Figure 8
Capsule size and level of GXM secreted by the wild type and itr1aΔ itr3cΔ mutant strain. (A) Size of capsule produced by the wild type H99 and the itr1aΔ itr3cΔ mutant when grown in glucose or inositol as carbon source. Relative capsule size was determined by capsule size/(capsule size + cell size) in 100 cells. (B) Amount of GXM released by fungal cells when grown in glucose or inositol as carbon source. *Statistically significant based on Students’ t- test (P < 0.001). Each experiment was repeated at least 3 samples in triplicate.