Table 2.
Growth of wild-type strain TIL46, the noxE-negative mutant (TIL46noxE), and the complemented noxE-negative mutant (TIL46noxE+pJIM::noxE) in GM17 under static and aerated conditionsa
| Strain | Growth rate (μ, h−1) |
Maximal OD480 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Static | Aerated | Static | Aerated | |
| WT | 1.73 ± 0.15 | 1.31 ± 0.05 | 3.67 ± 0.07 | 3.50 ± 0.12 |
| TIL46noxE mutant | 1.39 ± 0.30 | 0.88 ± 0.07b | 3.29 ± 0.32 | 3.00 ± 0.06b |
| TIL46noxE+pJIM::noxE mutant | 1.32 ± 0.20 | 0.70 ± 0.15b | 3.40 ± 0.21 | 2.90 ± 0.15b |
a
Aerated conditions, shaking at 200 rpm. The values are means ± standard deviations of at least three independent measurements.
b
Significant difference (P < 0.01; Student's t test) compared to WT.