FIG 2.

Growth of C. sakazakii Δhfq in LB medium. C. sakazakii wild-type and Δhfq strains and Δhfq harboring pHFQ were cultured in LB broth at 37°C. The OD₆₀₀ value of each strain harboring the pACYC184 control plasmid or the complementation plasmid pHFQ was measured hourly. The error bars represent means and standard errors of the mean (SEM) from three independent biological replicates.