Fig. 6From: Antifungal activity of volatile compounds produced by endophytic Bacillus subtilis DZSY21 against Curvularia lunataEffects of VOCs produced by B. subtilis DZSY21 on the disease indexes of maize leaves and the expression levels of C. lunata virulence-related genes. a Disease indexes of maize leaves infected with 2-MBA, 2-HA, IA, or control (DMSO)-treated C. lunata conidia. b Quantitative real-time PCR analysis of the expression levels of five virulence-related genes (clk1, clm1, clt, scd, and brn1) in response to 2-MBA, 2-HA, IA, or control treatment. Values were normalized to the levels of GAPDH, an internal reference gene. The y-axis values represent the fold changes of virulence-related gene expression levels. *A significant difference compared with the control (P < 0.05). Error bars represent the standard deviation. Each treatment had three replications, and the experiment was repeated three timesBack to article page