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. 2000 Feb;68(2):884–895. doi: 10.1128/iai.68.2.884-895.2000

TABLE 1.

Frequency of alternative phenotypes in Wh, LB, and DB colonies

Original phenotype Clone No. of colonies Frequency of colonies
DB LB Wh Sectoreda
LB 1 1,234 3 × 10−2 3 × 10−3 4 × 10−1
2 1,425 2 × 10−2 6 × 10−3 4 × 10−1
3 1,833 3 × 10−2 7 × 10−3 3 × 10−1
4 1,223 1 × 10−2 <10−3 5 × 10−1
 Mean 2 × 10−2 4 × 10−3 1 × 10−1
 (±SD) (±1 × 10−2) (±3 × 10−3) (±1 × 10−1)
DB 1 6,418 8 × 10−3 <2 × 10−4 3 × 10−3
2 2,897 3 × 10−4 1 × 10−3 1 × 10−3
3 2,719 9 × 10−3 4 × 10−4 2 × 10−3
 Mean 3 × 10−3 5 × 10−4 2 × 10−3
 (±SD) (±5 × 10−3) (±5 × 10−4) (±1 × 10−3)
Wh 1 792 4 × 10−1 6 × 10−2 6 × 10−1
2 725 4 × 10−1 7 × 10−2 6 × 10−1
3 1,509 4 × 10−2 5 × 10−2 2 × 10−1
4 928 2 × 10−2 3 × 10−2 5 × 10−2
5 1,422 5 × 10−2 4 × 10−2 9 × 10−2
 Mean 2 × 10−1 5 × 10−2 3 × 10−1
 (±SD) (±2 × 10−1) (±2 × 10−2) (±3 × 10−1)
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In each case, the frequencies of sectors exhibiting all alternative phenotypes are combined.