Growth, sporulation, germination and appressorium formation of wild-type (WT), <i>ΔcrzA</i> (<i>ΔcrzA31A</i>, <i>ΔcrzA36A</i>), Ect<i>crzA37B</i> (ectopic), <i>Δslt</i>A (<i>ΔsltA10A</i> and <i>ΔsltA21C</i>) and Ect<i>sltA1C C</i>. <i>gloeosporioides</i> strains in amended glucose minimal media.

<p>Strains were disc-inoculated on glucose minimal media and incubated for 5 days at 25°C. (A, E) Radial colony growth, (B, F) sporulation, (C, G) germination and (D, H) appressorium formation were evaluated after 16 h of incubation on glass slides at 25°C. Experiments were repeated three times and results of a single representative experiment are shown. Columns with different letters are significantly different at P ≤ 0.05 according to the Tukey-Kramer multiple comparison test.