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. 2014 Dec 4;8(12):e3347. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003347

Table 1. Transcript levels of virulence factor encoding genes in the presence of different carbon sources.

gene glc/lactate glc/galactose glc/succinate glc/GlcNAc glc/sucrose glc/potato starch glc/rice starch glc/75 mM glc glc/111 mM glc
tcpA 16.7 9.6 32.1 0.9 1.1 2.7 4.7 1.1 1.4
tcpB 15.7 10.3 18.9 1.0 1.2 3.4 8.9 1.1 1.5
ctxA 6.2 6.3 5.0 1.0 1.1 2.5 3.5 1.2 1.7
ctxB 5.1 5.7 4.1 0.9 1.0 2.5 3.5 1.4 1.8

Virulence gene expression in V. cholerae cultures that were grown in the presence of 50 mM glucose (glc) compared with cells that were grown with the indicated carbon sources. The fold differences are indicated. GlcNAc, N-acetylglucosamine.