FIG. 5.
Effect of the cidA mutation on penicillin sensitivity. Penicillin (20× MIC) was added to early-exponential-phase S. aureus RN6390 (circles) and KB350 (squares). Cultures and viable cell counts were determined by diluting aliquots of the cultures and plating them on TSA medium. These data are from a single representative experiment and were reproduced several times.