Table 2.

Comparative sporulation and germination of the B. bassiana wild type, Δpks15 and the complemented isolate G6.

Strains	Relative sporulation (%)		Conidial germination (%)
	Conidia	Blastospores
Wild type	100*	100*	74* ± 6.0
Δpks15	30.5 ± 1.0	37.5 ± 1.3	34 ± 3.1
Complemented isolate G6	98.7* ± 4.8	88.9* ± 2.2	77* ± 4.0

Relative sporulation (%) was determined by the number from spores in each strain relative to that of the wild type. Conidia and blastospore yields were determined on 5-day-old PDA and in 2-day-old SDY broth, respectively. Germination analysis was performed by incubation of conidia in 5% (v/v) PDB for 20 h.

Data shown are mean ± S.E.M. Asterisks indicate statistical significance relative to that of Δpks15 (Student’s t-test, p < 0.05).