Solute excretion improves trehalose uptake and desiccation tolerance of Metarhizium brunneum blastospores

Table 3 The final water activities (a_W) of the samples post drying and the drying duration

Treatment	a_W of dried samples	Drying duration
Untreated control, dried in 0.9% NaCl	0.306	16 h
tre. treat., dried in 0.9% NaCl	0.311	16 h
tre. treat., dried in 10% trehalose	0.460	48 h
hyp. + tre. treat., dried in 0.9% NaCl	0.349	17 h
hyp. + tre. treat., dried in 10% trehalose	0.429	48 h

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