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. 2010 Mar 12;6(3):e1000806. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000806

Table 1. GlcNAc induction of white-to-opaque switching is enhanced at 37°C and in 1% CO2.

Strain Agar Medium, Temp Air 1% CO2
Switching frequency (%) Switching frequency (%)
5314a Glucose, 25°C 0.4±0.6 21.4±1.4
37°C <0.4 7.5±1.5
GlcNAc, 25°C 26.7±1.2 100.0±0.0
37°C 98.9±1.2 100.0±0.0
5314α Glucose, 25°C 0.2±0.4 19.4±1.8
37°C <0.2 7.1±0.5
GlcNAc, 25°C 22.4±3.3 100.0±0.0
37°C 99.7±0.6 99.4±0.5

As described in Figure 1A, white cells were cultured for 48 hours in glucose liquid medium at 25°C, then plated onto glucose or GlcNAc agar, and incubated at 25 or 37°C in air or air containing 1% CO2. Total colonies analyzed in each strain and condition varied between 150 and 400.