Table 3.
Phospholipid Composition of the Study Strains
| % of total PL content (mean ± SD) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strains | L-PG | PG | CL |
| Newman | 17 ± 3 | 72 ± 5 | 11 ± 4 |
| ΔmprF | ND | 86 ± 5a | 14 ± 5 |
| 18 ± 7 | 72 ± 10 | 10 ± 4 | |
| ND | 91 ± 2a | 9 ± 2 | |
| 12 ± 3 | 82 ± 5 | 7 ± 2 | |
| ND | 91 ± 4a | 9 ± 4 | |
p < 0.05 versus Newman wild-type (WT) strain, CS295L, and CT345A strains, respectively.
L-PG, lysyl-phosphatidylglycerol; ND, not detectable; PG, phosphatidylglycerol; PL, phospholipid.