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. 2017 Aug 22;7:9042. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-07995-y

Figure 7.

Figure 7

Horizontal transfer of chrRC transforms the non-pathogenic strain Fo47 into a root and shoot rot pathogen of cucurbits. Fresh weight (±S.E.) and disease index (DI) of (A) cucumber, (B) melon and (C) watermelon plants were scored 14 days post inoculation. An ANOVA followed by a Tukey HSD test (p < 0.05) was performed to determine the significance of differences in the fresh weight measurements (significance categories shown with letters above the bars). Under the tested conditions (107 sp/ml, 20 °C), HCT strains #2, #4, #8 and #9 caused a similar level of disease severity in all three cucurbit species as the chrRC donor strain (Forc016∆SIX6#46).