Adaptive Melanin Response of the Soil Fungus Aspergillus niger to UV Radiation Stress at “Evolution Canyon”, Mount Carmel, Israel
Figure 2
Relative culturability of A. niger strains after 4 h exposure to UVA irradiation plotted against conidial melanin concentration.
Regression equations: linear for AS strains (open circles) y = 34.383x+68.414, R2 = 0.9166, P<0.001), and logarithmic curve for ES strains (solid circles) y = 16.334Ln(x)+100.67 R2 = 0.9187: p<0.001).