Table 2.

Comparison of ssDNA gap contents on the leading and lagging strands

	ssDNA gap content (%)a
	Leading strand	Lagging strand
Mid-log cells
Replichore 1 (OriC right)	1.4 ± 0.1	1.2 ± 0.1
Replichore 2 (OriC left)	1.5 ± 0.1	1.2 ± 0.1
UV-irradiated cells
Replichore 1 (OriC right)	4.7 ± 1.1	4.8 ± 1.7
Replichore 2 (OriC left)	5.0 ± 1.5	4.5 ± 1.4
Stationary cells
Replichore 1 (OriC right)	8.3 ± 2.8	8.4 ± 3.5
Replichore 2 (OriC left)	8.7 ± 3.1	8.2 ± 3.1

^aValues represent the averages and standard deviations from two independent experiments.