FIG 6.

Conidial morphology and germination. (A) Conidial phenotypes. Micrographs were taken 3 days after mycelium induction in liquid CMC medium. Bar = 20 μm. (B) Conidial germination. Micrographs were performed 3 h after conidial induction in sterile distilled water. Bar = 20 μm. (C and D) Quantification of conidial production and germination of WT, Δfpbir1, Δfpbir1-C, Δfpnuc1, and Δfpnuc1-C strains. The data shown are representative of results from three separate experiments. The bars indicate standard errors. A and B above bars indicate significant differences at a P value of <0.01 using Duncan’s multiple-range analysis.