Figure 5
From: Alternaria alternata uses two siderophore systems for iron acquisition
Deletion of nps2 reduces virulence of A. alternata. A 1 cm wide cut was introduced into tomatoes of the same size. 10.000 spores were added to the cut of the WT (ATCC (SBV7), nps2-deletion (SBV5) and the nps6-deletion strain (SBV6). The tomatoes were incubated for one week at 20 °C. The lesions were measured in length and width. The columns represent the mean of four biological replicates. Two-tailed Student’s t-test was used for pairwise comparisons of lesion sizes. Significance is indicated by an asterisk (∗p < 0.05).
