCTIONThe taxonomy of Colletotlichum is based mainlyon conidial morphology and size (Arx, 1957;Sutton, 1980). Several host specific fonus existamong the species of Colletotrichum which makedelimitation of the species difficult. Anthracnosedisease caused by Colletotrichufn gloeosporioides iswidespread and damaging to many varieties ofhoslS. C. gloeosporioides is characterised by su-aightconidia ,....ith rounded or at times pointed ends,ranging 12-19 mm long (An" 1957) and 5-35mm long (Davies et aL, 1992). The conidia arenonnally produced on conidionematous phialideswithin an acervulus. Some isolates of C.gloeosparioides exhibit presence of setae on theaceIVUlus. Conidia can also be produced directlyfrom the hyphae. Other straight-sporedproducing species of Colll'totrichum are C. musae,and C. crassipes. Conidial size and shape aloneare inadequate to categorize C. gloeosporioides.Electrophoretic studies have been used overthe past few decades to analyse the variationamong the physiological races (Gill and Powell,1968) and the virulence in natural populations(Lenne and Burdon, 1990) of various fungi.The aim of this study was to investigate whetherthere is any isozyme difference existing amongisolates of C. gloeosporioides isolated from someMalaysian host plants.VIjAYA, S. KANAPATHIPILLAJMATERIALS AND METHODSTwenty five isolates of C. gloeosponoides wereisolated from 12 host plants (Table I). Isolatesstudied included two from Citrus reticulata(mandarin orange), three from Piper nigrum(pepper), two from Capsicum jrutescens (chillipepper), three from bnpcrata eylindrica (a grass),one from Vigna radiata (mung bean), two fromTheobroma cacao (cocoa), fOUf from Centrosemapubescens (a legume), one from Puerariaphaseoloides (a legume), onc from Calopogoniwnmucunoides (leguminous cover crop), nVQ fromPhaseolus vulgaris (French bean), one from Clitanaternatea (butterfly pea) and three fromPsophocarpus tetragonolobus (winged bean). Allmonospored culmres were maintained on PotatoDextrose Agar (PDA).Polyacrylamide Gel ElectrophoresisDiscs 3 rom in diameter from each of the fungalisolates were transferred iJUo McCanney bOltlescontaining Malt extract broth. The cultures werethen incubated for 10 days in the dark to enhancemycelial growth versus spore production. Themycelia were then harvested by washing fivetimes with sterile distilled water, filtering throughmuslin cloth, blotting dry and freezing at abom-20°C. The mycelia were then ground with adrop from a pasteur pipette of extraction bufferpH 8.0 (0.05 M Trizma base, 0.1 mM b-Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD) ,O.OIM Glycyl glycine, O.OIM CaCI2 and om mMb-Nicotinamide Adenine DinucleotodePhosphate (NADP) in 1 I distilled water. Smallstrips of filter paper (1 x 2 mm) Whatman no.17 were soaked in each of the ground mycelialfluids, then placed on the base of polyacrylamidegel pH 7.2, 2.0 mm thick, 19 x 19 em L/W. Amarker, Bromophenol Blue, was used on eitherside of the gel. The gel was allowed to run onhorizontal gel electrophoretic system with theTris-citric acid electrode buffer pH 6.9 (0.135 MTrisma base and 0.040 M citric acid) at a constantcurrent at 50 rnA until the buffer front reachedTABLE 1Isolate number from host plants of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides136Isolate numberImp. 18 (ii)Imp. 18 (i)Imp. C 012.2CMCM002Pip B 001Pip B 004Pip B 005Cp 011Cp 013Chi 003Chi 005Peu B32 Khst 1.3CI003Cent st27 Cent B 1.32 Kb f 1.54 Kb L1.3Pt 004PV 001CAFHostImperato cylindricaJmperata cylindricaImperato l)'lindricaCitrus reticulataCitrus reticu.lataPiper nigrumPiper nigrumPiper nigrwnTluobroma CfUaoTheobroma cacaoCapsicum JrutesCetlSCapsiC1.~m frutescensPueraria phaseoloidesVigna radiataClitoria ternateaCentrosema PUbesce7lSCentrosema pubescemPsophocarpus tetragonolobusPsophocarpus tetragonolobusPsophocarpus tetragcJ7JolobusPhastolus vulgarisCalopogo"illm mucunoidesPERTANIKAj. TROP. AGRIe. SCI. VOL. 18 NO. 2 1995FamilyGramineaeGramineaeGramineaeRutaceaeRutaceaePiperaceaePiperaceaePiperaceaeSterculiaceaeSterculiaceaeSolanaceaeSolanaceaeLeguminosaeLegumi nosaeLeguminosaeLeguminosaeLeguminosaeLeguminosaeLeguminosaeLeguminosaeLeguminosaeLeguminosaeISOZYME PA'ITERNS OF ISOLATES OF COLIETOTRICHUM GLOEOSPORIOlDESabout 11 em. The gels were then stained withthe respective stains (Harris and Hopkinson,1976) for each of the isozymes tested. Theisozymes tested were esterase (Est). lactatedehydrogenase (LDH), glucose dehydrogenase(GDH), glutamate dehydrogenase (GLDH) andmalate dehydrogenase (MDH).RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONThe isozyme patterns or the electromorphsof the 5 enzyme systems found in 25 isolatesof C. gliJeosporioides are given in Fig. 1 and theisozyme phenotypes of isolates from 12 hostspecies are given in Table 2. The positions ofthe bands in Fig. 1 are based on the migrationdistance on the gel and the Rfvalues calculated.One to five isozyme patterns occurred perenzyme with a total of twelve for the fiveenzymes (Fig. 1). For esterase and malatedehydrogenase both single and multi-bandedpatterns were found among the isolates. Glucosedehydrogenase showed a single-banded pattern,glutamate dehydrogenase produced a doublebanded pattern while lactate dehydrogenaseproduced a three-banded pattenl. Single bandedphenotypes wherever produced may becontrolled by a single gene. Isozyme data areinterpreted conservatively, considering only thebanding phenotypes where each banding patternper enzyme and isolate was determined as asingle electromorph.GLDH showed the two-banded isozymeprofile for the C. gliJeospariaides of the wingedbean only and no profile for any of the other 24isolates studied. GDH showed the one-bandedisozyme profile for a pepper isolate only. ForLDH, 13 out of 25 isolates produced a three-banded isozyme proftle. The 13 isolates werefrom unrelated species of host plants. Thebanding pattern can be said to be homogenousand therefore LDH was not a good marker.Dehydrogenases are difficult to stain and resolve.Fifty percent of the isolates tested gave fourtypes of banding pauerns when stained for MDH.The band pattern 1 \\ith 4 bands was shown byseven isolates namely, two of pepper, two fromCentrosema, two from French bean and one fromwinged bean. The pattern 2 with 3 bands forMDH was shown only by the three isolates ofgrass. The single-band pattern 3 was producedLDH GDH GIDH MDH Esterase------- ----- --- ---- --- -- -Brfo1 1 1 1 234 123 4 5Band PatternsFig. 1: ISQ7.)'me patterns for [we e1lzyme systems from Colletotrichum gloeosporioides from host plants in MalaysiaPERTANlKAJ. TROP. AGRIC. SCI. VOl.. 18 NO.2. 1995 137VIJAYA. S. KANAPATHIP!LIAlTABLE 2Isozyme phenotypes of isolates of QJllelotrichwn gloeosporioidesIsolate numberImp. 18 (ii)Imp. 18 (i)Imp. C 012.2CMCM002Pip B 001Pip B 004Pip B 005Cp OilCp 013Chi 003Chi 005Peu B32 Khst 1.3CI 003Cent st25 Cent st 1.3Cent S1 a27 Cent B 1.32 Kh f 1.54 Kb Ll.3Pt 004PV 001PV 003CAYEsr434441145524GDH GLDH LDH MDH22234I(- no bands obsen·ed)by the orange isolate and band pattern 4 wasproduced by the Pueraria isolate. The bandsseen in patterns 2, 3 and 4 for MDH were inthe same Rf as that of the four-banded patternI, although some bands were missing. Esteraseg-ave more infom1ation with the five (5) patternsconsisting of seven bands for 12 isolates of C.gloeosporioides (Fig. 1). Among the 12 isolates, twodistinct groups of C. gloeosparioides were indicatedby esterase profiles. One slow moving group atthe cathodal end consists of patterns 4 and 5.Pattern 4 with single band was limited to 6 outof 12 isolates from pepper. grass, winged beanand chilli. Pattern 5 with 2 bands was limited 10the mung bean and a chilli isolate only. The fastmoving second group of isozyme profilesconsisted of patterns 1, 2 and 3 and was limitedto only four isolates. The cocoa isolates producedthe three banded pattern 1; pattern 2 with 4bands was produced by the Clilma isolate; whilethe single banded pattern 3 was obtained withthe citrus isolate.The profile obtained with the grass isolateswith isozyme MDH indicated lhat MDH can beused as a marker for grass isolates. All threepepper isolates not only gave the pattern 4 withesterase but one pepper isolate was the only oneto produce an isozyme profile with GDH. The C.gloeosporioides isolates from cocoa exhibited thevery prominant ~banded pattern 1 with ESTonly, and no isozyme profile with lhe otherisozymes tested. The Cliloria isolate 'was the onlyone to produce the four-banded pattern withesterase. These can be used for comparativepurposes. The citrus isolate CM002 was the onlyone to produce the one-banded, RfO.318, pattern138 PERTA.-NIKAJ. TRap. AGRIC. SCI. VOL 18 NO. 21995ISOZVME PATITR1'1S OF [SOLATES OF COUETOTRlCHUM GLOEOSPOR!O/DES3, with esterase while the other isolate eM wasthe only one to produce the single bandedpattern 3 with MDH at Rf 0.173.Considerable variations in phenotype existamong the isolates of C. gloeosporioides fromdifferent host plants. The C. gloeosporioides fromdifferent hosts exhibited some variation in theisozyme patterns, especially when typed foresterase and malate dehydrogenase. 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