Figure 4.

hslV deletion improves growth in the ΔKJ background. Serially 10-fold diluted cultures of wild type (WT), ΔKJ, or ΔKJ combined with the indicated single-protease deletions (Δlon, ΔclpP, and ΔhslV) were spotted on agar plates and grown overnight at 30°C (top) or 39°C (bottom).