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Table 3 Phenotypic test performed on blood agar plate 1)

From: Elevated recombinant clyA gene expression in the uropathogenic Escherichia coli strain 536, a clue to explain pathoadaptive mutations in a subset of extraintestinal E. coli strains

Bacterial strain

Hemolytic phenotypes

IHE3034 (sfaX + )

-

AES1 (sfaX::kan)

-

AES153 (Δ sfaY)

-

IHE3034/pYMZ81

+++

AES1/pYMZ81

++

AES153/pYMZ81

+

IHE3034/pUC18

-

AES1/pUC18

-

AES153/pUC18

-

  1. 1)The strains were grown on double blood agar plate and incubated overnight at 37C prior to analysis of the phenotypes. (+++=Strong hemolysis, ++=Weak hemolysis, +=very weak hemolysis and -=No hemolysis).