TABLE 2.
Transcriptional differences between mutants and the wild type
| Strain | Gene | Transcriptional difference compared to the wild-type straina
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MHNaCl
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MHoxa
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| Exponential | Stationary | Exponential | Stationary | ||
| 1057rsbUVW | asp23 | +3 | −5 | −5 | +2 |
| 1057rsbUVW | mecA | +1 | +1 | −2 | +1 |
| 1057rsbUVWsigB | asp23 | −24 | −42 | −71 | −604 |
| 1057rsbUVWsigB | mecA | +6 | +5 | +2 | −2 |
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The differences of transcription (n-fold) between mutants and wild-type S. epidermidis 1057 were calculated by the 2−ΔΔCT method. Values represent the mean of results from three independent experiments. Significant differences are displayed in bold.