Table III.
Inversion of the aerotactic responses in AerY111C mutant.a
Response time (s) | Rotation pattern | |||
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Aer | O2↑ | O2↓ | O2↑ | O2↓ |
wild type | 158 ± 16 (smooth) | 24 ± 7 (tumbling) |
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Y111C | 25 ± 2 (tumbling) | 41 ± 4 (smooth) |
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Responses and rotation patterns were measured as described in Table II, with the exception that rotation was observed immediately after an oxygen increase or decrease.