Expression of the Genes Encoding the Trk and Kdp Potassium Transport Systems of Mycobacterium tuberculosis during Growth In Vitro

Table 2

Expression of the trk and kdp genes in the trk-gene knockout strain of Mtb relative to those of the WT.

Gene name	Early-log ratio; (2) ± SEM	CI	Mid-log ratio; (2) ± SEM	CI	Late-log ratio; (2) ± SEM	CI
ceoB	0.02 ± 0.01	0.01–0.03	0.016 ± 0.001	0.013–0.02	0.0003 ± 0.001	0.0002–0.00048
ceoC	0.01 ± 0.01	0.001–0.01	0.003 ± 0.001	−0.001–0.01	0.002 ± 0.0001	−0.0007–0.01
kdpA	1.23 ± 0.11	0.95–1.52	1.03 ± 0.02	0.99–1.07	1.10 ± 0.09	−0.81–1.39
kdpB	1.16 ± 0.10	0.9–1.44	1.54 ± 0.16	1.13–1.96	1.30 ± 0.21	0.76–1.85
kdpC	1.37 ± 0.14	1.03–1.72	1.00 ± 0.12	0.61–1.23	1.28 ± 0.26	0.62–1.94
kdpF	0.82 ± 0.27	0.13–1.51	2.15 ± 0.63	0.52–3.77	1.13 ± 0.18	0.66–1.59
kdpD	0.76 ± 0.12	0.48–1.05	0.65 ± 0.13	0.32–0.98	1.39 ± 0.48	0.15–2.63
kdpE	1.29 ± 0.19	0.82–1.77	1.84 ± 0.46	0.65–3.02	1.63 ± 0.26	0.96–2.3

Ratio of quantification using delta delta Cq method [13, 14].
Confidence interval.