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Table 3 Growth improvement of the TqsA deletion mutant D380

From: Identification of functional butanol-tolerant genes from Escherichia coli mutants derived from error-prone PCR-based whole-genome shuffling

Butanol % (V/V)

BW25113

D380

0.75

156.6±4.1

122.1±1.5

1

52.8±3.1

70.5± 2.0

1.25

18.5±0.6

31.0±0.7

1.5

6.0 ± 0.6

10.9±0.8

1.75

1.4±1.43

3.3 ± 1.0

  1. D380 was cultured in LB containing 0.75–1.75% butanol, and its growth improvement was calculated according to formula (1) as described in “Methods” section