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Table 2 Sensitivity to hydrogen peroxide

From: The waaL gene mutation compromised the inhabitation of Enterobacter sp. Ag1 in the mosquito gut environment

 

Cell counts and survival rates (mean ± SD)

 

wt

waaL −

waaL c

H2O2 absent

856.3 ± 51.4

685.0 ± 91.0

758.0 ± 69.4

H2O2 present

674.3 ± 111.6

269.0 ± 91.9

443.7 ± 19.1

Survival rate

0.79 ± 0.16

0.39 ± 0.08

0.59 ± 0.06

  1. The cell counts post exposure to 20 mM H2O2 were obtained from three replicates. The survival rates were analyzed by one way ANOVA (P < 0.01). Dunnett’s method was used for comparisons, waaL − vs wt, P < 0.05; waaL c vs wt, P > 0.05