TABLE 2.
Cell size of E. coli O157:H7 ATCC 35150 cultured under LSMMG and NG conditions in LB medium or M9 minimal medium containing 0.4% glucosea
| Medium | Condition | Diameter (μm) |
Area (μm2) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | Avg | Min | Max | Avg | ||
| LB | LSMMG | 1.41 | 2.30 | 1.84 ± 0.28 A | 0.59 | 1.06 | 0.77 ± 0.15 A |
| NG | 0.76 | 1.20 | 0.97 ± 0.15 B | 0.33 | 0.54 | 0.43 ± 0.07 B | |
| M9 and 0.4% glucose | LSMMG | 1.22 | 1.75 | 1.49 ± 0.18 A | 0.57 | 1.10 | 0.84 ± 0.18 A |
| NG | 0.93 | 1.51 | 1.18 ± 0.19 B | 0.47 | 1.10 | 0.63 ± 0.21 B | |
a
Means ± SD; n = 100 samples for each gravity condition. A and B, values in the same column for each medium are significantly different (P < 0.05).