scholarly journals The attraction of Tremex apicalis (Hymenoptera, Siricidae, Tremecinae) and its parasitoid Ibalia japonica (Hymenoptera, Ibaliidae) to the fungus Cerrena unicolor

2019 ◽  
Vol 68 ◽  
pp. 37-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazumu Kuramitsu ◽  
Teruhito Ishihara ◽  
Aki Sugita ◽  
Thitaree Yooboon ◽  
Barry Lustig ◽  
...  

Woodwasps (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) are saproxylic insects and a common forest pest. Siricid woodwasps are classified into two subfamilies: Siricinae and Tremecinae. All known symbiotic fungi of Siricinae are in the genusAmylostereumBoidin while some species of Tremecinae have been observed to have a relationship with the fungusCerrenaunicolor(Bull.) Murrill. Previous studies about the host searching behavior of woodwasps and their parasitoids have focused primarily on the subfamily Siricinae.We analyzed the role ofC.unicolorvolatiles on the host searching behavior ofTremexapicalisMatsumura (Hymenoptera: Siricidae: Tremecinae) and its parasitoid Ibalia (Tremibalia) japonica Matsumura (Hymenoptera: Ibaliidae). The results of an olfactory response experiment indicated that the females ofT.apicalisand its parasitoid find their respective hosts using volatiles fromC.unicolor. Using DNA barcode, we identified basidiocarps on the trees infested withT.apicalis.The basidiocarps were all white-rot fungi that cause sapwood decay, includingC.unicolor. Two additional species that we identified belonged to genera closely related toC.unicolor.Woodwasp species are known to carry symbiotic fungi in a pair of specialized sacs called mycangia. Notably we found that mycangia-like structures were absent in the abdomens ofT.apicalisfemales. To the best of our knowledge,Xerisspectrum(Linnaeus) (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) is the only reported example of woodwasp species that do not contain symbiotic fungi in their bodies.Our results suggested that: (1)T.apicalisfemales search for host wood that is already infected with sapwood decaying fungus using volatile compounds; (2)T.apicalis’ female parasitoid also uses volatile compounds from fungus to locate wood that is infested with its potential host.

SpringerPlus ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Prashant D. Kunjadia ◽  
Gaurav V. Sanghvi ◽  
Anju P. Kunjadia ◽  
Pratap N. Mukhopadhyay ◽  
Gaurav S. Dave

2019 ◽  
Vol 359 ◽  
pp. 1427-1435 ◽  
Author(s):  
I.A. Vasiliadou ◽  
R. Molina ◽  
M.I. Pariente ◽  
K.C. Christoforidis ◽  
F. Martinez ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amit Kumar ◽  
Mukesh Yadav ◽  
Workinesh Tiruneh

AbstractMicrobial enzymes are green and clean alternatives for several processes in the pulp and paper industry. Enzyme treatment decreases the energy requirement and minimizes the wood losses during drum debarking. Lipophilic wood extractives are known as pitch. Pitch deposition adversely affects the pulp quality and increases equipment maintenance and operating costs during paper manufacturing. Several chemical additives have been used to remove pitch deposits. Natural seasoning of wood is used to minimize pitch content in wood, but it has some disadvantages including yield losses and decreased brightness. Controlled seasoning with white-rot fungi or albino strains of sapstain fungi is an effective tool for degradation and removal of wood extractives. Enzymes including lipase, laccase, sterol esterase, and lipooxygenase have also been used to minimize pitch-related problems. Enzymatic retting has been proved an eco-friendly and economical solution for chemical degumming and traditional retting.


1995 ◽  
Vol 132 (3) ◽  
pp. 183-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong-Duk Youn ◽  
Yung Chil Hah ◽  
Sa-Ouk Kang

Ligninase is an extracellular peroxidase produced by several species of white-rot fungi. It is able to oxidize methoxylated substrates to radical cation intermediates that can undergo C—H or C—C bond cleavage, thereby providing the basis for the oxidation of veratryl alcohol or degradation of lignin model compounds respectively. In some cases, the radical cation intermediate can act as an oxidant, accepting an electron from a suitable donor. It can thus function as a mediator, causing oxidation in a polymer not immediately accessible to the enzyme. This could be important in the degradation of natural lignocellulose substrates. However, the removal of a single electron by a mediator would leave a radical in the polymer. We propose that oxygen will bind to this radical to generate active oxygen species. This provides a potential mechanism for the auto-oxidation of lignin at a distance from the enzyme. A scheme is presented to account for the observation that ligninase can open the ring of veratryl alcohol.


2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 725-731 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fujihara Shinya ◽  
Hatashita Masanori ◽  
Sakurai Akihiko ◽  
Sakakibara Mikio

2006 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 969-979 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaori Shiojiri ◽  
Rika Ozawa ◽  
Kenji Matsui ◽  
Kyutaro Kishimoto ◽  
Soichi Kugimiya ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 770
Author(s):  
Giovanni Del Frari ◽  
Helena Oliveira ◽  
Ricardo Boavida Ferreira

Esca is a major grapevine trunk disease that heavily affects vineyards in the Northern hemisphere. The etiology and epidemiology of this disease have been subject of dispute ever since the earliest disease reports. The reason behind such debate is the presence of multiple internal and external symptoms, as well as several putative and confirmed wood pathogens. While the role of pathogenic fungi, as causal agents of wood symptoms, has been thoroughly assessed, their role in the expression of leaf symptoms remains to be fully elucidated. In this review, we analyzed etiological and epidemiological data, with a special focus on the microbiological aspect of esca and the involvement of Hymenochaetales (Basidiomycota). Vineyard studies have associated leaf symptoms with the presence of white rot, most frequently caused by Fomitiporia mediterranea (Hymenochaetales), while tracheomycotic fungi are commonly found, with similar abundance, in symptomatic and asymptomatic vines. Pathogenicity trials have excluded a direct effect of Hymenochaetales species in triggering leaf symptoms, while the data concerning the role of tracheomycotic fungi remains controversial. Recent microbiome studies confirmed that F. mediterranea is more abundant in leaf-symptomatic vines, and treatments that effectively control leaf symptoms, such as sodium arsenite spray and trunk surgery, act directly on the abundance of F. mediterranea or on the presence of white rot. This suggest that the simultaneous presence of Hymenochaetales and tracheomycotic fungi is a pre-requisite for leaf symptoms; however, the relation among fungal pathogens, grapevine and other biotic and abiotic factors needs further investigation.


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