Figure 3.

Antagonism of fly surface bacteria against fungal spore germinations

(A and B) Inhibition of B. bassiana (A) or M. robertsii (B) spore germinations by the bacteria isolated from fly surfaces. Values are represented as mean ± SD. One-way ANOVA analysis of germination rate difference was conducted by comparing each bacterial treatment with the mock control: ∗, p < 0.05; ∗∗, p < 0.01; ∗∗∗, p < 0.001; ∗∗∗∗, p < 0.0001. There were five replicates for each treatment, and at least 100 spores were counted for each replicate.

(C) Microscopic images show the deterrence of fungal spore germinations by the selected bacteria. Bar, 5 μm.