Fig. 2.

Effects of 2,3,5-triiodobenzoic acid (TIBA) on the fungal growth and morphology of Nephromopsis ornata in malt-yeast extract liquid medium. The fungus was cultured in a shaking incubator (150 rpm) in the dark at 15℃ for 80 days. A, N. ornata growing in TIBA-containing medium (2 µM/L); B, N. ornata growing in hormone-free medium (control). TIBA stimulated fungal growth and also induced a smaller and spherical form of the fungal mass and a much darker yellow pigment in the liquid culture than the control.