Table 1 Response of the various E. coli mutants considered for the flocculation efficiency studies involving compound 8.

From: Molecular self-assembly mediates the flocculation activity of benzimidazole derivatives against E. coli

Mutants

Flocculation efficiency

BW25113

+++

BW25113 ∆wcaA/∆wcaB/∆wcaC/∆wcaD

+++

BW25113 ∆pgaA/∆pgaB/∆pgaC/∆pgaD

+++

BW25113 ∆csgA/∆csgB/∆csgC/∆csgD

+++

BW25113 ∆yjbE/∆yjbF/∆yjbG/∆yjbH

+++

MG1655

+++

MG1655 ∆rcs

+++

MG1655 ∆cpx

+++

MG1655 AgO+

+

  1. The flocculation efficiency is summarised using the following scale: high flocculation (+++), medium flocculation (++), low flocculation (+), and no flocculation (−).
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