TABLE 3.
Inoculated strain(s) | No. of wild-type bacteria | No. of mutant bacteria | Mutants/total recovered bacteria (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Wild type | 400 | 0 | NAd |
nodPQ::Nmr | 0 | 400 | NA |
cysH::Nmr | 0 | 200 | NA |
Wild type and nodPQ::Nmr (1:1)a | 49 | 351 | 87.8 |
Wild type and nodPQ::Nmr (1:10)b | 41 | 359 | 89.8 |
Wild type and nodPQ::Nmr (10:1)c | 72 | 328 | 82.0 |
Wild type and cysH::Nmr (1:1)a | 82 | 118 | 59.0 |
Wild type and cysH::Nmr (1:10)b | 28 | 204 | 87.9 |
Wild type and cysH::Nmr (10:1)c | 280 | 20 | 6.7 |
The 1:1 designation refers to an inoculum containing an equal ratio of wild-type to mutant bacteria.
The 1:10 designation refers to an inoculum containing 10% wild-type and 90% mutant bacteria.
The 10:1 designation refers to an inoculum containing 90% mutant and 10% wild-type bacteria.
NA, not applicable.