Table 1. The identified elements related to the EDF-mazEF pathway that permitted the SOS response in the herein studied E. coli strains.
Strains | The elements studied | |
EDF | λ lysogen | |
MG1655 | [−] | [−] |
BW25113 | [−] | [−] |
MC4100relA +λ | [+] | [+] |
AB1932λ | [+] | [+] |
Brackets indicate the element that was missing [−] or present [+] that permitted the SOS response in each of these strains.