Mutation of the spermidine acetyltransferase SpeG leads to an increase in colibactin-associated genotoxicity. Colibactin-mediated genotoxicity was determined by infection of HeLa cells with E. coli strain SP15 and ΔspeE and ΔspeG mutants and quantification of H2AX phosphorylation. MOI = 50 and 100. Data were pooled from two independent experiments in duplicate. ***, P < 0.001, **, P < 0.01, and *, P < 0.05, by 1-way ANOVA. All bar graphs show mean values ± SEM. NS, not significant.