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. 2001 May;183(9):2715–2723. doi: 10.1128/JB.183.9.2715-2723.2001

TABLE 3.

P. shigelloides HugA functions as a heme receptor in E. coli

E. coli 1017 transformed with plasmid: Absorbance of cultures grown ina:
L broth L broth with EDDA L broth with EDDA plus heme
pHUT10/pHUT3 (V. cholerae system) 1.20 0.05 0.95
pHUT10/pHUG3 (hybrid system with P. shigelloides hugA) 1.20 0.06 1.25
pHUT10 (no receptor gene) 1.02 0.05 0.08
a

Absorbance at 650 nm was taken after 18 h of growth.