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Table 5 Relative sensitivity of fungal species to Calcofluor White

From: Phylogenetic diversity of stress signalling pathways in fungi

*Relative growth (%)		CFW [μg/ml]
Species	Control	20	30	50	75	100	150	200	250	300
S. cerevisiae	100	71	58	50	50	50	50	50	42	42
C. glabrata	100	100	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83
C. albicans	100	83	50	17	17	0	17	17	17	17
D. hansenii	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. gossypii	100	83	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67
K. lactis	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Y. lipolytica	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
F. graminearum	100	87	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	73
M. grisea	100	100	75	75	75	50	50	50	50	50
N. crassa	100	75	75	75	75	71	71	71	71	71
A. fumigatus	100	100	83	83	83	83	50	50	50	50
A. nidulans	100	83	83	83	83	83	83	54	54	38
S. pombe	100	94	94	94	94	81	81	81	81	81
U. maydis	100	46	46	38	38	23	8	8	8	8

* CFW stress sensitivities were quantified by calculating the percentage growth under each condition relative to the corresponding non-stress control for that species. Examples of the Calcofluor White plates are shown in Additional File 1.

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