scholarly journals Identity of the Fungal Symbiont of Sirex Noctilio

1969 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 905 ◽  
Author(s):  
I PC Gaut

The fungus associated with S. noctilio F. in Australia is identified as Amyloster-eum areolatum (Fr.) Boidin. By using a polystyrene film to prevent the breakup of the chains of arthrospores during staining, it was possible to demonstrate that the spores are homokaryotic though usually multinucleate. Viable homokaryons were established from arthrospores by using a tissue culture medium incorporating growing callus tissue of Pinus radiata. Homokaryons and heterokaryons of the S. noctilio fungus were opposed in all possible combinations against homokaryons and heterokaryons of A. chailleti'i (Pers. ex Fr.) Boidin, A.laevigatum (Fr.) Boidin, and A. areolatum, the only known species of Amylostereum. The S. noctilio fungus was interfertile only with A. areolatum, as judged by production of anastomoses, clamped mycelium, and fertile fruit bodies. Starch-gel electrophoresis showed that the soluble proteins of the S. noctilio fungus corresponded more closely with those of A. areolatum than with those of A. chailletii.

1966 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
JM King

Studies of the cultural characteristics on artificial media of the fungal symbiont of Sirex noctilio F. indicate that in Australia only one fungus is involved in the association. A medium containing 20 p.p.m. o-phenylphenol was found suitable for the isolation of the Sirex fungus. Histological studies confirmed that the Sirex fungus develops in wood only as vegetative hyphae. Ray parenchyma cells were killed in advance of the growing hyphae, which suggested that a toxin was produced by the fungus. Comparisons of growth in agar culture, of fructifications produced on wood blocks, and of starch gel electrophoresis protein patterns indicated that the Sirex fungus is probably a strain or variety of Arnylostereum chailletii (Fr.) Boidin.


1964 ◽  
Vol 12 (01) ◽  
pp. 126-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl H. Slotta ◽  
J. D Gonzalez

SummaryWhen urea or ε-amino caproic acid were used as solublizing agents for plasminogen in electrophoretic experiments, only one broad band of the proenzyme was obtained on acetate cellulose, in starch block, and in acrylamide gel. In starch gel electrophoresis, however, both forms of plasminogen – the native or euglobulin and Kline’s or Pseudoglobulin plasminogen – separated into six bands. These migrated toward the cathode at room temperature in borate or veronal buffer in the alkaline range and showed full activity in fibrinagar-streptokinase plates.


Genetics ◽  
1973 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 595-603
Author(s):  
D Borden ◽  
E T Miller ◽  
D L Nanney ◽  
G S Whitt

ABSTRACT The isozymic patterns of tyrosine aminotransferase, NADP malate dehydrogenase, NADP isocitrate dehydrogenase, and tetrazolium oxidase were examined by starch-gel electrophoresis in Tetrahymena pyriformis, syngen 1. The genetics of the alleles controlling these enzymes was studied through a breeding program. Each enzyme locus was shown to assort vegetatively, as do other loci in this organism. A detailed analysis of the assortment process for the tyrosine aminotransferase locus indicated that the rate of stabilization of heterozygotes into pure types was essentially identical to previously-reported rates for other loci.


1963 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 369-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Neelin

By varying conditions of starch gel electrophoresis, factors contributing to the resolution of myogen proteins from chicken breast muscle have been studied. Variables examined included composition of the myogen extractant, protein concentration, ionic strength of electrophoretic media, pH of gel media, plane and direction of electrophoresis, and the nature of cations and anions in gel media and bridge solutions. The significance of anions was more closely studied with constant buffer systems, and gradient systems in which bridge electrolyte differed from, and gradually altered, the gel medium. Optimal separation was obtained in gradient systems with 0.10 M sodium chloride bridge solutions, and gel media of sodium cacodylate, pH 6.9, μ 0.010, which resolved 12 cationic zones, and sodium veronal, pH 7.4, μ 0.010, which resolved 10 anionic zones. These buffers in two-dimensional sequence revealed a total of about 24 components in this myogen.


1981 ◽  
Vol 59 (5) ◽  
pp. 771-775 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moira M. Ferguson ◽  
David L. G. Noakes ◽  
Roy G. Danzmann

Examination of 17 presumptive gene loci by starch-gel electrophoresis revealed differential mobilities only at acid phosphatase-1, alcohol dehydrogenase, esterase-1, and phosphoglucomutase between Nocomis biguttatus and N. micropogon. No intraspecific variation was observed for any loci. The genetic identity (I) and genetic distance (D) were 0.874 and 0.134, respectively. The correlation of electrophoretic mobilities and nuptial tubercle pattern in sexually dimorphic males supports the present taxonomic distinction of these species and provides a simple, unambiguous means of identifying any individuals.Stepwise discriminant function analysis of a series of mensural characters was used to compare fish identified as to species by electrophoresis. At best this correctly assigned fish to their respective species in 85.7% of cases, with a probability of misclassification of 0.1335.This study suggests these two are sibling species, based on a comparison of biochemical and morphological differentiation.


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