TABLE 3.

Components of fitness in macerated onion medium

Population	Maximum growth ratea	Yield (CFU/ml × 108)b
L1	0.0138 ± 0.0023	2.04 ± 0.21
L2	0.0130 ± 0.0024	2.28 ± 0.26
L3	0.0153 ± 0.0059	2.30 ± 0.34
L4	0.0134 ± 0.0019	2.17 ± 0.08
L5	0.0148 ± 0.0043	2.42 ± 0.20
L6	0.0095 ± 0.0019	2.12 ± 0.14
D1	0.0117 ± 0.0031	2.52 ± 0.46
D2	0.0138 ± 0.0010	2.18 ± 0.23
D3	0.0147 ± 0.0030	2.07 ± 0.16
D4	0.0144 ± 0.0013	1.90 ± 0.14
D5	0.0126 ± 0.0023	2.18 ± 0.20
D6	0.0147 ± 0.0018	2.19 ± 0.18
Wild type	0.0078 ± 0.0018	2.38 ± 0.14

^aChange in OD₆₀₀ per hour ±95% CI.

^bValues are ±95% CI.