Fig. 7.

Enhanced disease susceptibility of CaPMEI1-silenced pepper plants to infection by the virulent Xcv strain Ds1, but not the avirulent Xcv strain Bv5-4a. a Disease symptoms developed on the leaves at different time points after inoculation with the virulent Xcv strain Ds1 (5 × 10⁶ cfu mL⁻¹) and the avirulent Xcv strain Bv5-4a (various bacterial concentrations). b Bacterial growth in leaves of empty vector control (TRV:00) or CaPMEI1-silenced (TRV:CaPMEI1) pepper plants at different time points after inoculation with the virulent Xcv strain Ds1 or the avirulent Xcv strain Bv5-4a (10⁴ cfu mL⁻¹). Data represent the mean ± SD from three independent experiments