Table 3. Relative sensitivities to J1 phage infection among MNNG-induced J1 phage-resistant mutants.
Relative J1 phage sensitivity | ||||
Plasmid | ||||
Strain | – | /pYCAT | /pYCAT-asnH | |
L. casei | ATCC 27139 | 1.0 | NT | NT |
MT77 | 4.4×10−5 | 4.9×10−5 | 1.1 | |
J1R | 1.2×10−4 | 3.0×10−4 | 0.8 | |
J1R2 | 1.1×10−4 | 1.4×10−4 | 1.1 | |
J1R3 | 1.1×10−4 | 2.1×10−4 | 1.1 | |
J1R4 | 1.4×10−4 | 8.4×10−5 | 0.8 |
The relative sensitivities to J1 phage were assessed as the ratio of PFU for MNNG-induced mutants to that of the wild-type strain. NT, not tested.