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. 2003 Sep;185(18):5465–5472. doi: 10.1128/JB.185.18.5465-5472.2003

TABLE 3.

Detection by PCR of mecA insert in plasmid pYK20

Transformant No. of transformants Fragment ratioa Relative amt of PBP2 (%)b
COLnex(pYK20) 125 0 96
RN4220(pYK20) 100 24.4 33
8325-4(pYK20) 53 4.4 107
1-63(pYK20) 26 70 18
a

Ratio of unexpected <2.8-kb fragments in to total fragments screened transformants.

b

Percent density of PBP2a in each transformant compared to PBP2a in COLn.