Figure 1. Mutations in the SaeRS two component system alter production of EsxA, EssB and EssD.
Bacterial cultures of wild type and isogenic variants of strain Newman (A) or USA300 (B) grown overnight were diluted 1:100 in fresh medium supplemented with naïve horse serum to a final concentration of 0.2% and cultures were incubated at 37°C for 2.5 h. Proteins in lyzed culture extracts were precipitated with trichloroacetic acid, separated by SDS-PAGE and detected by immunoblotting with specific antibodies (α-EsxA, α-EssB, α-EssD or α-L6 as a loading control).