TABLE 4.
Secreted fraction metal content of M. tuberculosis strains
| Metala | Secreted fraction metal content |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Wild type | ctpC::hyg | Complemented | |
| pmol/mg protein | |||
| Manganese | 15.7 ± 0.9 | 9.2 ± 0.5 | 22 ± 1 |
| Zinc | 105 ± 2 | 91 ± 21 | 99 ± 2 |
| Copper | 38 ± 10 | 36 ± 10 | 30 ± 7 |
| Iron | 605 ± 8 | 583 ± 20 | 613 ± 12 |
a Cells were cultured on Sauton's medium supplemented with 50 μm Mn2+.