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Table 5 Physical properties of the conidial surface

From: Melanin is an essential component for the integrity of the cell wall of Aspergillus fumigatus conidia

Strain or isolate number

Zeta potential (mV)

Water/hexadecane (%)1

PEG/dextran2

Reference strains

   

   CBS 113.26

- 43.8

10

2.37

   IHEM 18963

- 39.1

11

2.8

Mutant isolates

   

   IHEM 2508

- 21.5

2

2.04

   IHEM 9860

- 26

0.05

1.14

   IHEM 15998

- 25.6

2.2

1.8

  1. 1 Results are expressed as the percentage of conidia that were excluded from the aqueous phase.
  2. 2 Results are expressed as the ratio between the absorbance of the upper phase (rich in PEG and hydrophobic) and that of the lower phase (rich in dextran and hydrophilic)
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