Table 1 Fluctuation test for PCMs in strains MG1655 and ΔmutS
From: Competition for nutritional resources masks the true frequency of bacterial mutants
MG1655 | ΔmutS | |
|---|---|---|
Plates with 0 mutants | 54 | 3 |
Total number of cultures | 60 | 60 |
μ(/cell/generation) (P0)1 | 7.9×10−6 | 9.2×10−5 |
μ(/cell/generation) (Lea–Coulson)2 | – | 1.01×10−4 |
μ(/cell/generation) (Jones)3 | – | 9.2×10−5 |