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Table 1 Rates of malachite green decolorization by M.tuberculosis ΔP27 strains

From: Role of P27-P55 operon from Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the resistance to toxic compounds

 

Decolorization rate§ +/- SD

 

Reserpine 20 μg/ml

 

-

+

Strains

  

MtH37Rv

9.0 (0.01)

10.7 (0.74)

MtΔP27

15.3 (0.54)*

11.6 (0.34)

MtΔP27+P27

15.3 (0.54)*

12.3 (1.90)

MtΔP27+P55

13.1 (0.28)*

13.3 (1.82)

MtΔP27+P27+P55

9.5 (0.24)

11.9 (1.60)

  1. §Rates are expressed as nanograms of malachite green decolorized in 10 min per milliliter of culture at 37°C. Values show means +/- standard deviations of duplicates. All data are representative of three independent experiments. *Significantly different from values of H37Rv (p < 0.005).
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