Table 2.

Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) determination for 21 persister mutants and the parent strain E. coli W3110 using different antibiotics^∗.

MIC/MBC (mg/L)
Strains	Ampicillin	Gentamicin	Norfloxacin	Trimethoprim
ΔglpD	6.25/25	2.5/2.5	0.125/0.125	0.5/2
ΔrelA	6.25/12.5	1.25/1.25	0.125/0.125	0.5/2
ΔuvrA	12.5/25	1.25/2.5	0.125/0.125	0.5/2
ΔumuD	6.25/12.5	2.5/5	0.25/0.5	0.25/1
Δlon	6.25/12.5	2.5/2.5	0.25/0.25	0.5/4
ΔrelE	6.25/12.5	2.5/2.5	0.125/0.125	0.125/0.5
ΔsmpB	6.25/6.25	1.25/2.5	0.06/0.25	0.125/0.25
ΔssrA	6.25/6.25	2.5/2.5	0.06/0.25	0.25/1
ΔdinJ	12.5/25	2.5/5	0.125/0.125	0.5/2
ΔrpoS	12.5/25	1.25/1.25	0.25/0.25	0.5/4
ΔtnaA	6.25/12.5	2.5/2.5	0.125/0.125	0.5/1
ΔpspF	12.5/25	2.5/2.5	0.125/0.125	0.5/2
ΔmqsR	6.25/12.5	2.5/2.5	0.25/0.25	0.5/2
ΔclpB	12.5/25	1.25/2.5	0.125/0.25	0.06/0.25
ΔphoU	3.13/6.25	1.25/1.25	0.06/0.125	0.25/1
ΔhipA	6.25/6.25	1.25/1.25	0.125/0.125	0.25/1
ΔrecA	6.25/12.5	1.25/2.5	0.125/0.125	0.25/2
ΔtisAB	3.13/6.25	1.25/1.25	0.125/0.125	0.25/1
ΔsucB	6.25/12.5	1.25/2.5	0.06/0.125	0.25/2
ΔoxyR	12.5/25	2.5/2.5	0.25/0.25	0.25/1
ΔdnaK	6.25/12.5	1.25/1.25	0.25/0.5	0.125/0.5
W3110	6.25/12.5	2.5/2.5	0.125/0.125	0.5/2

^∗The first value is MIC and the second value under ‘/’ refers to MBC.