TABLE 2.
Transfer efficiencies of various genetic elements from E. faecalis OG1X to strain FA2-2 in liquid
| Conditions | Transfer efficiency
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| pAD1 | pIP1017 | pIP501 | Tn916 | |
| Laboratory, Munich | 5.5 × 10−1 | 2.1 × 10−1 | 5.4 × 10−7 | 5.2 × 10−9 |
| Laboratory, Regensburg | 3.4 × 10−1 | 1.1 × 10−1 | 1.9 × 10−7 | 9.3 × 10−9 |
| Activated sludge basin, Munich | NAa | 5 × 10−5 | 8.8 × 10−4 | 5.2 × 10−5 |
| Activated sludge basin, Regensburg | NA | 1.4 × 10−7 | <8.1 × 10−9 | <5 × 10−9 |
NA, not applicable, but clearly less than 10−5 (see text).