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Relative abundance of intein-containing and intein-free cells in a direct competition assay. Haloferax volcanii with and without the polB-c intein (otherwise isogenic) were grown in coculture, aliquots were sampled, and the fraction of intein-containing and intein-free colony forming units was determined at different time points. Colors indicate independent parallel experiments.
