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. 2000 Feb 25;97(5):2241–2246. doi: 10.1073/pnas.040573397

Table 1.

Effects of aptamers on growth in selective media

Additions to medium pBMT119 pBMT101
None + +
ara +
ara, thymine + +
Thymine, TMP
ara, thymine, TMP +

E. coli SM10 bearing the indicated plasmids were streaked onto minimal medium and incubated at 37° for 2–3 days. Plasmid pBMT119 encodes a control aptamer, and pBMT101 encodes the inhibitor of ThyA. +, growth; −, no growth; ara, arabinose; TMP, trimethoprim.