Table 3. Genes expressed in each strain and condition.
| Strain Name | Total number of genes |
Number of genes not expressed
|
% of expressed genes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Nutrient shift | Osmotic shock | |||
| CD630 | 3858 | 274 | 229 | 255 | 94.06 |
| CD196 | 3669 | 164 | 173 | 158 | 95.69 |
| QCD-32g58 | 4224 | 444 | 456 | 421 | 90.03 |
| R20291 | 3754 | 209 | 224 | 191 | 94.91 |
During nutrient shift, C. difficile strains were changed from Brain heart infusion broth (BHI) to Basal defined medium (BDM) for one hour. During osmotic shock, C. difficile was shifted from BHI to BHI supplemented with 1.5% NaCl.