Table 2. Spontaneous reversion of SJ and Janus cassettes in two backgrounds.
Strain | Growth (CFU/ml) with selection on | Revertant frequency | |||||
Km | Sm | Su | Sm+Su | Smr | Sur | (Sm+Su)r | |
TIGR4J | 1.8×109 | 3.6×103 | 1.6×109 | 5.6×103 | 2.0×10−6 | NA | 3.1×10−6 |
SpnYL001 | 6.3×108 | 6.3×103 | 9.9×103 | 1# | 1.0×10−5 | 1.6×10−5 | 1.6×10−9 |
SpnYL003 | 1.76×108 | 6.36×103 | 1.30×108 | 5.76×103 | 3.61×10−5 | NA | 3.27×10−5 |
SpnYL004 | 3.67×108 | 7.88×103 | 9.09×103 | 1# | 2.14×10−5 | 2.48×10−5 | 2.72×10−9 |
Titer below the limit of detection was denoted as one-half the detection limit
NA: Revertant frequency not calculated because strains showed no Su sensitivity.