Figure 3. Micrographs to show lipid body mobilisation in M. oryzae during a time course of appressorium morphogenesis.
A. Wild type strain Guy11, B. Δfar1Δfar2 double mutant and C. autophagy mutant Δatg8. Lipid droplets in germinating conidia and appressoria were visualized by staining with Bodipy 493/503 (Invitrogen). Conidia were inoculated onto plastic cover slips in a moist chamber at 24 °C and observed for appressorium formation and lipid body mobilization at intervals, by mounting directly in fresh Bodipy 493/503 solution for 15 min. (Scale bar = 10 µm).