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ArticlePlant methods2016

In situ hybridization for the detection of rust fungi in paraffin embedded plant tissue sections.

Mitchell A Ellison, Michael B McMahon, Morris R Bonde, Cristi L Palmer, Douglas G Luster

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Article in Plant methods, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mitchell A EllisonDepartment of Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA USA.
Michael B McMahonUSDA-ARS Foreign Disease-Weed Science Research Unit, Ft. Detrick, MD USA.
Morris R BondeUSDA-ARS Foreign Disease-Weed Science Research Unit, Ft. Detrick, MD USA.
Cristi L PalmerIR-4 Project, Rutgers University, Princeton, NJ USA.
Douglas G LusterUSDA-ARS Foreign Disease-Weed Science Research Unit, Ft. Detrick, MD USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5789-408X
Agricultural Research Service · USRutgers, The State University of New Jersey · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRust fungi are obligate pathogens with multiple life stages often including different spore types and multiple plant hosts. While individual rust pathogens are often associated with specific plants, a wide range of plant species are infected with rust fungi. To study the interactions between these important pathogenic fungi and their host plants, one must be able to differentiate fungal tissue from plant tissue. This can be accomplished using the In situ hybridization (ISH) protocol described here.

resultsTo validate reproducibility using the ISH protocol, samples of Chrysanthemum × morifolium infected with Puccinia horiana, Gladiolus × hortulanus infected with Uromyces transversalis and Glycine max infected with Phakopsora pachyrhizi were tested alongside uninfected leaf tissue samples. The results of these tests show that this technique clearly distinguishes between rust pathogens and their respective host plant tissues.

conclusionsThis ISH protocol is applicable to rust fungi and potentially other plant pathogenic fungi as well. It has been shown here that this protocol can be applied to pathogens from different genera of rust fungi with no background staining of plant tissue. We encourage the use of this protocol for the study of plant pathogenic fungi in paraffin embedded sections of host plant tissue.

Indexed as

BasidiomycotaChrysanthemum × morifoliumGladiolus × hortulanusGlycine maxIn situ hybridizationPhakopsora pachyrhiziPuccinia horianaPucciniomycotinaRust fungusUromyces transversalis

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