Growth curves of D. solani strains and mutant derivatives.

A 96-well plate containing M63 medium with 1% sucrose was inoculated with the strains used in this study at an OD of 0.06. The growth of each strain was determined by measuring OD₆₀₀ every 20 minutes during 2 days in a TECAN device. The different strains showed similar overall growth, except for the light grey points where a low but significant fitness gain was observed for the mutants Δzms, Δsol Δzms, Δooc Δzms and Δsol Δooc Δzms (Mann-Whitney test, p-value<0.05).

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