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Table 1 Biological properties of the F. graminearum deletion mutant ΔFgPDK2, the complemented strain ΔFgPDK2-C, and the wild-type strain PH-1*

From: The pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 2 (PDK2) is associated with conidiation, mycelial growth, and pathogenicity in Fusarium graminearum

Strain

Growth rate in vitro (mm/day)

Conidia produced in vitro (× 105/ml)

PDA

CM

MM

PH-1

20.78 ± 0.17a

21.22 ± 0.45a

13.77 ± 0.47a

1.77 ± 0.42a

ΔFgPDK2–1

5.36 ± 0.33b

4.28 ± 0.21b

3.11 ± 0.32b

0b

ΔFgPDK2–2

6.18 ± 0.14b

5.28 ± 0.19b

3.27 ± 0.23b

0b

ΔFgPDK2-C

20.44 ± 0.34a

21.11 ± 0.17a

13.67 ± 0.60a

1.71 ± 0.21a

  1. * Values are the means (± standard error) of three replicates. Means in a column followed by the same letter are not significantly different according to the LSD test at P < 0.05
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