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. 2001 May;69(5):2829–2837. doi: 10.1128/IAI.67.5.2829-2837.2001

TABLE 2.

β-Galactosidase activities of Y. pestis strains containing pYFU4

Strain β-Galactosidase activity (mean ± SE)a
Ratio, −Fe/+Fe
−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
a

Cells were grown without (−Fe) or with (+Fe) 10 μM iron.