Fig 5. Pre-treatment with MoAbfB suppresses the virulence of M. oryzae and triggers a host immune response.

(A) Fungus-infected lesions on rice leaves pre-treated with 0.1 μM MoAbfB protein 12 hr prior to inoculation and measured at 72 hpi. (B) Lesion areas were quantified using the APS Assess 2.0 program. Error bars indicate the standard deviation from the mean of 3 independent experiments. (C) Expression of ROS and PR genes detected by RT-PCR.