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English: Fungal and bacterial growth in planta. (A) Wild type tomato (MicroTom), XylT_RNAi 12–4 as well as transformed control plants were grown for 6 weeks. After this time period detached 5th and 6th leaves were placed on 0.5% water agar and drop-inoculated (4 × 20 μl drops per leaf) with conidia of Botrytis cinerea 522. The inoculation solution contained 5 × 104 conidia/ml of 1/2 potato dextrose broth. After inoculation, lesion size was measured 4 and 7 days after inoculation. (B) Bacterial growth in planta after infection of MicroTom tomato leaves with Pseudomonas DC3000 and Pseudomonas DC3000 ΔhrcC Strain TLR1 (C) was monitored over a 13-day period. Bacteria were infiltrated with 1 × 105 cfu/ml, and their growth was determined 3 and 7 days after inoculation. Values represent means of two samples taken from three infected leaves of three different plants. Error bars indicate SD. The experiment was repeated twice with similar results.