FIG. 1.
F. tularensis ΔpyrF mutants are uracil auxotrophs and resistant to FOA. LVS strains were spread onto CDM with or without uracil (left) or on CHAB with or without FOA (right). The abbreviation “comp” refers to the complementing construct, pF8pyrFfull2, and “vector” designates the empty shuttle plasmid, pFNLTP8. Similar results were observed with the cognate F. tularensis Schu S4 strains (not shown). Images shown are representative of at least four independent experiments.