TABLE 1.
Strain | Relative light units ± SD
|
Increase (fold) | |
---|---|---|---|
−Lys | +Lys | ||
rei2 | 5 ± 0.1 | 20 ± 0.2 | 4 |
rei2-6 | 5 ± 0.1 | 6 ± 0.1 | 1.2 |
rei2-7 | 5 ± 0.1 | 7.5 ± 0.1 | 1.5 |
Bacterial cells were grown on M9 minimal medium with citrate as the carbon source without (−) and with (+) 5 mM lysine (Lys) for 3 h at 30°C. Light emission was then determined in a luminometer as described in Materials and Methods.