Characterization of Putative Virulence Factors of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Strain RBS Isolated from a Saltern, Tunisia: Effect of Metal Ion Cofactors on the Structure and the Activity of LasB

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">DQ-substrate</td><td class="align_center">Specific activity (FU nM<sup>-1</sup> s<sup>-1</sup>)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">DQ-elastin</td><td class="align_center">0.13</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">DQ-collagen type I</td><td class="align_center">0.041</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">DQ-collagen type IV</td><td class="align_center">0.025</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">DQ-gelatin</td><td class="align_center">0.3</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Specific activity of LasB against DQ-elastin, DQ-gelatin, and DQ-collagen of types I and IV. Specific activity is expressed in fluorescence unit (FU) per enzyme concentration (nM) and second (s).</div>

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Table 2: Characterization of Putative Virulence Factors of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Strain RBS Isolated from a Saltern, Tunisia: Effect of Metal Ion Cofactors on the Structure and the Activity of LasB 

Table 2 | Characterization of Putative Virulence Factors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strain RBS Isolated from a Saltern, Tunisia: Effect of Metal Ion Cofactors on the Structure and the Activity of LasB 