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Table 2 Cell surface hydrophobicity of Lactococcus strains

From: The streptococcal collagen-like protein-1 (Scl1) is a significant determinant for biofilm formation by group a Streptococcus

LactococcusStrain

Actual Value†

Hydrophobicity Index‡

L. lactis 1363 WT

59.7 ± 7.2

100

L. lactis 1363::pJRS525

56.6 ± 5.5

98

L. lactis 1363::pSl230

82.0 ± 2.6

**137

  1. † Actual hydrophobicity values were calculated based on hexadecane binding as described in Methods. Values are representative of three separate experiments with ten replicates ± SD
  2. ‡ Hydrophobicity Index represents the ration of actual hydrophobicity value for each strain to that of the isogenic wild-type (WT) strain multiplied by 100
  3. ** Asterisks denote a statistically significant difference of Δscl1 mutants versus WTs at P ≤ 0.001
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BMC Microbiology

ISSN: 1471-2180

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