Table 3 Membrane lipid content and composition changes in the wild type MG1655, ΔompF, ΔfadL, Pla-fadL strains

69.4 ± 0.3

1.3 ± 0.1

13.6 ± 0.2

48.5 ± 0.2

14.1 ± 0.1

19.1 ± 0.4

1.70 ± 0.03

1.8 ± 0.1

16.4 ± 0.2

1.06 ± 0.02

71.3 ± 0.5 (+2.7%)

1.1 ± 0.1

13.6 ± 0.1

48.7 ± 0.1

13.6 ± 0.3

19.4 ± 0.1

1.9 ± 0.1

1.7 ± 0.1

16.4 ± 0.1

1.07 ± 0.01

62 ± 3 (−10%)

1.2 ± 0.1

12.7 ± 0.1

48.3 ± 0.4

14.5 ± 0.1

19.4 ± 0.3

1.9 ± 0.1

1.9 ± 0.1

16.4 ± 0.2

1.06 ± 0.01

78 ± 1 (+13%)

1.3 ± 0.1

13.2 ± 0.2

48.2 ± 0.1

13.4 ± 0.1

20.7 ± 0.1

1.9 ± 0.2

1.2 ± 0.1

16.4 ± 0.1

1.00 ± 0.02