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. 2010 Dec 3;193(3):759–767. doi: 10.1128/JB.00944-10

TABLE 3.

EPS production of the mutants with single substitutions

Residue Result for substitutiona:
D Q E A N
E158 + + NA + NA
E183 +/− + NA ++ NA
Q394 NA +
E400 +/− +/− NA NA
E407 + ++ NA ++ NA
E428 + + NA + NA
Q429 NA ++ ++ +
a

+, the strain produces a similar level of EPS to that of YZ619 (ΔdifA/difA+); −, no detectable EPS production; ++, EPS production is significantly increased over the wild type; +/−, EPS production is significantly reduced. NA, not applicable.