Figure 3.

In planta growth of Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum strains GMI1000, GMI1000 ripAX2::pCZ367, PSS4, GMI1000 ripAX2::pCZ367::ripAX2 and PSS4::ripAX2 inoculated on AG91‐25 eggplants at 5 days (A) and 10 days (B) post‐inoculation. Each strain was inoculated by soil drenching [~10⁸ colony‐forming units (CFU)/mL, 10 mL per plant]. Each point corresponds to the value obtained from a single plant. The three biological replicates are shown in different colours. If bacterial colonies were counted on plates, but their number was inferior to 10, the points were taken off as the actual bacterial quantity could not be assessed precisely. Statistical analyses for grouping were performed by Kruskal–Wallis test with α = 0.05. [Colour figure can be viewed at wileyonlinelibrary.com]