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Table 4 Retention of the antibiotic resistance marker after plant passage.

From: Assessing the suitability of antibiotic resistance markers and the indirect ELISA technique for studying the competitive ability of selected Cyclopia Vent. rhizobia under glasshouse and field conditions in South Africa

Marked Strain

Number of isolates tested

Number able to grow on YMA + antibiotics

% retention of antibiotic resistance

UCT40aMkd 1

25

23

92

UCT40aMkd2

25

25

100

UCT44bMkd 1

20

20

100

UCT44bMkd 2

21

17

81

UCT44bMkd 3

19

16

84

UCT61aMkd 1

15

0

0

UCT61aMkd 2

14

0

0

UCT61aMkd 3

13

13

100

PPRICI3Mkd 1

19

19

100

PPRICI3Mkd 2

19

19

100

PPRICI3Mkd3

20

20

100