Table 1. Strains and plasmids used in this study.

Strain or plasmid	Genotype or characteristic
SUMS0310 (CBS269.37)	Wild-type of F. monophora
Δpks1-TE-C500	Knock out 500 bp C-terminal of TE domain of F. monophora
Com	Complemented strain ofΔpks1-TE-C500
pBHt2	Hygromycin-resistant plasmid
pBHt2-XhoI	pBHt2 containing XhoI
pks1-TE-hph-pBHt2	Plasmid containing the TE gene and hygromycin resistance gene
pks1-TE-neo-pBHt2	Plasmid containing the TE gene and geneticin resistance gene
pks1-TE-C-neo-pBHt2	Plasmid containing the TE gene complemented fragment and geneticin resistance gene