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Published on: March 15, 2024
Digital image quantification of siderophores on agar plates
Megan Y Andrews1, Cara M Santelli2, Owen W Duckworth1
1Department of Soil Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7619, USA.
Abstract:
This article presents visual image data and detailed methodology for the use of a new method for quantifying the exudation of siderophores during fungal growth. The data include images showing time series for calibration, fungal exudation, and negative controls, as well as replication accuracy information. In addition, we provide detailed protocols for making CAS assay layer plates, the digital analysis protocol for determining area of color change, and discuss growth media that do and do not work with the layer plate method. The results of these data, their interpretation, and further discussion can be found in Andrews et al., 2016 [1].

