Fig. 8From: Disruption of zinc finger DNA binding domain in catabolite repressor Mig1 increases growth rate, hyphal branching, and cellulase expression in hypercellulolytic fungus Penicillium funiculosum NCIM1228Asexual life cycle is not affected in the presence of Mig188 allele. a Microscopic evaluation of (b) conidiophores at ×60 magnification and b germinating spores at ×20 magnification in NCIM1228 and PfMig188. c Percentage germination of spores for NCIM1228 and PfMig188 after 18 h of growth in PD broth. d Percentage viability of NCIM1228 and PfMig188 calculated by plating 50 spores of each strain on PD plates and counting the colonies appeared after 72 hBack to article page