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. 2013 Aug 22;9(8):e1003575. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003575

Figure 3. Uge3 is necessary for the production of GAG but dispensable for galactofuranose synthesis.

Figure 3

(A) Scanning electron micrographs of hyphae of the indicated strains after 24 h of growth. Magnification was 20,000×. (B) Hexose and hexosamine content of the hyphal cell wall of the indicated A. fumigatus strains. Results are expressed as a percentage of the total carbohydrate content of the cell wall. Quantity of GalNAc (C) and of galacto-furanose (Galf) (D) released in the culture supernatant of the indicated strains after 48 h growth, normalized to the culture dry weight. Graphs B, C and D indicate the mean ± standard error of at least three independent experiments. * indicates a significant reduction as compared with the wild-type Af293 strain, p<0.05 by factor ANOVA.