Table 2.

Growth rates of E. coli wild type and the isogenic fruR deletion mutant in M63 minimal media with 0.5% (w/v) of various carbon sources.

Carbon source	Wild type (min/generation)	ΔfruR (min/generation)
Xylose	80±3	95±4
Glycerol	89±2	130±6
Casamino Acids (CAA)	84±5	129±5
Glycerol + CAA	58±3	63±3
Lactose	56±3	78±4
Sorbitol	88±3	>500
Succinate	119±5	468±12
Gluconate	67±3	72±3
Glucose	58±2	61±2
Fructose	85±2	63±4