Table 2.
The 16 beneficial mutations for the phage ϕ6 selected for the ability to grow on novel host Pseudomonas syringae pv. glycinea (Ferris et al. 2007)
| Mutant ID |
Gene position |
Nucleotide substitution |
Amino acid position |
Amino acid substitution |
Fitnessa | SEb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G19 | Not in P3 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 5.53 | 0.11 |
| g18 | 1603 | G → A | 535 | D → N | 6.23 | 0.07 |
| g27 | 1016 | C → T | 339 | P → H | 6.41 | 0.14 |
| g25 | 23 | A → G | 8 | E → G | 6.48 | 0.05 |
| g24 | 22 | G → A | 8 | E → K | 6.60 | 0.10 |
| g9 | 1661 | A → C | 554 | D → A | 6.73 | 0.11 |
| g2 | 1661 | A → T | 554 | D → V | 6.78 | 0.07 |
| g6 | 1661 | A → G | 554 | D → G | 6.83 | 0.05 |
| g14 | 1663 | C → T | 555 | L → F | 6.86 | 0.05 |
| g22 | 13 | G → A | 5 | G → S | 6.94 | 0.09 |
| g36 | 1660 | G → A | 554 | D → N | 6.97 | 0.06 |
| g15 | 1598 | A → C | 533 | D → A | 7.02 | 0.10 |
| g8 | 434 | A → G | 145 | D → G | 7.03 | 0.10 |
| g5 | 437 | A → G | 146 | N → S | 7.19 | 0.11 |
| g20 | 1546 | A → G | 516 | T → A | 7.26 | 0.06 |
| g29 | 534 | G → C | 178 | E → D | 7.56 | 0.10 |
Fitness was measured as the log10 of the number of phages per plaque per 24 h on plates
Based on six replicates