This study's investigation, utilizing both morphological and molecular information, determined the isolates to be C. geniculata, as referenced by Hosokawa et al. (2003). We evaluated the potential of B. striata leaves to cause disease by applying a conidial suspension (106 conidia per milliliter) to both leaf surfaces, with and without previous damage. Utilizing a greenhouse environment, five inoculated leaves and three non-inoculated leaves (negative control, smeared with sterile distilled water) were kept at 26 degrees Celsius under natural sunlight, and covered with plastic bags to maintain humidity for 72 hours. Following a seven-day period, small, round blemishes manifested on the affected areas. Fifteen days later, the inoculated leaves showed symptoms identical to those observed in the initial sample; the control group, however, remained entirely free of disease. Inoculated leaves, without any wounds, showed no signs of infection. Using Koch's postulates, the successful re-isolation of C. geniculata from each of the five inoculated leaves was determined. No prior instances of C. geniculata infection in B. striata have, to our knowledge, been reported.
China is home to the widespread cultivation of Antirrhinum majus L., a valuable herb for both its medicinal and ornamental purposes. In October 2022, A. majus plants were observed stunted in growth with yellowish leaves and containing a large number of galls on roots in a field in Nanning, Guangxi, China (N2247'2335, E10823'426). Ten random samples comprising rhizosphere soil and the roots of A. majus were gathered. Fresh soil was processed using a Baermann funnel to isolate second-stage juveniles (J2), with a calculated mean density of 36.29 per 500 cubic centimeters. The gall roots were examined under a microscope, revealing the presence of 2+042 males per sample. Morphological characteristics, specifically the female perineal pattern, and DNA analysis confirmed the species as Meloidogyne enterolobii. The morphometric characteristics of female perineal structures in the study closely mirrored the original description of M. enterolobii Yang and Eisenback 1983, which was based on specimens from Enterolobium contortisilquum (Vell.). Morong, a Chinese site, is examined by Yang and Eisenback in their 1983 publication. Measurements on 10 male specimens revealed body length varying from 14213 to 19243 m (average 16007 5532 m), body diameter (range 378-454 m, average 413 080 m), stylt length (191-222 m, average 205 040 m), spicule length (282-320 m, average 300 047 m), and DGO (38-52 m, average 45 03 m). Analysis of 20 J2 specimens yielded the following measurements: body length (4032-4933 m, mean 4419.542 m), body diameter (144-87 m, mean 166.030 m), a (219-312 m, mean 268.054 m), c (64-108 m, mean 87.027 m), stylet length (112-143 m, mean 126.017 m), DGO (29-48 m, mean 38.010 m), tail length (423-631 m, mean 516.127 m), and hyaline tail terminus length (102-131 m, mean 117.015 m). The morphological characteristics demonstrate a correspondence with the original description of M. enterolobii, as detailed by Yang and Eisenback in 1983. To assess pathogenicity, A. majus 'Taxiti' seedlings were grown from seeds in a 105-cm diameter pot containing 600ml of sterilized peat moss/sand (11:1 v/v) potting mix, followed by specific pathogenicity tests conducted within the glasshouse. One week after planting, fifteen plants were treated with 500 J2 nematodes per pot (collected from the initial field), whereas five control plants were not exposed to the nematodes. By the 45th day, above-ground parts of all the inoculated plants displayed symptoms reminiscent of those observed in the field. The control plants remained symptom-free. Applying the Belair and Benoit (1996) method, the RF value of the inoculated plants was determined 60 days after inoculation, with an average result of 1465. This test employed J2 specimens, whose 28S rRNA-D2/D3, ITS, and COII -16SrRNA 3 regions were sequenced and determined to match the characteristics of M. enterolobii. Confirmation of species identification was achieved via the use of polymerase chain reaction primers D2A/D3B (De Ley et al., 1999), F194/5368r (Ferris et al., 1993), and C2F3/1108 (Powers and Harris, 1993). GenBank accession numbers OP897743 (COII), OP876758 (rRNA), and OP876759 (ITS), obtained from the sequences, exhibited 100% similarity to other M. enterolobii populations from China, including MN269947, MN648519, and MT406251. M. enterolobii, a highly pathogenic species, has been documented in various settings, including vegetables, ornamental plants, guava (Psidium guajava L.), and weeds, with reports originating from China, Africa, and the Americas (Brito et al., 2004; Xu et al., 2004; Yang and Eisenback, 1983). Within the Chinese botanical environment, the medicinal plant Gardenia jasminoides J. Ellis experienced infection from M. enterolobii, as cited in Lu et al.'s 2019 publication. The issue of this organism's development on crop varieties resistant to root-knot nematodes in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.), tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.), soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.), potato (Solanum tuberosum L.), cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.), sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.), and cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) merits significant concern. Due to this, the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) elevated this species to the status of an A2 Alert in 2010. The first naturally occurring case of M. enterolobii infection has been identified in the medicinal and ornamental herb A. majus from Guangxi, China. This research effort was generously funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant number 31860492), the Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi (grant number 2020GXNSFAA297076), and the Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences Fund, China, encompassing grants 2021YT062, 2021JM14, and 2021ZX24. The 2018 publication by Azevedo de Oliveira et al. is referenced. PLoS One 13e0192397. In 1996, G. Belair and D. L. Benoit. A study on J. Nematol. Numbered 28643. Authors Brito, J. A., et al. presented their findings in 2004. Ponto-medullary junction infraction Nematol, J. 36324. The quantity 36324. The year 1999 saw the publication of a work by De Ley, P., et al. biologic DMARDs Considering the implications of nematol. 1591-612. A list of sentences is returned with this JSON schema. In their 1993 work, Ferris, V. R., et al. detailed their research findings. Fundamentally, this JSON schema is to be returned. The application's operation hinges on the return of these sentences. 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Puding County, located within Guizhou Province of China, holds the most significant position in the cultivation and production of Allium tuberosum. At the coordinates of 26.31°N, 105.64°E, specifically in Puding County, white leaf spots appeared on Allium tuberosum plants during the year 2019. Leaf tips manifested the first emergence of white spots, which displayed shapes ranging from elliptic to irregular. As the disease escalated, spots gradually fused together, forming necrotic areas with yellow margins, causing leaf tissue death; gray mold was sometimes observed on the dead leaves. The study projected a diseased leaf rate ranging from 27% to 48%. To identify the disease-causing organism, 150 leaf samples, measuring 5 mm by 5 mm, were taken from the healthy interfaces of 50 diseased leaves. Leaf tissues were disinfected with 75% ethanol for 30 seconds, then immersed in 0.5% sodium hypochlorite for 5 minutes, rinsed with sterile water thrice and then cultured onto potato dextrose agar (PDA) plates which were maintained in the dark at 25 degrees Celsius. NXY-059 in vivo Multiple cycles of the final step were undertaken to procure the purified fungal specimen. The colonies' grayish-green color was contrasted by white, round margins. Brown, straight, or flexuous conidiophores, branching and septate, measured 27-45 µm in length and 27-81 µm in width. Brown conidia, characterized by a size of 8-34 micrometers by 5-16 micrometers, displayed a variable septation, with 0-5 transverse septa and 0-4 longitudinal septa. The 18S nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA; SSU), 28S nrDNA (LSU), RNA polymerase II second largest subunit (RPB2), internal transcribed spacer (ITS), glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), and translation elongation factor 1-alpha (TEF-) (Woudenberg et al. 2013) were subjected to amplification followed by sequencing. The sequences ITS OP703616, LSU OP860684, SSU OP860685, GAPDH OP902372, RPB2 OP902373, and TEF1- OP902374 were submitted to GenBank. Comparative analysis using BLAST, confirmed 100% sequence identity of the strain's ITS, LSU, GAPDH, RPB2, SSU, and TEF1- genes to those of Alternaria alternata (ITS LC4405811, LSU KX6097811, GAPDH MT1092951, RPB2 MK6059001, SSU ON0556991, and TEF1- OM2200811), demonstrating complete concordance with 689/731, 916/938, 579/600, 946/985, 1093/1134, and 240/240 base pairs, respectively. By employing the maximum parsimony method in PAUP4 and 1000 bootstrapping iterations, a phylogenetic tree encompassing all datasets was generated. Based on morphological characteristics and phylogenetic study, FJ-1 was identified as the species Alternaria alternata, referencing Simmons (2007) and Woudenberg et al. (2015). In the Agricultural Culture Collection of China, the strain was preserved (preservation number ACC39969). Healthy Allium tuberosum leaves, bearing wounds, were inoculated with Alternaria alternata conidia (10⁶ conidia/mL) and 4 mm round plugs of mycelium to determine its disease-causing potential.