Melanin and the ecology of southern pine beetle associated fungi

Symbiosis

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 137-140

  Klepzig, K D ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Dendroctonus; Entomocorticium; Mutualism; Ophiostoma

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; MELANIN;

COLEOPTERA; DENDROCTONUS; DENDROCTONUS FRONTALIS; ENTOMOCORTICIUM; ENTOMOCORTICIUM SP. A; FUNGI; OPHIOSTOMA; OPHIOSTOMA MINUS;

EID: 33645308521     PISSN: 03345114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Ayres, M.P., Wilkens, R.T., Ruel, J.J., and Vallery, E., 2000. Fungal relationships and the nitrogen budget of phloem-feeding bark beetles (Coleoptera:Scolytidae). Ecology 81: 2198-2210.
2. Barras, S.J. 1970. Antagonism between Dendroctonus frontalis and the fungus Ceratocystis minor. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 63: 1187-1190.
3. Barras, S.J. and Perry, T.J. 1972. Fungal symbionts in the prothoracic mycangium of Dendroctonus frontalis. Zeitschrift für Angewandte Entomologie 71: 95-104.
4. Barras, S.J. and Taylor, J.J. 1973. Varietal Ceratocystis minor identified from mycangium of Dendroctonus frontalis. Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata 50: 203-305.
5. Bridges, R.L. 1985. Relationship of symbiotic fungi to southern pine beetle population trends. In: Integrated Pest Management Research Symposium: The Proceedings. Branham, S.J. and Thatcher, R.C., eds. USDA Forest Service, Asheville, NC, General Tech. Report SO-56, pp. 127-135.
6. Bridges, J.R. and Moser, J.C. 1983. Role of two phoretic mites in transmission of bluestain fungus, Ceratocystis minor. Ecological Entomology 8: 9-12.
7. Butler, M.J. and Day, A.W. 1998. Fungal melanins: A review. Canadian Journal of Microbiology 44: 1115-1136.
8. Coppedge, B.R., Stephen, F.M., and Felton, G.W. 1995. Variation in female southern pine beetle size and lipid content in relation to fungal associates. Canadian Entomologist 127: 145-154.
9. Dowding, P. 1969. The dispersal and survival of spores of fungi causing bluestain in pine. Transactions of the British Mycological Society 52: 125-137.
10. Franklin, R.T. 1970. Observations on the blue stain-southern pine beetle relationship. Journal of the Georgia Entomological Society 5: 53-57.
11. Frederick, B.A., Caesar-Tonthat, T.C., Wheeler, M.H., Sheehan, K.B., Edens, W.A., and Henson, J.M. 1999. Isolation and characterization of Gaeumannomyces graminis var. graminis melanin mutants. Mycological Research 103: 99-110.
12. Goldhammer, D.S., Stephen, F.M., and Paine, T.D. 1990. The effect of the fungi Ceratocystis minor, Ceratocystis minor var. barassii and SJB 122 on reproduction of the southern pine beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis. Canadian Entomologist 122: 407-418.
13. Happ, G.M., Happ, C.M., and Barras, S.J. 1971. Fine structure of the prothoracic mycangium, a chamber for the culture of symbiotic fungi, in the southern pine beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis. Tissue and Cell 3: 295-308.
14. Happ, G.M., Happ, C.M., and Barras, S.J. 1976. Bark beetle-fungal symbiosis. II. Fine structure of a basidiomycetous ectosymbiont of the southern pine beetle. Canadian Journal of Botany 54: 1049-1062.
15. Henson, J.M., Butler, M.J., and Day, A.W. 1999. The dark side of the mycelium: Melanins of phytopathogenic fungi. Annual Review of Phytopathology 37: 447-471.
16. Hofstetter, R.W. 2004. Interspecific interactions and population dynamics of the southern pine beetle. PhD Dissertation. Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH. Pp. 190.
17. Jacobs, K. and Kirisits, T. 2003. Ophiostoma kryptum sp. nov. from Larix decidua and Picea abies in Europe, similar to O. minus. Mycological Research 107: 1231-1242.
18. Klepzig, K.D. and Wilkens, R.T. 1997. Competitive interactions among symbiotic fungi of the southern pine beetle. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 63: 621-627.
19. Lombardero, M.J., Klepzig, K.D., Moser, J.C., and Ayres, M.P. 2000. Biology, demography and community interactions of Tarsonemus (Acarina:Tarsonemidae) mites phoretic on Dendroctonus frontalis (Coleoptera:Scolytidae). Agricultural and Forest Entomology 2: 193-202.
20. Paine, T.D., Raffa, K.F., and Harrington, T.C. 1997. Interactions among Scolytid bark beetles, their associated fungi, and live host conifers. Annual Review of Entomology 42: 179-206.
21. Price, T.S., Doggett, C., Pye, J.M., and Holmes, T.P. 1992. A history of southern pine beetle outbreaks in the southeastern United States. Georgia Forestry Commission, Macon, GA.
22. Rättö, M., Chatani, M., Ritschkoff, A.C., and Viikari, L. 2001. Screening of micro-organisms for decolorization of melanins produced by bluestain fungi. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 55: 210-213.
23. Rumbold, C.T. 1931. Two blue-stain fungi associated with bark beetle infestation of pines. Journal of Agricultural Research 43: 847-873.
24. SAS Institute, Inc. 1992. Statview for Windows. Version 5.0.1. SAS Institute Inc, Cary, NC.
25. Schirp, A., Farrell, R.L., and Kreber, B. 2003. Effects of New Zealand sapstaining fungi on structural integrity of unseasoned radiata pine. Holz als Roh- und Werkstoff 61: 369-376.
26. Seifert, K.A. 1993. Sapstain of commercial lumber by species of Ophiostoma and Ceratocystis. In: Ceratocystis and Ophiostoma: Taxonomy, Ecology, and Pathogenicity. Wingfield, M.J. Seifert, K.A., and Webber, J.F., eds. American Phytopathological Society Press, St. Paul, pp. 141-151.
27. Seifert, K., Breuil, C., Rossignol, L., Best, M., and Saddler J. 1988. Screening for microorganisms with potential for biological control of sapstain on unseasoned lumber. Material und Organismen 23: 81-95.
28. Zink, P. and Fengel, D. 1988. Studies on the colouring matter of bluestain fungi. Holzforschung 42: 217-220.