FIG 1.

Comparison of mycelial growth and stress tolerance between wild-type (WT) and ΔAoste12 mutant strains. (A) Colonial morphologies of WT and ΔAoste12 mutant incubated on PDA and TG medium at 28°C for 5 days. (B) Mycelial growth rate of WT and ΔAoste12 mutants incubated on PDA and TG media. The numbers in parentheses after the strain names indicate the three independent ΔAoste12 mutants. (C) Colonial morphologies of WT and ΔAoste12 mutant in TG medium and medium supplemented with chemical agents (H₂O₂, menadione, NaCl, and sorbitol). The edge of colony was marked with a white circle. (D) Relative growth inhibition (RGI) of WT and ΔAoste12 mutant in the medium described above. Error bars represent the standard deviations. An asterisk indicates a significant difference between the mutant and the WT strain (Tukey’s HSD, P < 0.05).