TABLE 4.
Frequency of transformation of S. pneumoniae R6 to erythromycin resistance with a 23S rDNA allele containing an A2058G substitution at the equivalent E. coli position
Time (h) | Transformation frequency at erythromycin concn (μg/ml)a:
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0.06 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
24 | tntc | 5.6 × 10−6 | 1.2 × 10−6 | NG | NG | NG |
48 | tntc | tntc | 2.5 × 10−5 | 1.1 × 10−5 | 8.0 × 10−6 | NG |
72 | tntc | tntc | 4.5 × 10−5 | 1.4 × 10−5 | 1.1 × 10−5 | NG |
Abbreviations: NG, no growth; tntc, too numerous to count.