In cases where the nearest clade was not entirely comprised of strains from hyper-osmotic environments but a majority of strains in all other major clades were, the gene was included in the final MAG pool.
Therefore, the ability of culturable spores to adhere decreased for the majority of strains tested.
The gyrB-DGGE analysis was evaluated with Aeromonas isolates and reference strains allowing discrimination of the majority of strains.
Similarly, the vast majority of strains were highly glycosylated, confirming the proposed protective role of the glycan shield against the humoral immune response.
Nitrofurantoin-resistant mutants had mutations in one or both nitro-reductases (nfsA, nfsB) and the majority of strains had additional mutations in mprA, which encodes an efflux regulator of EmrAB-TolC pump expression (Supplementary Data 3).
CPER/SU was highly active against Acinetobacter spp., Alcaligenes spp., Burkholderia spp., Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Flavobacterium spp., while the majority of strains of the latter two species were resistant to imipenem and meropenem.
SNP type "R" at site 278 was detected in many strains of the B. subtilis/Bacillus amyloliquefaciens group, while polymorphism "Y" at site 173 was characteristic of the majority of strains of B. cereus/Bacillus thuringiensis group.
The Health Protection Agency Staphylococcus Reference Unit (HPA-SRU) in England recorded a steady increase of PVL-positive S. aureus between 2005 and 2009, with a majority of strains being methicillin-sensitive (61.5% versus 38.5% in 2010) [12].
The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) for copper sulphate for several species of bacteria isolated from food animals was 20 mM for the majority of strains of E. coli and from 2 12 mM for S. aureus and Staphylococcus hyicus.
The majority of strains belonged to a few dominant clones widespread in disease and environmental habitats.
Surprisingly, B6, D2, and the great majority of strains are identical by descent for a large interval surrounding Comt.
