Fig. 1

Growth of HG001 ∆mpsABC. a Growth of wild type HG001, ∆mpsA, ∆mpsB, ∆mpsC, and ∆mpsABC in atmospheric (A) conditions. The growth of all mutants except ∆mpsC was significantly lower compared to HG001, **p < 0.01 by unpaired two-sided t-test. ∆mpsC showed no significant difference (ns) in growth compared to HG001. Each point shown in the graph represents the mean value ± standard error mean (SEM) from three independent experiments. Source data are provided as a Source Data file. b Colony appearances of wild type HG001, ∆mpsABC, and its complemented mutant (plasmid pRB473-mpsABC) during 5 days of incubation in atmospheric (A) conditions and 5% CO₂. White bar represents a scale of 1 mm