Table 3.
Volatile fatty acid production in three strains of C. perfringens cultured in PY medium
| Trial | Total Ac/Pr/Bua produced (μg/ml) [ratio] in strain: |
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|---|---|---|---|
| HN13b | WH1c | WH1-pWH8d | |
| 1 | 1,310/460/280 [2.8/1/0.6] | 300/110/63 [2.7/1/0.6] | 970/415/240 [2.3/1/0.6] |
| 2 | 1,230/430/280 [2.9/1/0.7] | 311/110/62 [.8/1/0.6] | 1,030/420/580 [2.5/1/1.4] |
a
Ac/Pr/Bu, acetate/propionate/butyrate.
b
HN13 is the wild-type strain.
c
WH1 is the cpb deletion mutant strain.
d
WH1-pWH8 is the cpb-complemented mutant cultured with lactose present in PY medium.