Fig. 5From: Overexpression of an apple LysM-containing protein gene, MdCERK1–2, confers improved resistance to the pathogenic fungus, Alternaria alternata, in Nicotiana benthamianaPathogenic fungus growth on Nb leaves. a Microscopic observation of fungal hyphae. b Relative fungal mass as revealed by qRT-PCR. The data were analyzed for statistical differences by a two-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s post-hoc test. Bars indicate the mean ± SD (n = 4). Asterisks indicate significant differences when compared to the WT (** p < 0.01)Back to article page