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. 1998 Feb;64(2):607–612. doi: 10.1128/aem.64.2.607-612.1998

TABLE 2.

Changes in polyol and trehalose concentrations in fungi colonizing J. effusus leaves when they were exposed to wetting and drying conditions in the laboratory (water potentials of the corresponding leaf pieces are also indicated)

Fungus Concn (μmol · mg [dry wt] of fungus−1)
Water potential (MPa)
Total polyols
Trehalose
Wetting conditions Drying conditions
Wetting conditions Drying conditions Wetting conditions Drying conditions
P. copelandii 0.095 (0.004)a 0.191 (0.034) 0.473 (0.017) 0.683 (0.063) 0.00 (0.00) −7.87 (0.23)
Drechslera sp. 0.083 (0.002) 0.150 (0.003) 0.087 (0.010) 0.108 (0.013) −0.44 (0.44) −7.51 (0.44)
C. lignicola 0.031 (0.003) 0.063 (0.002) 0.104 (0.009) 0.134 (0.014) −0.20 (0.04) −7.55 (0.31)
Phoma sp. 0.048 (0.005) 0.067 (0.007) 0.010 (0.002) 0.032 (0.004) 0.00 (0.00) −7.06 (0.13)
a

The values are means ± standard errors (n = 3).