TABLE 4.
DNA-DNA hybridization, pyoverdine (PVD) isoelectric profiles, and PVD-mediated iron uptake capacities of strains relevant to phenotypic cluster XXXIIb and P. mandelii 95-303T
| Phenotypic cluster or species | CFML strain no. | % DNA hybridization with CFML 96-338 DNA | pIs of PVD isoforms | Iron uptakea mediated by PVD from CFML strains |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96-338 | 95-303 | 96-299 | ||||
| P. mandelii | 95-303T | 86 | 8.9, 8.7, 7.4 | 103 | 100 | 0 |
| XXXIIb | 96-299 | 44 | 9.2, 8.8, 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| XXXIIb | 96-311 | 91 | 8.9, 8.7, 7.4 | 92 | 95 | 0 |
| XXXIIb | 96-330 | 77 | 8.9, 8.7, 7.4 | 102 | 110 | 0 |
| XXXIIb | 96-337 | 88 | 8.9, 8.7, 7.4 | 99 | 104 | 0 |
| XXXIIb | 96-338 | 100 | 8.9, 8.7, 7.4 | 100 | 101 | 0 |
| XXXIIb | 96-349 | 77 | 8.9, 8.7, 7.4 | 102 | 105 | 0 |
| XXXIIb | 96-350 | 90 | 8.9, 8.7, 7.4 | 87 | 96 | 0 |
| XXXIIb | 97-394 | 95 | 8.9, 8.7, 7.4 | 98 | 106 | 0 |
a
Expressed as a percentage of the iron incorporation in the homologous system.