Table 2.
Bacterial levels in animals colonized by various V. fischeri mutants. The bacterial loads of squid colonized by mutant strains are relative to those of animals colonized by a wild-type V. fischeri strain, which is defined as 100%. The colonization levels shown in the table for some of the animals are approximate, and we therefore refer readers to the original studies for more details.
| Strain | Colonization level at different stages of symbiosis | References | |||
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| 12 h | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | ||
| ainS | 45% | 75% | 40% | 20% | [14,26] |
| luxO | 37% | ND | ND | 100% | [14,26] |
| LuxO(D47E) | 52% | ND | ND | 97% | [26] |
| ainS, luxO | 36% | ND | ND | 100% | [14,26] |
| luxS | 95% | 75% | 90% | ND | [25,26] |
| luxS, ainS | 48% | 50% | 20% | ND | [25,26] |
| litR | 51% | 100% | 100% | ND | [17,26] |
| luxR | 119% | 100% | 25%–35% | ND | [26,44] |
| luxI | 115% | 100% | 25%–35% | ND | [26,44] |
| luxA | ND | 100% | 25%–35% | ND | [44] |
| luxCDABEG | ND | ND | 25%–35% | ND | [45] |
| ainS, luxI | 79% | 75% | 30% | 20% | [14,26] |
ND = Not Determined.