TABLE 1.
Strain | Mean % NaCl-resistant CFUa ± SD |
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Wild type | 0.01 ± 0.003 |
Salt-resistant | 110.0b ± 14 |
STM-1 | 0.06 ± 0.01 |
STM-2 | 0.005 ± 0.002 |
STM-3 | 0.002 ± 0.0006 |
STM-4 | 0.8b ± 0.1 |
STM-5 | 0.05 ± 0.03 |
STM-6 | 74.0b ± 17 |
Percent NaCl-resistant CFU was determined for strains grown to post-exponential phase with the following formula: (CFU on BCYEα-MOPS plus 125 mM NaCl/CFU on BCYEα-MOPS) ×100.
Statistically different from wild type (P < 0.05).