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. 2024 Nov 21;11:21. doi: 10.1186/s40694-024-00190-5

Fig. 6.

Fig. 6

Phenotypic characterization of the mutant strains. A) Blastospore production by knockout B. bassiana mutants (ΔBbsmr1) compared with the wild-type (WT) strain during liquid culture growth at 250 rpm and 28 °C for three days. Lettering of means (± SE) indicates statistical differences based on the Tukey’s test (P < 0.05). Symbols represent observational data in each treatment (n = 8). B. bassiana knockout mutants (ΔBbsmr1) displaying varied growth behavior when grown on potato-dextrose-agar (PDA) without the selectable marker. B) Colony growth kinetics expressed in area (cm²) for three mutants (ΔBbsmr1) and WT, and colony conidiation recorded after 12 days post-inoculation. Lettering of means (± SE, n = 6) within each time interval indicates statistical differences based on the Tukey’s test (P < 0.05). C) Morphology of fungal colonies grown on PDA after 12 days post-inoculation