Extended Data Fig. 7: Differences in growth rates between Sc and Sp strains with different plasmids.
From: Intra- and interpopulation transposition of mobile genetic elements driven by antibiotic selection
Measurement of the growth rates of the strains with a stable tetA resistance gene on the chromosome or on different plasmids (strain S04, S05 S130-135) without antibiotic selection. In general, Sp grew slower than Sc without selection, indicating a higher burden caused by transposons on the plasmids. (n = 4 for PUC origin, n=6 for PBR322 origin, n=8 for other origins, p value calculated by two-tailed Student’s t-test). For each boxplot, the top whisker represents the maximum value, the top of the box represents the 75 percentile, the center line represents the median; the bottom of the box represents the 25th percentile, and the bottom whisker represents the minimum value.
