Table V. Patterns of recombination of sugar fermentation markers of
both reverted ''L forms" and normal colonies, and the number of colonies
produced with each pattern.

 

 

 

SUGAR FERMENTATION MARKERS NUMBER OF COLONIES
maltose lactose arabinose mannitol xylose "LL forms" normal
colonies
+ + + - ~ 29 33
+ + ~ ~ _ 10 12
+ + + + + 9 5
+ - + - - 7 0
+ + + ~ + 4 3
+ + - + + 2 ]
+ + + + - 2 5
+ - = - - 1 4
+ + - + - , 1 2
7 + - - - 1 1
- - - - - 1 0
+ - + + - 0 5
- + + - - 0 1