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. 2016 Feb 25;1(1):e00004-16. doi: 10.1128/mSystems.00004-16

TABLE 3 .

Metal content of C. metallidurans mutant strainsa

Bacterial strain No. of metal atoms per cell
Mg, 106 Fe, 103 Zn, 103 Cu, 103 Co, 103 Ni, 103
AE104b 11.5 ± 1.1 743 ± 70 72.8 ± 9.5 9.00 ± 1.53 3.32 ± 0.71 4.68 ± 2.21
ΔzupTb 9.9 ± 1.2 708 ± 106 21.1 ± 5.8 10.97 ± 3.39 5.92 ± 1.58 3.07 ± 0.35
Δ7 (Δ6 ΔhoxN)b 43.5 ± 3.9 745 ± 59 31.6 ± 3.9 13.43 ± 3.83 5.19 ± 1.35 1.48 ± 0.30
Δ8 (Δ7 ΔmgtB) 39.8 ± 6.2 693 ± 130 31.8 ± 7.2 13.33 ± 2.34 5.38 ± 1.16 1.71 ± 1.46
Δ9 (Δ8 ΔmgtA::kan) 30.4 ± 5.1 553 ± 118 23.2 ± 4.5 10.17 ± 2.21 4.20 ± 1.17 1.30 ± 0.93
a

The bacterial strains were cultivated in TMM, and the metal content was determined by ICP-MS. Some values are additional reproductions under parallel conditions with the new mutant strain.

b

Previously published values (2, 7, 10) for AE104, ΔzupT, and Δ7 strains were provided for reference.