Growth of E. coli J53 (sensitive, left) and J53(pMG101) (resistant, right) on LB agar with NaCl and AgNO3 after 20 h at 37°C. LB was supplemented with AgNO3 and no added NaCl (A), AgNO3 and 10 g of NaCl per liter (B), AgNO3 and 20 g of NaCl per liter (C), and AgNO3 and 30 g of NaCl per liter (D). The numbers below the panels represent the AgNO3 concentration added to each petri dish.