Table 2 Flagella, curli and pili expression and aggregating behaviour of wild type strain UMR1 and its mutants grown on mica surface over time.
Strain | 4 h | 8 h | 16 h | 24 h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UMR1 | Flagella | ++ | +++ | +++ | ++ |
Curli | - | - | +++ | +++ | |
Pili | - | - | - | - | |
Cell aggregation | +/- | - | ++ | +++ | |
MAE52 | Flagella | ++ | +++ | +++ | ++ |
Curli | ++ | ++ | +++ | +++ | |
Pili | - | - | - | - | |
Cell aggregation | ++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | |
MAE51 | Flagella | ++ | +++ | +++ | ++ |
Curli | - | - | - | - | |
Pili | - | - | - | - | |
Cell aggregation | - | - | - | - | |
MAE14 | Flagella | ++ | +++ | +++ | ++ |
Curli | - | - | - | - | |
Pili | ++ | + | + | - | |
Cell aggregation | - | - | - | - | |
MAE222 | Flagella | ++ | +++ | +++ | ++ |
Curli | + | + | +++ | +++ | |
Pili | - | + | - | - | |
Cell aggregation | - | - | + | + | |
MAE619 | Flagella | ++ | ++ | +++ | ++ |
Curli | - | - | ++ | +++ | |
Pili | + | + | - | - | |
Cell aggregation | - | - | ++ | +++ |