Fig. 11

Knock out of the PKS leads to a loss of pigmentation. a The C. purpurea wild type as well as the two ∆PKS mutants T28 and T31 were grown for 10 days in liquid media containing 100 g/L sucrose and 4 g/L KH₂PO₄. b Rye plants were infected with the C. purpurea wild type as well as the ∆PKS mutants T28 and T31. Pictures were taken 5 weeks post-infection