Table 1. Comparison of growth and virulence of wild-type and transformed isolates of Phialophora gregata Type B.

				Stem Severity (%)c
Isolate	Colony Diameter (cm)a	Dry Mass (mg)b	Conidia/mlb	Belld	Corsoy 79e
MNRF-ss1f	3.43	31.8	9.6×105	16	30
MNRF-ss1-RFPg	3.62	30.38	8.2×105	13	24
MNRF-ss1-RFP2	1.32	24.3	6.8×104	0	5
P valueh	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01
LSD (p = 0.05)	0.72	5.5	6.5×105	6	6

^aMeasurements taken after 21 days of growth on green bean agar.

^bMeasurements taken after 21 days of growth in soybean seed broth.

^cStem ratings are the mean of six stems 7 weeks after inoculation.

^dResistant cultivar.

^eSusceptible cultivar.

^fWild-type (WT).

^gRed Fluorescent Protein (RFP).

^hExperiments were replicated three times and data were combined for statistical analysis (n = 9).