TABLE 2.
Strain | β-Galactosidase activity (mean ± SE)a
|
Ratio, −Fe/+Fe | |
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−Fe | +Fe | ||
KIM6(pYFU4)+ (ybt+yfu::lacZ) | 9,221 ± 160 | 1,680 ± 107 | 5.5 ± 0.5 |
KIM6(pYFU4)(Δybt yfu::lacZ) | 7,499 ± 79 | 1,713 ± 77 | 4.4 ± 0.2 |
KIM6-2030(pYFU4)(Δybt fur::kan-9 yfu::lacZ) | 7,849 ± 783 | 7,393 ± 899 | 1.1 ± 0.03 |
Cells were grown without (−Fe) or with (+Fe) 10 μM iron.