TABLE 1.
Viability and stability of C. burnetii Nine Mile phase II transformed with five pQGK deletion derivatives
| Plasmid | Phenotype of transformants growing in kanamycin medium |
|
|---|---|---|
| Bacterial growtha | eGFP stability | |
| pQGK-D1 (ΔCBUA0036) | + | Stable |
| pQGK-D2 (ΔCBUA0037) | + | Unstable |
| pQGK-D3 (ΔCBUA0038) | + | Unstable |
| pQGK-D4 (ΔCBUA0039) | − | Transient |
| pQGK-D5 (ΔCBUA0039a) | + | Stable |
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Plus signs represent significant growth of kanamycin-resistant transformants, and minus signs represent the absence of noticeable growth of the transformants.