Table 3. Influence of Verticillium longisporum VL43 infection on protein content of whole leaf extracts, in apoplastic washing fluid and on the number of protein spots after 2-D electrophoresis.

Parameter	N	Mock	VL43	p
Leaf protein (mg g−1 f.wt)	5	12.5±1.2	12.3±0.5	0.9192
AWF protein (µg g−1 f.wt)	5	17.2±1.0	21.0±2.4	0.1785
Protein spots (gel−1)	6	214±10	220±11	0.7389

Plants were analyzed 25 days post infection. Protein spots were determined by Proteomweaver software in silver stained gels (cf. Fig. 1). Data indicate means (N ± SE).