Table 1. Phenotypes of the analyzed strains.
Strain | P110/P140 levels* | Hemadsorption | % of motile cells | Mean gliding speed (µm s−1±SE)§ | % of cells with MTO† |
WT | ++++ | ++++ | 93.8 | 0.152±0.007 | 0 |
T192 | + | ++ | 45.6 | 0.142±0.006 | 27.2 |
T192C | +++ | ++++ | 89.2 | 0.151±0.007 | 0 |
GDmg200 | ++++ | +++ | 4.8 | 0.013±0.001 | 3.6 |
GDmg386 | ++++ | +++ | 47.3 | 0.047±0.004 | 0 |
cI-6 | + | ++ | 42.5 | 0.140±0.004 | 20.8 |
C30 | +++ | ++++ | 92.8 | 0.152±0.007 | 0 |
Qualitative levels are indicated as: +, minimum; ++, intermediate-low; +++, intermediate-high; ++++, maximum.
SE, Standard error.
MTO, Multiple (three or more) terminal organelles.