TABLE 2.
Degradation of L. lactis MG1363 and L. lactis MG1363acmAΔ1 cell walls suspended in an overnight culture supernatant containing or lacking AcmA activity after 4 h of incubation at 37°C with or without bacteriocin
Cell walls from: | AcmA (supernatant) | Cell wall degradation (%; mean ± SE)
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Control | Bacteriocin (300 AU/ml) | ||
L. lactis MG1363 | − | 21.9 ± 0.1 | 23.1 ± 0.9 |
L. lactis MG1363acmAΔ1 | + | 22.8 ± 2.1 | 20.9 ± 0.5 |
− | 3.8 ± 0.8 | 3.8 ± 1.3 |