MORPHOLOGY AND ACTIVITY OF ECTOMYCORRHIZAL FUNGIIN VITRO AND IN SYMBIONT WITH PINUS THUNBERGII

doi:10.3773/j.issn.1005-264x.2008.04.023

Abstract

Abstract:

Aims The fungal vacuole plays a key role in nutrient transportation and storage, especially in ectomycorrhizal symbionts. Our objective was to explore the effects of fungal activity and vacuole structure changes on host plant growth to further understand the mechanism of growth-promotion of mycorrhizal fungi and coevolution between host plant and mycorrhizal fungi.

Methods Hyphae of ectomycorrhizal fungi Rhizopogen luteous (Rl), Pisolithus tinctorius (Pt₂), and Boletus edulis(Be) cultured in vitro were stained with 6-CFDA, and the morphologies of fungal vacuoles and their activities were examined. Frozen sections of the ectomycorrhizal symbiont formed by the three fungi and Pinus thunbergii seedlings were stained and observed in the same way.

Important findings Dispersive large vacuoles in hyphae of Pt₂ and Rl and many small dense vacuoles in the hyphae of Be were observed in fungi cultured in vitro, and some vacuoles of Rl and Be linked into tubular vacuole systems. The activity of Be hyphae was higher than Pt₂ and Rl, and Be grew faster than the other two. After ectomycorrhizal formation, P. thunbergii seedlings with Pt₂ or Rl grew better than those with Be, and the fungal activities vacuole morphologies had changed greatly. Hyphae in mantles and Hartig nets of ectomycorrhiza formed by Pt₂ and Rl showed higher activities than those formed by Be, which were hard to label, and tubular vacuole systems were observed sometimes in the hyphae of Hartig nets of Pt₂ and Rl symbionts. It appears that fungal activity and tubular vacuole systems are related to the growth of P. thunbergii seedlings.

Key words: Pinus thunbergii, ectomycorrhiza, tubular vacuole systems, fungal activity, 6-CFDA

ZHENG Ling, WU Xiao-Qin. MORPHOLOGY AND ACTIVITY OF ECTOMYCORRHIZAL FUNGIIN VITRO AND IN SYMBIONT WITH PINUS THUNBERGII[J]. Chin J Plant Ecol, 2008, 32(4): 932-937.

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菌根菌Fungi	离体菌丝生长速率 Growth rate of hyphae	荧光强度 Fluorescence intensity	菌丝活性 Hyphae activity	管状液泡分布 Distribution of tubular vacuole
菌根菌Fungi	离体菌丝生长速率 Growth rate of hyphae	荧光强度 Fluorescence intensity	菌丝活性 Hyphae activity	观察玻片数Number of total slides observed	观察视野数 Number of total visions observed	可见管状液泡视野比例 Percentage of tubular vacuole
Rl	慢 Slow	弱 Weak	++	10	50	20
Pt₂	慢 Slow	弱 Weak	++	10	50	32
Be	快 Fast	强 Strong	+++	10	50	0

菌根菌Fungi	离体菌丝生长速率 Growth rate of hyphae	荧光强度 Fluorescence intensity	菌丝活性 Hyphae activity	管状液泡分布 Distribution of tubular vacuole
菌根菌Fungi	离体菌丝生长速率 Growth rate of hyphae	荧光强度 Fluorescence intensity	菌丝活性 Hyphae activity	观察玻片数Number of total slides observed	观察视野数 Number of total visions observed	可见管状液泡视野比例 Percentage of tubular vacuole
Rl	慢 Slow	弱 Weak	++	10	50	20
Pt₂	慢 Slow	弱 Weak	++	10	50	32
Be	快 Fast	强 Strong	+++	10	50	0

菌根菌 Fungi	荧光强度 Fluorescence intensity	菌丝活性 Hyphae activity	管状液泡分布 Distribution of tubular vacuole
菌根菌 Fungi	荧光强度 Fluorescence intensity	菌丝活性 Hyphae activity	观察切片总数 Number of total sections for observation	形成管状液泡的切片数 Number of sections with tubular vacuole observed	管状液泡所占比例(%) Percentage of tubular vacuole
Rl	强 Strong	+++	200	30	15
Pt₂	强 Strong	+++	200	50	25
Be	弱 Weak	+	200	0	0

菌根菌 Fungi	荧光强度 Fluorescence intensity	菌丝活性 Hyphae activity	管状液泡分布 Distribution of tubular vacuole
菌根菌 Fungi	荧光强度 Fluorescence intensity	菌丝活性 Hyphae activity	观察切片总数 Number of total sections for observation	形成管状液泡的切片数 Number of sections with tubular vacuole observed	管状液泡所占比例(%) Percentage of tubular vacuole
Rl	强 Strong	+++	200	30	15
Pt₂	强 Strong	+++	200	50	25
Be	弱 Weak	+	200	0	0

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