Figure 3From: Systems level analysis of two-component signal transduction systems in Erwinia amylovora: Role in virulence, regulation of amylovoran biosynthesis and swarming motilityTCSTs regulate amylovoran biosynthesis and gene expression. (A) Amylovoran production of E. amylovora WT and TCST mutants in vitro. Bacterial strains were grown in MBMA media with 1% sorbitol for 48 hrs at 28°C with shaking. The amount of amylovoran was measured with the CPC assay and normalized to a cell density of 1. Amylovoran operon (amsA-L) deletion mutant (Δams) was used as a negative control [47]. (B) Gene expression of the amsG gene in WT and TCST mutants in vitro. GFP intensity in WT and TCST mutants containing amsG promoter-gfp fusion plasmid was measured by flow cytometry. GFP-A: Green fluorescence protein absorbance; Count: Number of cells.Back to article page