Figure 6.

Effects of coercive agent stress on growth and conidiospore production of A. westerdijkiae and ΔAwSakA at different concentrations. (A) Growth phenotypes of WT and ΔAwSakA on YES treated with Congo red and H₂O₂. (B) Growth phenotypes of WT and ΔAwSakA on PDA treated with Congo red and H₂O₂. (C) Colony diameter of WT and ΔAwSakA on YES after 7 days of treatment with Congo red and H₂O₂. (D) Colony diameter of WT and ΔAwSakA on PDA after 7 days of treatment with Congo red and H₂O₂. (E) Production of conidia on PDA by WT and ΔAwSakA under Congo red and H₂O₂ treatment. Each treatment had three biological replicates, and each strain was cultured on four plates as technical replicates. Different letters indicate a significant difference between the corresponding values (p < 0.05).