TABLE 4.

Mating frequency after 5 days of OPC^b

Strain	Avg CFU/g tissue	No. of opaque CFU	No. of CFU from matinga	Mating frequency
100% a/α	2.4 × 106	0	0	<4.2 × 10−7
90% a/α + 10% op	6.1 × 105	0	0	<1.6 × 10−6
100% white	5.7 × 105	0	0	<1.8 × 10−6
90% white + 10% op	4.5 × 106	0	0	<2.2 × 10−7
100% opaque	2.4 × 10	0	0

^aCFU on YPD agar containing hygromycin B and nourseothricin.

^bData are pooled from 2 independent experiments.