TABLE 2.
Transductional analyses of new flagellin gene fllA of strains PM304 and E2987-73
| Expt and donor, recipient strains | Counter- selecting antiserum | Appearance of motile clones | Description of motile clones tested
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| No. | H antigen expressed | Alternative phasea | |||
| Expt A | |||||
| PM304, EJ34 | None | Yes | 31 | H44 (all) | NT |
| PM304, PM335 | H48 | No | |||
| PM304, PM336 | H16 | No | |||
| PM304, PM315 | H3 | No | |||
| E2987-73, EJ34 | None | Yes | 41 | H55 (all) | NT |
| E2987-73, PM335 | H48 | No | |||
| E2987-73, PM336 | H16 | No | |||
| E2987-73, PM315 | H3 | No | |||
| Expt B | |||||
| EJ262, PM470 | H44 | No | |||
| EJ262, PM471 | H55 | No | |||
| EJ262, PM336 | H16 | Yes | 10 | e,n,x (all) | H16 |
| Expt C | |||||
| PM304, PM471 | H55 | Yes | 22 | H44 (all) | NF |
| E2987-73, PM470 | H44 | Yes | 34 | H55 (all) | NF |
| Expt D | |||||
| PM304, B99-2 | H6 | Yes | 5 | H4 (all) | NF |
| E2987-73, B99-2 | H6 | Yes | 5 | H38 (all) | NF |
a
NT, not tested; NF, not found.