TABLE 2.
LD99 to H2O2 and MMS of different Bacillus subtilis mutant strains.
| Relevant genotype | LD99 to MMSa in mM | Relevant genotype | LD99 to MMSa in mM | Impairment |
| rec+ | 41.2 | ΔrarA | >50 | |
| ΔaddAB | 0.8 | ΔaddAB ΔrarA | 44.0 | |
| ΔrecJ | 2.2 | ΔrecJ ΔrarA | 4.6 | End |
| ΔrecQ | 2.4 | ΔrecQ ΔrarA | 4.7 | Resection |
| ΔrecS | 2.3 | ΔrecS ΔrarA | 4.8 | |
| ΔrecU | 1.7 | ΔrecU ΔrarA | 21.3 | |
| ΔrecG | 2.2 | ΔrecG ΔrarA | 4.8 | Processing |
| ΔruvAB | 4.0 | ΔruvAB ΔrarA | 5.0 | Recombination |
| ΔradA | 17.1 | ΔradA ΔrarA | 36.8 | Intermediates |
| ΔrecO | 0.6 | ΔrecO ΔrarA | 0.9 | RecA |
| recF15 | 0.7 | recF15 ΔrarA | 0.8 | Accessory |
| ΔrecX | 10.6 | ΔrecX ΔrarA | 7.6 | Proteins |
| ΔrecD2 | 36.6 | ΔrecD2 ΔrarA | 43.0 | Undefined |
aThe acute lethal dose of MMS that reduced cells survival by 99% (LD99) upon 15 min exposure.