Table 1. Comparison of mycological characters among Guy11 and deletion mutant strains.
| Strain | Growth (cm) a | Conidiation (× 104/cm2) b | Germination rate (%) c | Appressorium formation (%) d | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM | MM | OM | SDC | ||||
| Guy11 | 5.09±0.1 | 4.52±0.1 | 4.32±0.1 | 3.86±0.1 | 13.8±0.4 | 98.8.±1.0 | 99.0.±1.7 |
| ΔModnm1 | 3.61±0.1** | 2.42±0.1** | 3.57±0.1** | 3.10±0.1** | 3.8±0.4** | 98.6±1.4 | 98.8±1.2 |
| ΔMofis1 | 3.53±0.2** | 3.33±0.1** | 3.04±0.1** | 3.02±0.1** | 8.9±0.6** | 98.6±1.4 | 98.8±1.2 |
| ΔMomdv1 | 3.28±0.1** | 3.30±0.1** | 2.81±0.1** | 2.98±0.2** | 9.6±0.8** | 98.8±1.6 | 98.5±1.5 |
| ΔModnm1/MoDNM1 | 4.97±0.1 | 4.53±0.1 | 4.33±0.2 | 3.92±0.2 | 13.2±0.8 | 99.0.±1.2 | 98.7±1.4 |
| ΔMofis1/MoFIS1 | 4.98±0.1 | 4.43±0.1 | 4.35±0.1 | 3.78±0.2 | 13.0±0.8 | 99.1.±1.4 | 98.9±1.4 |
| ΔMomdv1/MoMDV1 | 5.02±0.2 | 4.49±0.1 | 4.29±0.1 | 3.82±0.2 | 13.4±0.7 | 98.6.±1.2 | 99.1.±1.6 |
a Colony diameter was measured after 7-day growth in 28°C.
b Quantification of the conidial production of the indicated strains from SDC cultures.
c Percentage of conidial germination on artificial surface at 4 hpi.
d Percentage of appressorium formation on artificial surface at 24 hpi. ±SD was calculated from three repeated experiments and asterisks indicate statistically significant differences (Duncan's new multiple range test, ** means p<0.01).