Figure 3.

The colonization of tomato by pathogenic fungi. DNA was extracted from non-inoculated roots (C), or roots inoculated with Cadophora sp. (Cad), which were challenged with V. dahliae (VD), P. aphanidermatum (PA) or R. solani (RS). Pathogens were quantified using qRT-PCR assays and compared between treatments. T-test (P = 0.05, n = 3) was carried out and showed higher V. dahliae colonization in Cadophora sp.-inoculated roots. Significant differences in pathogens colonization rate between Cadophora sp.-inoculated and control plants are indicated by asterisks.