TABLE 2.
Motility phenotypes
| Strain | Chromosome | Plasmid | % motilea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lp02 | Wild-type postexponential phase | None | >95 |
| Lp02 | Wild-type exponential phase | None | 0 |
| MB560 | motAB::gent | None | <5 |
| MB808 | fliA::kan transposon insertion | pMMBGent-empty | 0 |
| MB510 | fliA::kan transposon insertion | pMMBGent-FliA | <5 |
| MB814 | ΔfliA::FRT-cat-FRT | pMMBGent-FliA | <5 |
| MB816 | ΔfliA::FRT | pMMBGent-empty | 0 |
| MB817 | ΔfliA::FRT | pMMBGent-FliA | >95 |
a
Motility of >104 cells scored as a population in two independent experiments, as observed periodically from OD600s of 3.70 to 4.70, except for the wild-type exponential phase, which was observed at OD600s of 0.90 to 1.00.