Fig. 2.

AF293 germination and germling morphology are affected by cclAΔ but not wild-type extracts. (A) Germination of spores is inhibited by addition of organic extracts from cclAΔ strains, but not from WT strains. These effects included decreased percentages of germination and decreased conidial swelling. (B) Addition of purified 2-OH reconstitutes these effects. DMSO is the control solvent for 2-OH. (C) Quantification of the percentage of germinated spores for each treatment. Letters (a to c) indicate differences with statistical significance (P < 0.05) according to the Tukey-Kramer multiple comparison test.