TABLE 1.
MICs of β-lactams
| β-Lactam | Mean MIC (μg/ml) for strain ± SDa |
Fold difference |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WT | ΔsigP-rsiP | ΔpbpP | WT/ΔsigP-rsiP | WT/ΔpbpP | |
| Ampicillin | 16,000 ± 6,000 | 0.13 ± 0.09 | 3.2 ± 0.57 | 120,000 | 5,000 |
| Cefoxitin | 50.0 ± 0 | 7.8 ± 2.5 | 14 ± 5.9 | 6.4 | 3.6 |
| Cefmetazole | 11 ± 2.6 | 10.0 ± 4.2 | 4.7 ± 0.79 | 1.1 | 2.3 |
| Cefsulodin | 400 ± 0 | 200 ± 0 | 300 ± 120 | 2 | 1.3 |
Experiments were performed in biological and technical triplicate.