Figure 3. Comparison of morphological and structural features of the S. Derby D1 parental and potR mutant strains.
Comparison of S. Derby D1 (left) and mutant strain S. Derby D1 ΔpotR::kan (right). (a) Strains were photographed after 2 hours remaining static post 16 hours of culturing at 37°C with agitation at 220 rpm. (b) Negative electron microscopy performed after 16 hours of culturing at 37°C with agitation at 220 rpm. Pili on the mutant and type-1 fimbriae on the parental strain are marked by arrows. (c) Strains were plated on to LB agar plates and incubated for 16 hours at 37°C.