TABLE 4.
Cell viabilities of E. coli strains
| Strain | Relevant genotype | Viability (%)a |
|---|---|---|
| AB1157 | Wild type | 100 |
| LMM1245 | recA | 43.29 ± 8.62 |
| LMM1246 | xonA | 97.39 ± 4.43 |
| LMM1250 | xonA recA | 38.34 ± 5.74 |
| LMM1247 | sbcD | 98.36 ± 5.42 |
| LMM1251 | sbcD recA | 41.55 ± 6.82 |
| LMM1248 | xonA sbcD | 95.83 ± 4.57 |
| LMM1249 | xonA sbcD recA | 19.15 ± 7.21 |
| JC5519 | recBC | 29.95 ± 3.40 |
| LMM1254 | recBC recA | 18.97 ± 3.09 |
| LMM1317 | recBC xonA sbcD | 45.25 ± 4.89 |
| LMM1318 | recBC xonA sbcD recA | 11.70 ± 2.62 |
| LMM1112 | recF | 78.89 ± 8.03 |
| LMM1123 | recBC recF | 23.37 ± 1.71 |
| LMM1315 | xonA sbcD recF | 67.86 ± 7.03 |
| LMM1326 | recBC xonA sbcD recF | 13.20 ± 1.67 |
| LMM1651 | recJ | 89.11 ± 4.11 |
| LMM1652 | recJ recA | 44.14 ± 9.42 |
| LMM2040 | recJ sbcD | 92.60 ± 7.76 |
| LMM2041 | recJ sbcD recA | 38.81 ± 6.90 |
a
Viability was determined for cultures grown to an OD600 of 0.2 and is expressed relative to the number of CFU per milliliter in cultures of the wild-type strain AB1157, which averaged 9.2 × 107 CFU/ml. The values are averages ± standard deviations of at least eight measurements.