Table 1.
Relevant genotype (strain number) | Percent retention of P1 miniplasmid, 25 generations
|
|
---|---|---|
Mini-P1Par+ | Mini-P1Par− | |
ΔmukB∷kan (GC7528) | 87 | 1 |
mukB+ (CC3955) | 86 | 2 |
ΔmukB∷kan topA? (CC3974) | 93 | 32 |
ΔmukB∷kan topA? (CC3974)* | 78 | 35 |
mukB+topA? (CC3977)* | 90 | 34 |
*Colony color partition tests. See Materials and Methods.