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<p>Heat tolerance of (<b>A</b>) <i>P</i>. <i>aeruginosa</i> PAO1 and the <i>apaH</i> mutant or (<b>B</b>) the same strains carrying the empty plasmid pME6032 or the plasmid pME<i>apaH</i>. Cells were cultured at 20°C in LB, supplemented with 100 μM IPTG for plasmid-harboring strains, and subjected to a heat shock at 50°C. Cell viability was monitored as CFU/mL at different time points. Values are the mean (± standard deviation) of at least three independent assays. Asterisks indicate a statistically significant difference (<i>P</i> < 0.05) with respect to PAO1 (panel A; unpaired <i>t</i> test) or PAO1 pME6032 (panel B; ANOVA).</p> <p>(PDF)</p>