Fig. 2

Expression of putative effector encoding genes from T. virens in interaction with A. thaliana. a T. virens – A. thaliana culture plates before contact (BC), at initial contact (C) and at overgrowth (OG) stages. b–f, expression level of the possible effector coding genes selected from T. virens at BC, C and OG stages of interaction with Arabidopsis thaliana. 2^(−ΔΔCt) values represent the change in the expression level of each gene compared to the control condition (fungus growing alone), which has a designated value of 1 (dotted line). Data were analyzed with a two-way ANOVA and a Bonferroni post hoc test; *** p < 0.001. Values represent means of three replicates, bars indicate standard deviation