Table 2 Transformation frequencies determined for electroporated H. pylori strains.

From: Identification of the periplasmic DNA receptor for natural transformation of Helicobacter pylori

Genotype

Mean recombination frequencies

n

Relative value

P-value (MWU)

wild-type

5.28 × 10−7 (5.86 × 10−7)

16

1.00

 

ΔcomH

3.25 × 10−7 (1.83 × 10−7)

5

0.61

0.9555

ΔcomB2

1.90 × 10−6 (1.48 × 10−6)

4

3.59

0.1482

ΔcomEC

4.36 × 10−7 (5.95 × 10−7)

9

0.82

0.4605

ΔdprA

1.54 × 10−8 (2.14 × 10−8)

5

0.029

<.0001

ΔrecA

0

4

0

0.0004

  1. Exponentially growing H. pylori cells were electroporated with 139-mer single-stranded DNA coding for streptomycin resistance and the recombination frequencies were calculated as the number of streptomycin resistance colonies per recipient colony-forming units. Values correspond to the mean and standard deviation. n No. of independent determinants. MWU Mann–Whitney U test.