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Fig. 7

From: Transposable element insertions shape gene regulation and melanin production in a fungal pathogen of wheat

Fig. 7

Melanin accumulation is associated with reduced growth and resistance to SDHI fungicides. a, b Colony radius over time of melanin-deficient mutants in 3D1 (a) and 3D7 (b) backgrounds. The experiment was performed three times with similar results. c Melanin protects Z. tritici against the SDHI fungicide bixafen. Percentage decrease in growth of the wild-type 3D7 and the 3D7Δzmr1 knockout in the presence and absence of the fungicide at each time point (8–12 dpi). Mean and standard error of differential radial size of colonies grown on three independent plates are presented. The experiment was performed twice with similar results. Asterisks (*) indicate statistical differences between wild-type and knockout at each time point (p value ≤ 0.05, Kruskal-Wallis). ns non-significant

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