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卷 84, 期 2, 页码 151-161出版社
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DOI: 10.1007/s13199-021-00776-2
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Fungal farming; Laurel wilt; Phoresis; Plant pathogen; Scolytinae; Symbiosis
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- NIFA [2015-51181-24257]
- USDA ARS-UF [5860388004]
Fungus farming ambrosia beetles carry Raffaelea lauricola, the causal agent of laurel wilt disease, in specialized structures and disperse fungal propagules phoretically on their exoskeleton. The recovery frequency and abundance of R. lauricola were species-specific among the five beetle species studied. Phoretic transmission of R. lauricola was found to be more prevalent and abundant than other mutualistic phoretic fungi across the beetle species, indicating a potential role in avocado infection.
Fungus farming ambrosia beetles carry their nutritional mutualistic fungi in specialized structures called mycetangia. Fungal propagules are also dispersed phoretically on the beetle's exoskeleton. We determined the phoretic presence and abundance of Raffaelea lauricola, the causal agent of the laurel wilt disease in avocado, on five ambrosia beetle species: Xyleborus bispinatus, Xyleborus volvulus, Xyleborus affinis, Xyleborinus saxesenii and Xylosandrus crassiusculus. Beetles were captured while in flight, excavated from logs, and from logs placed in emergence chambers. Beetles collected by the three methods were assayed for the presence of internal (gut and mycetangium) and external (attached to the exoskeleton) colony forming units (CFUs) of R. lauricola. The pathogen was recovered from the exoskeleton of all beetle species. The collection method significantly influenced the frequency of pathogen recovery, and the abundance of both internal and phoretic R. lauricola was species-specific. Internal CFUs recovery was greater than phoretic recovery. Besides R. lauricola, other cycloheximide tolerant fungi, including mutualistic and entomopathogenic fungi, were isolated from the beetle's exoskeleton. However, phoretic CFUs of R. lauricola were more prevalent and abundant than any other mutualistic phoretic fungi across the beetle species. Our results suggest that phoresy is a common mechanism of transportation of wood-inhabiting fungi and that phoretic transmission of R. lauricola may potentially contribute to the infection in avocado.
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