TABLE 4.
Viability of wild-type and mutant strains under different growth conditions
| Strain genotype | Viabilitya
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| NA (37°C) | NA + Mg2+ (37°C) | NA (50°C) | PAB (37°C) | PAB + Mg2+ (37°C) | |
| Wild type | + | + | + | + | + |
| ΔmreB | − | + | − | − | + |
| Δmbl | − | + | + | − | + |
| ΔmreBH | + | + | ND | + | + |
| ΔrsgI | + | + | ND | + | + |
| Δmbl ΔrsgI | + | + | ND | + | + |
| ΔmreB ΔrsgI | + | + | ND | − | + |
| ΔmreBH ΔrsgI | + | + | ND | + | + |
+, Growth; −, no growth after incubation for 24 h at the indicated temperature; ND, not determined.