TABLE 2.
Growth of the parental strain and strains Δxyr1 and Rexyr1 on plates containing MA medium supplemented with different carbon sourcesa
| Avg mycelial growth zone diam (cm)b
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| Carbon source | After 3 days
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After 6 days
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| QM9414 | Δxyr1 | Rexyr1A | QM9414 | Δxyr1 | Rexyr1A | |
| Glucose | 3.7 ± 0.29 | 3.9 ± 0.17 | 3.5 ± 0.19 | 8.0 ± 0.00 | 8.0 ± 0.00 | 8.1 ± 0.04 |
| Glycerol | 3.0 ± 0.15 | 3.4 ± 0.00 | 3.2 ± 0.12 | 7.2 ± 0.35 | 7.1 ± 0.10 | 7.2 ± 0.12 |
| l-(+)-Arabinose | 3.3 ± 0.10 | 3.5 ± 0.21 | 3.5 ± 0.17 | 7.4 ± 0.12 | 7.5 ± 0.40 | 7.3 ± 0.15 |
| l-(−)-Arabitol | 3.1 ± 0.17 | 3.7 ± 0.06 | 3.3 ± 0.08 | 7.7 ± 0.15 | 7.7 ± 0.12 | 7.6 ± 0.22 |
| d-(+)-Xylose | 4.1 ± 0.23 | 1.1 ± 0.10 | 4.2 ± 0.21 | 8.0 ± 0.00 | 2.4 ± 0.06 | 8.2 ± 0.16 |
| Xylitol | 3.3 ± 0.12 | 3.5 ± 0.06 | 3.5 ± 0.12 | 7.5 ± 0.06 | 7.5 ± 0.00 | 7.6 ± 0.17 |
| Xylan | 2.0 ± 0.17 | 2.5 ± 0.12 | 2.2 ± 0.19 | 5.5 ± 0.38 | 4.6 ± 0.12 | 5.6 ± 0.16 |
| Cellulose | 2.8 ± 0.17 | 3.3 ± 0.17 | 3.0 ± 0.14 | 5.7 ± 0.10 | 6.0 ± 0.00 | 5.9 ± 0.11 |
a
MA medium (1% wt/vol) cultured at 30°C.
b
Values are the means ± SD of results from three independent experiments.