TABLE 3.
Sporulation by C. perfringens wild-type and ccpA mutant strains in the presence of sugars other than glucosea
| Strain | Mannose
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Lactose
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Galactose
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total no. of CFU | No. of spores | Sporulation (%) | Total no. of CFU | No. of spores | Sporulation (%) | Total no. of CFU | No. of spores | Sporulation (%) | |
| SM101 | 7.5 × 107 (1.9 × 108- 1.4 × 107) | 1.8 × 105 (2.8 × 105- 1.5 × 10) | 0.24 | 2.00 × 107 (2.3 × 107- 1.8 × 107) | 4.8 × 105 (1.4 × 106- 1.4 × 104) | 2.4 | 2.2 × 107 (4.5 × 107- 7 × 106) | 3.0 × 107 (4.3 × 107- 2.5 × 107) | 170 |
| SM120 | 4.7 × 107 (7.7 × 107- 3 × 107) | 72 (110-95) | 0.0002 | 9.7 × 106 (1.3 × 107- 3 × 106) | ≤10 | ∼0 | 5.7 × 106 (1.0 × 107- 2.0 × 106) | ≤10 | ∼0 |
a
Values shown are the means, with the range in parentheses.