RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Effects of trichothecene production by Trichoderma arundinaceum isolates from bean-field soils on the defense response, growth and development of bean plants (Phaseolus vulgaris) A1 Cardoza, Rosa E. A1 Mayo Prieto, Sara A1 Martínez Reyes, Natalia A1 McCormick, Susan P. A1 Carro-Huerga, Guzmán A1 Campelo Rodríguez, María Piedad A1 Rodríguez González, Álvaro A1 Lorenzana de la Varga, Alicia A1 Proctor, Robert Henry A1 Casquero Luelmo, Pedro Antonio A1 Gutiérrez Martín, Santiago A2 Microbiologia K1 Bioquímica K1 Biological control K1 Gene-clusters K1 Metabolomics K1 Plant-fungal interaction K1 Secondary metabolites K1 Sesquiterpenes K1 Transcriptomics AB [EN] The trichothecene toxin-producing fungus Trichoderma arundinaceum has potential as a biological control agent. However, most biocontrol studies have focused only on one strain, IBT 40837. In the current study, three Trichoderma isolates recovered from bean-field soils produced the trichothecene harzianum A (HA) and trichodermol, the latter being an intermediate in the HA biosynthesis. Based on phylogenetic analysis, the three isolates were assigned to the species T. arundinaceum. Their genome sequences had a high degree of similarity to the reference IBT 40837 strain, in terms of total genome size, number of predicted genes, and diversity of putative secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene clusters. HA production by these bean-field isolates conferred significant in vitro antifungal activity against Rhizoctonia solani and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, which are some of the most important bean pathogens. Furthermore, the bean-field isolates stimulated germination of bean seeds and subsequent growth of above ground parts of the bean plant. Transcriptomic analysis of bean plants inoculated with these T. arundinaceum bean-field soil isolates indicated that HA production significantly affected expression of plant defense-related genes; this effect was particularly significant in the expression of chitinase-encoding genes. Together, these results indicate that Trichoderma species producing non-phytotoxic trichothecenes can induce defenses in plants without negatively affecting germination and development PB Frontiers Media LK https://hdl.handle.net/10612/18906 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10612/18906 NO Cardoza, R. E., Mayo-Prieto, S., Martínez-Reyes, N., McCormick, S. P., Carro-Huerga, G., Campelo, M. P., Rodríguez-González, Á., Lorenzana, A., Proctor, R. H., Casquero, P. A., & Gutiérrez, S. (2022). Effects of trichothecene production by Trichoderma arundinaceum isolates from bean-field soils on the defense response, growth and development of bean plants (Phaseolus vulgaris). Frontiers in Plant Science, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/FPLS.2022.1005906 DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León RD 11-may-2024