TABLE 5.
Enzymatic activities of P. vulgaris DNA groups
| Enzyme | Avg relative activity for the following P. vulgaris DNA group:
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5/6 | |
| Alkaline phosphatase | 5.0 (100)a | 5.0 (100) | 5.0 (100) | 4.95 (100) |
| C4 esterase | 0.13 (13) | 0.5 (50) | 1.0 (75) | 0.57 (48) |
| C8 esterase | 0.06 (6) | 0 | 1.0 (75) | 0.29 (19) |
| C14 lipase | 0 | 0 | 1.0 (50) | 0.24 (19) |
| Leucine arylamidase | 4.93 (100) | 5.0 (100) | 5.0 (100) | 4.9 (100) |
| Trypsin | 0.69 (31) | 0 | 1.5 (100) | 1.14 (67) |
| Acid phosphatase | 5.0 (100) | 5.0 (100) | 5.0 (100) | 4.95 (100) |
| Naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase | 4.25 (100) | 5.0 (100) | 4.75 (100) | 4.19 (100) |
| α-Glucosidase | 2.19 (100) | 0 | 2.75 (100) | 1.38 (100) |
a
Values in parentheses are the percentage of strains in each DNA group expressing enzymatic activity.