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. 2007 Jan 26;189(7):2610–2617. doi: 10.1128/JB.01539-06

TABLE 2.

Transport of 14C-labeled sugars by group A Streptococcus

Strain Apparent Km (μM)/Vmax (nmol/min/1010 CFU)a
Glucose Maltose Maltotriose
MGAS5005 4.5/135 12.5/67 2.1/127
ΔmalE 4.3/131 16.3/43 17.3/41
compΔmalE 5.1/142 11.5/72 1.9/139
a

Apparent Km values were determined by assuming that transport follows Michaelis-Menton kinetics.