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. 2004 Apr;186(8):2266–2274. doi: 10.1128/JB.186.8.2266-2274.2004

TABLE 2.

Frequencies of lactose-fermenting (Lac+) recombinants of E. coli strain JC14604 cells containing expression plasmids bearing E. coli, L. biflexa, B. burgdorferi, and B. hermsii recA genes

Plasmid recA gene Frequency of Lac+ colonies (10−8) (95% CI)a
pBluescript None <0.006
pEc:recA E. coli 48 (42-55)
pLb:recA L. biflexa 5.9 (5.6-6.2)
pBb:recA B. burgdorferi 2.3 (2.1-2.5)
pBh:recA B. hermsii 2.6 (2.4-2.8)
a

95% CI, 95% confidence interval.