Table 2. Phenotypic characterization of Nissle 1917 and its isogenic Csr mutants.
Strain | Glycogen | Motility | Biofilm |
wild-type | ++ | ++ | + |
ΔcsrA51 | ++++ | + | +++ |
ΔcsrB | + | ++ | + |
ΔcsrC | + | +++ | + |
ΔcsrBC | + | +++ | ++ |
ΔcsrD | ++ | + | + |
Each experiment was performed in three independent biological replicates. The data shown here are semi-quantitative.