Figure 2From: Melanin is an essential component for the integrity of the cell wall of Aspergillus fumigatus conidia5-day-old cultures of the different strains or isolates studied on YPDA plates. Reference strains CBS 113.26 (A) and IHEM 18963 (B) produce typical dark-blue green powdery colonies, whereas mutant isolates IHEM 2508 (C), IHEM 9860 (D) produce white powdery colonies and IHEM 15998 (E), brown powdery colonies.Back to article page