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journal1 ›› 2019, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (2): 247-254.DOI: 10.16409/j.cnki.2095-039x.2019.02.007

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GFP -labeled Transformation of Trichoderma harzianum T2-16 and Its Biocontrol Characteristics

TIAN Cheng1, ZHANG Yi2, XIAO Jiling2, ZHU Feiying2, TANG Yanying3, WEI Lin3, LIANG Zhihuai1,2   

  1. 1. Graduate School of Hunan University, Longping Branch, Changsha 410125, China;
    2. Hunan Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute, Changsha 410125, China;
    3. Institute of Plant Protection, Hunan Province, Changsha 410125, China
  • Received:2018-08-13 Online:2019-04-08 Published:2019-04-12

Abstract: Optimizing the transformation conditions of highly antagonistic Trichoderma harzianum T2-16 and screening the positive transformants with similar biocontrol characteristics to wild-type strain will lay a foundation for determination of colonization dynamics and distribution of T. harzianum T2-16. In this study, the green fluorescence protein (GFP) expression vector with G418 resistance gene, named pKN-sGFP, was constructed by PCR and molecular cloning technology. T. harzianum T2-16 transformant with high fluorescent expression level was obtained by PEG-CaCl2-mediated protoplast transformation, and a positive transformant with similar biocontrol properties to wild-type strain was screened out. T. harzianum T2-16 strain was sensitive to 1000 μg/mL G418 at 20℃. Under the above optimized conditions, the stable genetic positive transformant TG2-10 was obtained and compared with the wild-type strain. There was no significant difference in biocontrol characteristics between the two strains. Thus, the transformant TG2-10 could be used to further study the biocontrol mechanism of T. harzianum T2-16 in the future.

Key words: Trichoderma harzianum, green fluorescent protein, vector construction, biological control

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