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. 2005 Feb;187(4):1441–1454. doi: 10.1128/JB.187.4.1441-1454.2005

TABLE 3.

Motility assays

Strain Swim zone (mm)a Twitch zone (mm)a
WT 18.8 (0.2) 10.0 (0.7)
sad-160::Tn5 11.6 (0.5) 9.4 (0.5)
ΔsadRS::Gmr 20.2 (2.9) 10.0 (0.9)
ΔsadR 19.4 (0.9) 11.0 (0)
ΔsadA 19.5 (0.3) 7.2 (0.2)
pilA NDb 0
flgK 0 ND
a

Values are means of measurements of motility zones taken after 24 h at 37°C. The number in parentheses indicates the standard deviation for measurements of at least three plates per strain.

b

ND, not determined.