TABLE 1 .

Phenotypes of ΔwetA mutants in three Aspergillus species

Parameter (reference[s])	Result for the Aspergillus ΔwetA strains:
	ΔAniwetA	ΔAfuwetA	ΔAflwetA
Conidia
Colorless and autolyzed (8, 10–13, 20–22, 26, 30)	+	+	+
Reduced size (8)	+	+	+
Disrupted wall structure (8, 20, 21, 30, 35)	+	+	+
Disrupted C2 layer thickness (8, 30)	Thicker	Thicker	Thinner
Reduced viability and stress tolerance (8, 30)	+	+	+
Reduced trehalose amount (M.-Y. Wu and J.-H. Yu, unpublished data) (8, 30)	+	+	+
Increased β-(1,3)-glucan amount (30)	+	NA	+
Reduced light-dependent conidiation (30)	NAa	NA	+
Disrupted conidiation time (M.-Y. Wu and J.-H. Yu, unpublished data) (8, 30)	−	Postponed	Advanced
Hyphae
Reduced growth rate (M.-Y. Wu and J.-H. Yu, unpublished data) (8, 30)	+	+	+
Higher branching rate (M.-Y. Wu and J.-H. Yu, unpublished data) (8, 30)	+	+	+
Reduced aflatoxin production (30)	NA	NA	+

^aNA, not applicable.