Table 5. Pesticin sensitivity assaya.
| Strains | Genotype | Halo diameterb (cm) | MIDc |
| WA-314 | wt | 1.0 | 2 |
| SOR4 | hfq | 1.3 | 12 |
| WA fyuA | fyuA | 0 | <1 |
| WA-314(pAhfq) | wt (hfq +) | 0 | <1 |
| SOR4(pACYC184) | hfq (vector) | 1.5 | 16 |
| SOR4(pAhfq) | hfq (hfq +) | 0.8 | 1 |
| JB580v | wt | 1.2 | 16 |
| SOR17 | hfq | 1.2 | 32 |
a , all strains were tested in duplicate at least twice and a representative experiment is shown; b, size of growth inhibition obtained with undiluted pesticin preparate; c, MID: minimum inhibitory dilution factor for pesticin preparate to inhibit bacterial growth.