Table 1.
Aspergillus flavus strains used in this research and their genotypes.
| Strain | Genotype | Strain source |
|---|---|---|
| NRRL 3357 | Wild type | Payne et al., 1993 |
| TJW71.1 | ΔlaeA::A. fumigatus pyrG | Kale et al., 2008 |
| TJW79.13 | ΔlaeA::A. fumigatus pyrG, niaD-, A. nidulans niaD::A. flavus laeA∗ | Kale et al., 2008 |
| TJES19.1 | Δku70, pyrG- | Spraker and Keller unpublished |
| TJES20.1 | Δku70, ΔargB::A. fumigatus pyrG, pyrG- | Pfannenstiel et al., 2017 |
| TXZ1.2 | Δku70, ΔhamI::A. fumigatus pyrG, pyrG- | This study |
| TXZ21.3 | Δku70, ΔargB, pyrG- | This study |
| TXZ21.3.7 | Δku70::A. flavus argB::A. fumigatus pyrG, pyrG-- | This study |
| TXZ5.2 | Δku70, ΔhamE::A. flavus argB, pyrG- | This study |
| TXZ6.2 | Δku70, ΔhamF::A. flavus argB, pyrG- | This study |
| TXZ7.2 | Δku70, ΔhamG::A. flavus argB, pyrG- | This study |
| TXZ8.1 | Δku70, ΔhamH::A. flavus argB, pyrG- | This study |
| TXZ9.16 | Δku70, ΔhamI::A. flavus argB, pyrG- | This study |
| TXZ5.2.2 | Δku70::A. fumigatus pyrG, ΔhamE::A. flavus argB, pyrG- | This study |
| TXZ6.2.1 | Δku70::A. fumigatus pyrG, ΔhamF::A. flavus argB, pyrG- | This study |
| TXZ7.2.1 | Δku70::A. fumigatus pyrG, ΔhamG::A. flavus argB, pyrG- | This study |
| TXZ8.1.1 | Δku70::A. fumigatus pyrG, ΔhamH::A. flavus argB, pyrG- | This study |
| TXZ15.1 | Δku70, ΔlaeA::A. flavus argB, pyrG- | This study |
| TXZ16.1 | Δku70::A. flavus argB::A. flavus laeA, pyrG-# | This study |
| TXZ19.1 | Δku70, ΔnosA::A. flavus argB,ΔargB::A. fumigatus pyrG, pyrG- | This study |
| TXZ20.1 | Δku70, ΔnosA::A. flavus argB, pyrG- | This study |
| TXZ22.5 | Δku70, A. fumigatus pyrG::A. nidulans GPDA promoter::nosA, pyrG- | This study |
∗Confirmed by northern there are two copies of laeA in this mutant, so we considered it as OE::laeA. #Another laeA copy from wild type was inserted into the KU70 gene locus to make as OE::laeA.