TABLE 1.
Extents of peptidoglcyan O acetylation in the entercocci
| Species | Strain | % Acetylationa
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-exponential | Stationary | VBNC | ||
| Enterococcus faecalis | ATCC 19433 (type strain) | 22.4 ± 0.58b | 35.5 ± 1.6 | 44.1 ± 0.051 |
| NRC 799 | 19.1 ± 0.65 | 48.9 ± 2.9 | 65.1 ± 2.3 | |
| NRC 8023 | 58.3 ± 0.48 | 55.6 ± 2.1 | 72.1 ± 1.7 | |
| Enterococcus faecium | NRC 8012 | 46.3 ± 2.6 | 57.1 ± 4.4 | NAc |
| Enterococcus hirae | ATCC 9790 (type strain) | 43.7 ± 1.7 | 68.3 ± 1.0 | NA |
| ATCC 8043 | 35.2 ± 1.5 | 59.7 ± 1.2 | NA | |
| ATCC 10541 | 26.2 ± 1.5 | 67.9 ± 1.3 | NA | |
| Enterococcus durans | MCB 238 | 25.2 ± 2.0 | 37.8 ± 1.6 | NA |
a
Data are expressed as percentages of the total muramic acid content in peptidoglycan samples.
b
The values are means ± standard deviations (n ≥ 3).
c
NA, not applicable.