Fig. 1

WT S. aureus and ettA^stop are similarly resilient to nutrient starvation in two starvation models. a – Bacteria were grown to stationary phase then diluted 1:100 prior to starvation in PBS. PBS Broth was plated in triplicates for CFU counts at timely intervals as shown. b – Bacteria were grown to stationary phase in LB. LB broth was plated in triplicates for CFU at timely intervals to determine survival. Points on graphs represent mean values of CFU/ml at each time points. Paired t-test was performed to demonstrate differences between strains, and was found non-significant (p value shown)