Fig. 6

First screening of FAM-labelled candidate aptamers. Recovered ssDNA after binding assays with A. niger conidia was quantified by qPCR and is shown in molecules/µL. Samples were measured in duplicates. The mean value between biological and technical replicates is displayed after subtracting the mean value of the blank samples (only aptamers, no conidia). Error bars represent max. and min. values. Asterisks indicate aptamers showing significantly different binding (p-value < 0.05) compared to the negative controls (ssDNA library and BA-NC-1)