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. 2017 Apr 11;199(9):e00796-16. doi: 10.1128/JB.00796-16

TABLE 4.

Induction of the mel operon by lactose

Genotype + plasmid Medium supplement (0.4%) α-Galactosidase units
lacZ + pBR322 None 0.1743 ± 0.0023
lacZ + pBR322 Melibiose 369 ± 12
lacZ + pBR322 Lactose 1.47 ± 0.20
lacZ + pBR322-Oid Lactose 48.17 ± 0.56
lacZ + pUC19-Δα Lactose 55.7 ± 2.9
WT + pBR322 Lactose 2.483 ± 0.084