Genetic resources are important for the development of every country and for humanity. Collection, conservation and reasonable utilization of genetic resource is required mission. Understanding the importance of genetic resource, especially rice germplasm, since 2001, Center for conservation and development of crop genetic resources (CCD-CGR) of Hanoi University of Agriculture (Vietnam National University of Agriculture) has been collected, conserved and evaluated rice germplasm from different provinces of Vietnam for breeding programs. So far, 1090 accessions of local rice of Vietnam have been collected. Evaluation of agronomic properties and screening of some important genes using DNA molecular markers have revealed that Vietnamese rice germplasm has high level diversity and containing important genes for quality and resistance for disease and pests. These genetic resources are potential materials for national breeding programs. Based on the collected germplasm, 3 new glutinous rice varieties have been successfully created with high yield and good quality. In addition, the degradation of local rice varieties is also a matter of concern. So far, 4 specialty rice varieties Deo Dang, Ble chau, Pu de and Khau dao have been successfully restored for the north provinces of Vietnam. The main results of this study are germplasms for rice breeding programs and new improved varieties that bring economic benefits to farmers and the country. / Nguồn gene là tài nguyên sống còn của mỗi quốc gia và của toàn nhân loại. Vì vậy thu thập, bảo tồn, đánh giá và khai thác hợp lý nguồn tài nguyên này có ý nghĩa rất lớn. Nhận thức được tầm quan trọng của nguồn gen nhất là nguồn gen cây lúa, ngay từ đầu những năm 2000, Trung tâm bảo tồn và phát triển nguồn gene cây trồng thuộc Trường Đại học nông nghiệp, nay là Học Viện nông nghiệp Việt Nam đã tiến hành thu thập, lưu giữ, đánh giá và khai thác nguồn gene lúa. Kết quả đã thu thập, lưu giữ được 1090 mẫu giống lúa địa phương Việt Nam. Đánh giá đặc điểm nông sinh học và phát hiện một số gene quy định các tính trạng chất lượng và kháng sâu bệnh bằng chỉ thị phân tử DNA. Đây là nguồn gene quan trọng cho chọn tạo giống. Dựa vào nguồn gene thu thập được, cho đến nay, Trung tâm bảo tồn và phát triển nguồn gene cây trồng đã lai và chọn tạo được thành công 03 giống lúa nếp chất lượng cao. Ngoài ra, thoái hóa giống cũng là vấn đề đang được quan tâm. Cho đến nay 4 giống lúa đặc sản Đèo đàng, Ble châu, Pu đe và Khẩu dao đã được phục tráng và đưa vào sản xuất. Kết quả của những nghiên cứu này là ngân hàng các giống lúa làm nguồn gene để chọn tạo giống mới đem lại lợi ích kinh tế cho người nông dân và đất nước.

Banana is the most important fruit crop in the world but ironically one of the crops least studied. This fruit constitutes a major staple food for millions of people in developing countries and also it is considered the highest selling fruit in the world market making this crop a very important export commodity for the producing countries. At the present time, one of the most significant constraints of banana production that causes significant economical losses are fungal diseases. Among these, Panama disease, also known as Fusarium wilt has been the most catastrophic. Panama disease is caused by the soil-borne fungus Fusarium oxysporum formae specialis (f.sp) cubense (FOC), which infects susceptible bananas through the roots causing a lethal vascular wilt. To date, the race 4 of this pathogen represents the most serious threat to banana production worldwide since most of the commercial cultivars are highly susceptible to this pathogen. Introduction of FOC resistance into commercial cultivars by conventional breeding has been difficult because edible bananas are sterile polyploids without seeds. Genetic transformation of banana, which has already been established in various laboratories around the world has the potential to solve this problem by transferring a FOC race 4 resistance gene into susceptible banana cultivars (eg. Cavendish cultivars). However, a FOC resistant (R) gene has not been isolated. Genes that confer resistance to Fusarium oxysporum have been isolated from tomato and melon using a map-based positional cloning approach. The tomato I2 and melon Fom-2 genes belong to the non-Toll/interleukin like receptors (TIR) subclass of nucleotide-binding site and leucine-rich repeat (NBS-LRR) R genes. These genes confer resistance only to certain races of F. oxysporum in their corresponding plant families limiting their use in other plant families. The fact that these two Fusarium resistance genes share the same basic non-TIR-NBS-LRR structure suggests a similar Fusarium resistance mechanism is shared between the families Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae. This observation opens the possibility to find similar Fusarium resistance genes in other plant families including the Musaceae. A remarkable discovery of a population of the wild banana Musa acuminata subspecies (ssp.) malaccensis segregating for FOC race 4 resistance was made by Dr. Ivan Buddenhagen (University of California, Davis) in Southeast Asia. Research carried out at Queensland Department of Primary Industries (Australia) using this plant material has demonstrated that a single dominant gene is involved in FOC race 4 resistance (Dr. Mike Smith, unpublished results). Tissue-culture plantlets of this FOC race 4 segregating population were kindly provided to the Plant Biotechnology Program (Queensland University of Technology) by Dr. Mike Smith to be used in our research. This population holds the potential to assist in the isolation of a FOC race 4 resistance gene and other potential Fusarium resistance genes. The overall aims of this research were to isolate and characterise resistance gene candidates of the NBS-type from M. acuminata ssp. malaccensis and to identify and characterise potential Fusarium resistance genes using a combination of bioinformatics and gene expression analysis. Chapter 4 describes the isolation by degenerate PCR of five different classes of NBS sequences from banana (Musa acuminata ssp malaccensis) designated as resistance gene candidates (RGCs). Deduced amino acid sequences of the RGCs revealed the typical motifs present in the majority of known plant NBS-LRR resistance genes. Structural and phylogenetic analyses showed that the banana RGCs are related to non-TIR subclass of NBS sequences. The copy number of each class was estimated by Southern hybridisation and each RGC was found to be in low copy number. The expression of the RGCs was assessed by RT-PCR in leaf and root tissues of plants resistant or susceptible to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (FOC) race 4. Four classes showed a constitutive expression profile whereas no expression was detected for one class in either tissue. Interestingly, a transcriptional polymorphism was found for RGC2 whose expression correlated with resistance to FOC race 4 suggesting a possible role of this gene in resistance to this devastating FOC race. Moreover, RGC2 along with RGC5 showed significant sequence similarity to the Fusarium resistance gene I2 from tomato and were chosen for further characterisation. The NBS sequences isolated in this study represent a valuable source of information that could be used to assist the cloning of functional R genes in banana. Chapter 5 describes the isolation and characterisation of the full open reading frame (ORF) of RGC2 and RGC5 cDNAs. The ORFs of these two banana RGCs were predicted to encode proteins that showed the typical structure of non-TIR-NBS-LRR resistance proteins. Homology searches using the entire ORF of RGC2 and RGC5 revealed significant sequence similarity to the Fusarium resistance gene I2 from tomato. Interestingly, the phylogenetic analysis showed that RGC2 and RGC5 were grouped within the same phylogenetic clade, along with the Fusarium resistance genes l2 and Fom-2. These findings suggest that the banana RGC2 and RGC5 are potential resistance gene candidates that could be associated with Fusarium resistance. The case of RGC2 is more remarkable because its expression was correlated to FOC race 4 resistance (Chapter 4). As a first step to test whether RGC2 has a role in FOC race 4 resistance, different expression constructs were made with the ORF of this sequence. One of the constructs contains a RGC2 putative promoter region that was successfully cloned in this work. These constructs will be used to transform susceptible banana plants that can then be challenged with FOC race 4 to assess whether resistance has been acquired by genetic complementation. The results of this thesis provide interesting insights about the structure, expression and phylogeny of two potential Fusarium resistance genes in banana, and provide a rational starting point for their functional characterisation. The information generated in this thesis may lead to the identification of a Fusarium resistance gene in banana in further studies and may also assist the cloning of Fusarium resistance genes in other plant species.

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Given this, the objectives of this work were promote the selection of sources of resistance to downy mildew, from melon accessions, collected from different states in the Northeast region of Brazil and to identify QTLs that co-segregate with the resistance gene of this pathogen, using the F2:3 obtained from parents and Védrantais MR-1, contrasting to the register character. To identify sources of resistance, thirty-six accesses and four commercial cultivars in a randomized block design (RBD) were assessed with three replications and seven plants per plot, which evaluation was made on the field. The evaluation was carried out on 24 days after transplanting the seedlings to the field, when 50% of plants reached the stage of flowering, with the aid of a diagrammatic scale. It was observed that there is variability in melon germplasm for reaction to downy mildew. The accessions A1, A4, A6, A9, A12, A17, A18, A23, A27, A35 and A36 were considered promising for use in breeding programs aiming resistance to P cubensis. All commercial cultivars analyzed were highly susceptible to the pathogen. To identify markers connected the resistance QTLs, MR-1 and Védrantais parents were crossed and subsequently the F2 generation was obtained. It was extracted the DNA for evaluation molecular of the 98 plants obtained with microsatellite primers polymorphic selected from contrasting parents. Of F2 plants were obtained 98 progenies F2:3 that were used for the assessments phenotypic of the severity caused by P. cubensis, it was used the same time assessment described in the previous experiment, the period April-June 2013. The experimental design utilized was lattice simple 10 x 10. The efficiency of lattice was low (100.28%) thus data were analyzed in DBC. Significant genetic differences (P<0.01) between the progenies were identified. The estimated of heritability was considered high (86.75%), indicating successful selection. Were found 23 primers polymorphic, of this sum, thirteen amplified in all the population and were used for analyzes genotypic. Of these, ten markers presented values below level critical specified by FDR test. There was more proportion allele of parent Védrantais for eight loci, while there was more proportion allele the parent MR-1 for two loci. For other loci (three), frequencies allelic did not change. The values coefficients of determination (R2) obtained for the markers were relatively low in population. By regression simple linear, the markers explained the feature in population F2:3 the most were CMBR 139 and CMMS 22-2, being the same identified by regression multiple linear, thus they can also be used in SAM / O míldio, causado pelo fungo Pseudoperonospora cubensis, é uma das principais ameaças à produção do meloeiro em áreas úmidas em todo o mundo. Apesar de sua importância, são poucos os trabalhos envolvendo a avaliação de fontes de resistência, bem como a identificação de marcadores moleculares que estejam ligados a esta característica e que possam auxiliar os melhoristas na seleção assistida por marcadores (SAM). Diante disso, os objetivos deste trabalho foram promover a seleção de fontes de resistência ao míldio, a partir de acessos de meloeiro, coletados em diferentes estados da região Nordeste do Brasil e também identificar QTLs que co-segreguem com genes de resistência a este patógeno, utilizando progênies F2:3 obtidas dos genitores MR-1 e Védrantais, contrastantes para o caráter. Para a identificação de fontes de resistência, foram avaliados trinta e seis acessos e quatro cultivares comerciais em delineamento em blocos casualizados (DBC) com três repetições e sete plantas por parcela, cuja avaliação foi feita em campo. A avaliação se deu aos 24 dias após o transplantio das mudas para o campo, depois que 50% das plantas atingiram o estágio de floração, com o auxílio de uma escala diagramática. Observou-se que existe variabilidade no germoplasma de meloeiro para reação ao míldio. Os acessos A1, A4, A6, A9, A12, A17, A18, A23, A27, A35 e A36 foram considerados promissores para o uso em programas de melhoramento visando resistência a P cubensis. Todas as cultivares comerciais analisadas foram altamente suscetíveis ao patógeno. Para identificação de marcadores ligados a QTLs de resistência, os genitores MR-1 e Védrantais foram cruzados e posteriormente foi obtida a geração F2. Das 98 plantas obtidas foi extraído o DNA para avaliação molecular com primers microssatélites polimórficos selecionados a partir dos genitores contrastantes. Das plantas F2 foram obtidas 98 progênies F2:3 que foram utilizadas para as avaliações fenotípicas quanto a severidade provocada por P. cubensis, seguindo a mesma época de avaliação descrita no experimento anterior no período de abril a junho de 2013. O delineamento utilizado foi o látice simples 10 x 10. A eficiência do látice foi baixa (100,28%), por isso, os dados foram analisados em DBC. Foram identificadas diferenças genéticas significativas (P<0,01) entre as progênies. A estimativa de herdabilidade foi considerada alta (86,75%), indicando sucesso com a seleção. Foram encontrados 23 primers polimórficos. Treze amplificaram em toda a população e foram utilizados para as análises genotípicas. Destes, dez marcadores apresentaram valores abaixo do nível crítico especificado pelo teste FDR. Para oito locos houve maior proporção de alelos do genitor Védrantais, enquanto que para dois locos houve maior proporção de alelos do genitor MR-1. Para os demais locos (três), as frequências alélicas não se alteraram. Os valores dos coeficientes de determinação (R2) obtidos para os marcadores foram relativamente baixos na população. Pela regressão linear simples, os marcadores que mais explicaram a característica na população F2:3 foram CMBR 139 e CMMS 22-2, sendo os mesmos identificados pela regressão linear múltipla, podendo, portanto, serem utilizados na SAM

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Given this, the objectives of this work were promote the selection of sources of resistance to downy mildew, from melon accessions, collected from different states in the Northeast region of Brazil and to identify QTLs that co-segregate with the resistance gene of this pathogen, using the F2:3 obtained from parents and Védrantais MR-1, contrasting to the register character. To identify sources of resistance, thirty-six accesses and four commercial cultivars in a randomized block design (RBD) were assessed with three replications and seven plants per plot, which evaluation was made on the field. The evaluation was carried out on 24 days after transplanting the seedlings to the field, when 50% of plants reached the stage of flowering, with the aid of a diagrammatic scale. It was observed that there is variability in melon germplasm for reaction to downy mildew. The accessions A1, A4, A6, A9, A12, A17, A18, A23, A27, A35 and A36 were considered promising for use in breeding programs aiming resistance to P cubensis. All commercial cultivars analyzed were highly susceptible to the pathogen. To identify markers connected the resistance QTLs, MR-1 and Védrantais parents were crossed and subsequently the F2 generation was obtained. It was extracted the DNA for evaluation molecular of the 98 plants obtained with microsatellite primers polymorphic selected from contrasting parents. Of F2 plants were obtained 98 progenies F2:3 that were used for the assessments phenotypic of the severity caused by P. cubensis, it was used the same time assessment described in the previous experiment, the period April-June 2013. The experimental design utilized was lattice simple 10 x 10. The efficiency of lattice was low (100.28%) thus data were analyzed in DBC. Significant genetic differences (P<0.01) between the progenies were identified. The estimated of heritability was considered high (86.75%), indicating successful selection. Were found 23 primers polymorphic, of this sum, thirteen amplified in all the population and were used for analyzes genotypic. Of these, ten markers presented values below level critical specified by FDR test. There was more proportion allele of parent Védrantais for eight loci, while there was more proportion allele the parent MR-1 for two loci. For other loci (three), frequencies allelic did not change. The values coefficients of determination (R2) obtained for the markers were relatively low in population. By regression simple linear, the markers explained the feature in population F2:3 the most were CMBR 139 and CMMS 22-2, being the same identified by regression multiple linear, thus they can also be used in SAM / O míldio, causado pelo fungo Pseudoperonospora cubensis, é uma das principais ameaças à produção do meloeiro em áreas úmidas em todo o mundo. Apesar de sua importância, são poucos os trabalhos envolvendo a avaliação de fontes de resistência, bem como a identificação de marcadores moleculares que estejam ligados a esta característica e que possam auxiliar os melhoristas na seleção assistida por marcadores (SAM). Diante disso, os objetivos deste trabalho foram promover a seleção de fontes de resistência ao míldio, a partir de acessos de meloeiro, coletados em diferentes estados da região Nordeste do Brasil e também identificar QTLs que co-segreguem com genes de resistência a este patógeno, utilizando progênies F2:3 obtidas dos genitores MR-1 e Védrantais, contrastantes para o caráter. Para a identificação de fontes de resistência, foram avaliados trinta e seis acessos e quatro cultivares comerciais em delineamento em blocos casualizados (DBC) com três repetições e sete plantas por parcela, cuja avaliação foi feita em campo. A avaliação se deu aos 24 dias após o transplantio das mudas para o campo, depois que 50% das plantas atingiram o estágio de floração, com o auxílio de uma escala diagramática. Observou-se que existe variabilidade no germoplasma de meloeiro para reação ao míldio. Os acessos A1, A4, A6, A9, A12, A17, A18, A23, A27, A35 e A36 foram considerados promissores para o uso em programas de melhoramento visando resistência a P cubensis. Todas as cultivares comerciais analisadas foram altamente suscetíveis ao patógeno. Para identificação de marcadores ligados a QTLs de resistência, os genitores MR-1 e Védrantais foram cruzados e posteriormente foi obtida a geração F2. Das 98 plantas obtidas foi extraído o DNA para avaliação molecular com primers microssatélites polimórficos selecionados a partir dos genitores contrastantes. Das plantas F2 foram obtidas 98 progênies F2:3 que foram utilizadas para as avaliações fenotípicas quanto a severidade provocada por P. cubensis, seguindo a mesma época de avaliação descrita no experimento anterior no período de abril a junho de 2013. O delineamento utilizado foi o látice simples 10 x 10. A eficiência do látice foi baixa (100,28%), por isso, os dados foram analisados em DBC. Foram identificadas diferenças genéticas significativas (P<0,01) entre as progênies. A estimativa de herdabilidade foi considerada alta (86,75%), indicando sucesso com a seleção. Foram encontrados 23 primers polimórficos. Treze amplificaram em toda a população e foram utilizados para as análises genotípicas. Destes, dez marcadores apresentaram valores abaixo do nível crítico especificado pelo teste FDR. Para oito locos houve maior proporção de alelos do genitor Védrantais, enquanto que para dois locos houve maior proporção de alelos do genitor MR-1. Para os demais locos (três), as frequências alélicas não se alteraram. Os valores dos coeficientes de determinação (R2) obtidos para os marcadores foram relativamente baixos na população. Pela regressão linear simples, os marcadores que mais explicaram a característica na população F2:3 foram CMBR 139 e CMMS 22-2, sendo os mesmos identificados pela regressão linear múltipla, podendo, portanto, serem utilizados na SAM

Genetic resources are important for the development of every country and for humanity. Collection, conservation and reasonable utilization of genetic resource is required mission. Understanding the importance of genetic resource, especially rice germplasm, since 2001, Center for conservation and development of crop genetic resources (CCD-CGR) of Hanoi University of Agriculture (Vietnam National University of Agriculture) has been collected, conserved and evaluated rice germplasm from different provinces of Vietnam for breeding programs. So far, 1090 accessions of local rice of Vietnam have been collected. Evaluation of agronomic properties and screening of some important genes using DNA molecular markers have revealed that Vietnamese rice germplasm has high level diversity and containing important genes for quality and resistance for disease and pests. These genetic resources are potential materials for national breeding programs. Based on the collected germplasm, 3 new glutinous rice varieties have been successfully created with high yield and good quality. In addition, the degradation of local rice varieties is also a matter of concern. So far, 4 specialty rice varieties Deo Dang, Ble chau, Pu de and Khau dao have been successfully restored for the north provinces of Vietnam. The main results of this study are germplasms for rice breeding programs and new improved varieties that bring economic benefits to farmers and the country. / Nguồn gene là tài nguyên sống còn của mỗi quốc gia và của toàn nhân loại. Vì vậy thu thập, bảo tồn, đánh giá và khai thác hợp lý nguồn tài nguyên này có ý nghĩa rất lớn. Nhận thức được tầm quan trọng của nguồn gen nhất là nguồn gen cây lúa, ngay từ đầu những năm 2000, Trung tâm bảo tồn và phát triển nguồn gene cây trồng thuộc Trường Đại học nông nghiệp, nay là Học Viện nông nghiệp Việt Nam đã tiến hành thu thập, lưu giữ, đánh giá và khai thác nguồn gene lúa. Kết quả đã thu thập, lưu giữ được 1090 mẫu giống lúa địa phương Việt Nam. Đánh giá đặc điểm nông sinh học và phát hiện một số gene quy định các tính trạng chất lượng và kháng sâu bệnh bằng chỉ thị phân tử DNA. Đây là nguồn gene quan trọng cho chọn tạo giống. Dựa vào nguồn gene thu thập được, cho đến nay, Trung tâm bảo tồn và phát triển nguồn gene cây trồng đã lai và chọn tạo được thành công 03 giống lúa nếp chất lượng cao. Ngoài ra, thoái hóa giống cũng là vấn đề đang được quan tâm. Cho đến nay 4 giống lúa đặc sản Đèo đàng, Ble châu, Pu đe và Khẩu dao đã được phục tráng và đưa vào sản xuất. Kết quả của những nghiên cứu này là ngân hàng các giống lúa làm nguồn gene để chọn tạo giống mới đem lại lợi ích kinh tế cho người nông dân và đất nước.

Leaf rust caused by Puccinia hordei is an important disease of barley (Hordeum vulgare) in many regions of the world. Yield losses up to 62% have been reported in susceptible cultivars. The Rph5 gene confers resistance to the most prevalent races (8 and 30) of barley leaf rust in the United States. Therefore, the molecular mapping of Rph5 is of great interest. Genetic studies were performed by analysis of 93 and 91 F2 plants derived from the crosses 'Bowman' (rph5) x 'Magnif 102' (Rph5) and 'Moore' (rph5) x Virginia 92-42-46 (Rph5), respectively. Linkage analysis positioned the Rph5 locus to the extreme telomeric region of the short arm of barley chromosome 3H at 0.2 cM proximal to RFLP marker VT1 and 0.5 cM distal from RFLP marker C970 in the Bowman x Magnif 102 population. Synteny between rice chromosome 1 and barley chromosome 3 was employed to saturate the region within the sub-centimorgan region around Rph5 using sequence-tagged site (STS) markers that were developed based on barley expressed sequence tags (ESTs) syntenic to the phage (P1)-derived artificial chromosome (PAC) clones comprising distal region of the rice chromosome 1S. Five rice PAC clones were used as queries to blastn 370,258 barley ESTs. Ninety four non-redundant EST sequences were identified from the EST database and used as templates to design 174 pairs of primer combinations. As a result, 10 EST-based STS markers were incorporated into the 'Bowman' x 'Magnif 102' high-resolution map of the Rph5 region. More importantly, six markers, including five EST-derived STS sequences, co-segregate with Rph5. Genes, represented by these markers, are putative candidates for Rph5. Results of this study demonstrate the usefulness of rice genomic resources for efficient deployment of barley EST resources for marker saturation of targeted barley genomic region. / Ph. D.

La résistance aux antimicrobiens (RAM) est un problème de santé publique mondial avec des répercussions importantes en médecine vétérinaire et humaine. Elle est classiquement associée à une surutilisation des antimicrobiens. Les bactéries commensales des animaux et des humains, tel Escherichia coli, sont souvent utilisées comme bactéries indicatrices pour surveiller la RAM. Parmi les mécanismes de résistance de E. coli, la production de β-lactamases à spectre étendue (BLSE) ou de type AmpC est particulièrement inquiétante. Ces enzymes peuvent inactiver une classe d’antimicrobien de très haute importance en santé humaine également utilisée en médecine vétérinaire : les céphalosporines de 3e génération. La prévalence générale de la RAM ainsi que la présence de E. coli producteur de BLSE/AmpC dans les troupeaux laitiers québécois sont inconnues. De plus, la transmission de ces bactéries résistantes et les facteurs de risque associés à leurs excrétions par les bovins laitiers sont actuellement peu documentés. L’objectif général de cette thèse était d’explorer la RAM par une étude transversale observationnelle sur des fermes québécoises de bovins laitiers sélectionnées aléatoirement (n = 101). La première étape du projet constituait à décrire la prévalence de cette RAM pour la bactérie E. coli isolée des matières fécales des animaux (vaches en lactation, veaux pré-sevrage) et de l’environnement (fosse à fumier). La prévalence de RAM observée pour les E. coli indicateurs était faible (<5%) pour les antimicrobiens de très haute importance en médecine humaine (céphalosporines de 3e génération et fluoroquinolones). Cependant, il y avait une prévalence élevée (85%) de fermes avec la présence d’au moins un E. coli producteur de BLSE/AmpC. La RAM était particulièrement importante pour les E. coli isolés chez les veaux pré-sevrage. Pour la deuxième étape, cette RAM était analysée au niveau génétique par le séquençage du génome entier des E. coli les plus résistants. La grande majorité de la RAM (>95%) était expliquée par des mutations ou des gènes de résistance. Certains de ceux-ci étaient à proximité l’un de l’autre et leur configuration laissait supposer qu’une partie de ces gènes étaient présents sur des éléments génétiques mobiles. De plus, il y avait une dissémination clonale de E. coli résistant entre les fermes. La dernière étape constituait à déterminer des facteurs de risque (utilisation des antimicrobiens ou pratiques à la ferme) de la RAM. Grâce à des analyses multivariées utilisant l’intelligence artificielle, il a été possible d’observer des facteurs de risque significatifs associés à la taille de la ferme et à la santé des animaux. Bref, un portrait de la situation de la RAM est maintenant établi dans les troupeaux de bovins laitiers du Québec pour 2017. Il s’agit d’un phénomène complexe qui ne se limite pas simplement à un lien direct avec l’utilisation des antimicrobiens. Ces travaux serviront de bases pour suivre l’évolution temporelle de la RAM. De plus, des études prospectives pourraient être réalisées afin de confirmer les impacts des observations notées dans cette thèse. L’ensemble de ces informations seront déterminantes en vue d’établir des mesures concrètes pour tenter de limiter cette importante problématique. / Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health problem with major repercussions in both veterinary and human medicine. It is classically associated with the overuse of antimicrobials. Animal and human commensal bacteria, such as Escherichia coli, are often used as indicator bacteria to monitor AMR. Among the resistance mechanisms of E. coli, the production of an extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) or AmpC-type is of particular concern. These enzymes can inactivate a class of antimicrobials of great importance in human health also used in veterinary medicine: third-generation cephalosporins. The overall prevalence of AMR and the presence of ESBL/AmpC-producing E. coli are unknown in Québec dairy herds. Furthermore, the transmission of these resistant bacteria and the risk factors associated with their excretion by dairy cattle are currently poorly documented. The overall objective of this thesis was to explore AMR through an observational cross-sectional study on randomly selected Québec dairy farms (n = 101). The first step of the project was to describe the prevalence of AMR for E. coli isolated from animal feces (lactating cows, pre-weaned calves) and the environment (manure pit). The prevalence of AMR observed for indicator E. coli was low (<5%) for antimicrobials of very high importance in human medicine (third-generation cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones). However, there was a high prevalence (85%) of farms with at least one ESBL/AmpC-producing E. coli. AMR was particularly high for E. coli isolated from pre-weaned calves. In the second step, AMR was analyzed at the genetic level by whole genome sequencing of the most resistant E. coli isolates. The vast majority of AMR (>95%) was explained by mutations or resistance genes. Some of these were in close proximity to each other, and their configuration suggested that some of these genes were present on mobile genetic elements. In addition, there was clonal dissemination of resistant E. coli between farms. The final step was to identify risk factors (antimicrobial use or farm practices) for AMR. Using artificial intelligence methods for multivariate analyses, it was possible to identify significant risk factors associated with farm size and the health of animals. In summary, our results provide a portrait of the AMR situation in Québec dairy herds. This complex phenomenon is not simply limited to a direct link with antimicrobial use. This work will serve as a baseline for monitoring the temporal evolution of AMR. In addition, prospective studies could be carried out to confirm the impacts of the observations noted in this thesis. All this information will be decisive in establishing concrete measures to try and limit this major problem.

Para que el proceso infeccioso de un virus de plantas tenga éxito la progenie viral tiene que propagarse desde las primeras células infectadas al resto de la planta; inicialmente se moverá célula a célula a través de los plasmodesmos (PDs) hasta alcanzar el sistema vascular, lo cual le permitirá invadir las partes distales de la planta. En este proceso, las proteínas de movimiento (MPs), junto con la colaboración de otros actores secundarios, desempeñan un papel relevante. El conocimiento de la posible asociación de las MPs con estructuras u orgánulos celulares así como de la interacción con factores del huésped es de vital importancia para poder desarrollar estrategias antivirales que permitan una mejora en la producción de los cultivos. Además, este tipo de estudios no sólo han posibilitado un mayor conocimiento de las respuestas al estrés en plantas sino que han sido pioneros en desentrañar los mecanismos de translocación intercelular de factores celulares implicados en los procesos de desarrollo de las plantas. Las MPs virales se clasifican en familias/grupos en función de su grado de similitud. Los virus, cuyas MPs pertenecen a la Superfamilia 30K, expresan una única MP encargada de orquestar el movimiento intra- e intercelular de genoma viral. En el Capítulo 1 de la presente Tesis se ha caracterizado la asociación de la MP del Virus del mosaico del tabaco (TMV), miembro tipo de la familia 30K, al sistema de endomembranas. Mediante el uso de aproximaciones in vivo se ha estudiado la eficiencia de inserción de sus regiones hidrofóbicas (HRs) en la membrana del retículo endoplasmático (ER). Nuestros resultados demuestran que ninguna de las dos HRs de la MP es capaz de atravesar las membranas biológicas y que la alteración de la hidrofobicidad de la primera HR es suficiente para modificar su asociación a la membrana. En base a los resultados obtenidos, proponemos un modelo topológico en el cual la MP del TMV se encontraría fuertemente asociada a la cara citosólica de la membrana del ER, sin llegar a atravesarla. La observación de que i), el modelo propuesto es compatible con otros motivos, previamente caracterizados, de la MP de TMV y ii), concuerda con la topología descrita para otras MPs de la familia 30K, permite cuestionar el modelo establecido desde el año 2000 para la MP de TMV así como predecir, en base a la conservada estructura secundaria de las MPs de esta familia, una topología similar para todos sus componentes. Para el transporte intercelular de los virus de plantas se han descrito tres modelos en base a la capacidad de transportar complejos ribonucloeprotéicos, a través de PD modificados, formados por el RNA viral y la MP (ej. MP de TMV) más la proteína de cubierta (ej. MP del virus del mosaico del pepino, CMV) o la capacidad de transportar viriones a través estructuras tubulares formadas por la MP (ej. MP del Virus del mosaico del caupí, CPMV). A pesar de las diferencias observadas entre los tres modelos, las MPs representativas de cada uno de ellos pertenecen a la misma familia 30K y son funcionalmente intercambiables (MPs de TMV, CMV, CPMV, Virus del mosaico del Bromo -BMV- o Virus de los anillos necróticos de los prunus -PNRSV-) por la MP del Virus del mosaico de la alfalfa (AMV), para el transporte a corta distancia. Con el objeto de comprender la versatilidad que presentan las MPs en cuanto al movimiento viral, hemos analizado la capacidad de estas MPs heterólogas de transportar sistémicamente el genoma quimérico del AMV. El estudio ha revelado que todas las MPs analizadas permiten el transporte del genoma quimera a las partes distales de la planta, independientemente del modelo descrito para el transporte a corta distancia, aunque requieren la extensión de los 44 aminoácidos C-terminales de la MP del AMV. Además, para todas las ellas, excepto para la MP del TMV, se ha establecido una relación entre la capacidad de movimiento local y la presencia del virus en las hojas no inoculadas de la planta, indicando la existencia de un umbral de transporte célula a célula, por debajo del cual, el virus es incapaz de invadir sistémicamente la planta. Durante el proceso de infección viral, las MPs interaccionan tanto con otras proteínas de origen viral como de la planta huésped. La interacción entre las MPs y dichos factores de la planta afectan a la patogénesis viral, facilitando u obstaculizando el movimiento intra- o intercelular del virus. En el Capítulo 3 del presente trabajo hemos demostrado la interacción entre la MP del AMV y dos miembros de la familia de Patellinas de arabidopsis, Patellin 3 (atPATL3) y Patellin 6 (atPATL6), mediante el sistema de los dos híbridos de levadura y ensayos de reconstitución bimolecular de la fluorescencia. Nuestros resultados, en general, demuestran que la interacción entre la MP-PATLs obstaculizaría un correcto direccionamiento de la MP al PD, dando lugar a un movimiento intracelular menos eficiente de los complejos virales, que forma la MP, y disminuyendo el movimiento célula a célula del virus. Podríamos estar hablando de un posible mecanismo de defensa de la planta, dirigido a evitar la invasión sistémica del huésped. En este sentido, las MPs virales pueden ser buenos candidatos para el desarrollo de estrategias antivirales dado que cualquier respuesta de defensa de la planta que, a priori, reduzca el transporte célula a célula del virus, puede representar la diferencia entre una infección local o sistémica, como hemos observado en el Capítulo 2 del presente trabajo. Los virus, a su vez, también son capaces de evolucionar hacia variantes más eficaces, que permitan superar las diferentes barreras defensivas de la planta huésped. En este contexto hemos identificado a la MP del Virus del bronceado del tomate (TSWV) como determinante de avirulencia en la resistencia mediada por el gen Sw-5. Del mismo modo, comprobamos que el cambio de 1-2 residuos de amino ácidos de la MP de TSWV fue suficiente para superar la resistencia pero que a la vez, y posiblemente debido a las altas restricciones que conlleva el reducido genoma de un virus, afectaron a la eficiencia de la MP. / Peiró Morell, A. (2014). Proteínas de movimiento de la familia 30K:interacción con membranas biológicas y factores proteicos y su implicación en el transporte viral [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/48471 / TESIS

Le problème croissant de l’antibiorésistance fait en sorte que l'utilisation systématique des antibiotiques en production animale n'est plus considérée comme une pratique raisonnable et viable. De plus, la préservation de l'efficacité des antibiotiques représente un enjeu majeur pour la santé publique et la santé animale. Les Producteurs de poulet du Canada ont élaboré et mis en place une stratégie de réduction de l'utilisation des antibiotiques ayant comme objectif ultime d'éliminer l'utilisation préventive des antibiotiques d’importance en médecine humaine dans les productions de poulets à griller et de dindons. Alors que l’on sait que la réduction des antibiotiques en élevage de poulets de chair est associée à une augmentation de l’incidence d’entérite nécrotique causée par Clostridium perfringens, dont une proportion de cette population bactérienne produit l’entérotoxine qui peut engendrer des conséquences sur la santé humaine, il est difficile de prédire les impacts réels d’une telle stratégie sur les écosystèmes complexes que sont l’intestin des oiseaux et les élevages commerciaux de poulets de chair. Les principaux objectifs de la présente étude étaient donc de quantifier l'abondance des gènes de résistance aux antibiotiques, d'évaluer la présence de C. perfringens et de son entérotoxine et de caractériser la composition du microbiote cæcal dans les bâtiments de six fermes commerciales de poulets de chair, au Québec. À court terme (15 mois), les bâtiments de ces fermes ont été soumis à un régime conventionnel ou à un régime sans antibiotiques. Puis, à long terme (6 ans), les bâtiments ont utilisé un régime promouvant une utilisation judicieuse des antibiotiques ou un régime conventionnel. La mise en place d'un régime sans antibiotiques pendant une période de 15 mois n'a pas permis d’observer une réduction de l'abondance de plusieurs gènes de résistance aux antibiotiques, contrairement à l'utilisation judicieuse des antibiotiques pendant 6 ans. Le retrait des antibiotiques à court terme et l’utilisation judicieuse à long terme ont modifié la composition du microbiote cæcal, les familles de Ruminococcaceae et de Lachnospiraceae étant influencées négativement, en plus de diminuer les performances zootechniques et d’augmenter les populations de C. perfringens à court terme. Le régime conventionnel à long terme dans les élevages commerciaux de poulets de chair a été associé à une augmentation de plusieurs gènes de résistance aux antibiotiques dans de nombreuses fermes. Cette étude met en évidence les impacts potentiels des différents régimes d'élevage en production avicole et aidera à orienter les futures politiques afin de réduire l'utilisation des antibiotiques et ultimement contrer le phénomène de la résistance aux antibiotiques. / The ever-increasing problem of antibiotic resistance makes routine use of antibiotics in animal production no longer considered as a reasonable and viable practice. Preserving the effectiveness of antibiotics represents a major challenge for public and animal health. The Chicken Farmers of Canada have developed and are implementing an Antimicrobial Use Reduction Strategy which ultimate goal is eliminating the preventive use of medically-important antibiotics in broiler chicken and turkey productions. While it is known that the reduction of antibiotics in broiler chicken farms is associated with an increase in the incidence of necrotic enteritis caused by Clostridium perfringens, to which a proportion of this bacterial population produces the enterotoxin who can also generates consequences for human health, very little is known about the real overall impact of an antibiotic use reduction strategy in complex ecosystems such as the bird intestine or the commercial broiler chicken farm. The main objectives of the present study were to quantify the abundance of antibiotic resistance genes, to assess the presence of Clostridium perfringens and his enterotoxin and to characterize the composition of the cæcal microbiota in broiler chicken flocks from six commercial farms located in Québec and submitted to either a short-term conventional or drug-free program (15 months) or a long-term conventional or judicious antibiotic use program (six years). Implementing an antibiotic-free program over a 15-month period did not reduce the abundance of many antibiotic resistance-encoding genes, whereas a judicious use of antibiotics over six years did. The short-term antibiotic withdrawal and the long-term judicious use strategy altered the cæcal microbiota composition, with Ruminococcaceae and Lachnospiraceae families being negatively impacted, in agreement with the lower production performance and with the increased C. perfringens populations observed for farms phasing out the use of antibiotics in a short-term antibiotic withdrawal. Adopting a long-term conventional rearing program on commercial broiler chicken farms selected for specific antibiotic resistance-encoding genes in many barns. This study highlights the potential impacts of different rearing programs in poultry production and will help guide future policies in order to reduce the use of antibiotics and ultimately reduce the phenomenon of antibiotic resistance.