Strains |
A. vinelandii
|
AEIV |
Wild type, mucoid |
Svein Valla |
AEA8 |
AEIV with a nonpolar mucA::Gm mutation |
This work |
AEA4 |
AEIV with a polar mucA::Gm mutation |
This work |
AEC2 |
AEIV with a nonpolar mucC::Tc mutation |
This work |
ATCC 9046 |
Highly mucoid due to the muc-1 spontaneous mutation |
26 |
JRA8 |
ATCC 9046 with a nonpolar mucA::Gm mutation |
This work |
JRA4 |
ATCC 9046 with a polar mucA::Gm mutation |
This work |
MLC2 |
ATCC 9046 with a nonpolar mucC::Tc mutation |
This work |
MLC4 |
ATCC 9046 with a polar mucC::Tc mutation |
This work |
WI12 |
algD::lacZ derivative of ATCC 9046 |
6 |
WIA8 |
WI12 with a nonpolar mucA::Gm mutation |
This work |
WIA4 |
WI12 with a polar mucA::Gm mutation |
This work |
WIC2 |
WI12 with a nonpolar mucC::Tc mutation |
This work |
WIC4 |
WI12 with a polar mucC::Tc mutation |
This work |
E. coli
|
DH5α |
supE44 ΔlacU169 hsdR17 recA1 endA1 gyrA96 thi-1 relA1 |
18 |
CAG16037 |
MC1061 λ(rpoH p3-lacZ) |
29 |
CAG22216
|
CAG16037; rpoE::ΩCm |
39 |
Plasmids |
pBluescript SK(+) |
Plasmid used for subcloning DNA |
Stratagene |
pMOSBlue
|
Plasmid used for subcloning PCR products |
Amersham |
pHP45Ω-Tc |
Plasmid used to obtain the Tcr cassette |
15 |
pBSL141 |
Plasmid used to obtain the Gmr cassette |
1 |
pLRA |
pMOSBlue derivative carrying a 1.3-kb DNA fragment containing A. vinelandii mucA gene amplified by PCR |
This work |
pLRA8 |
pLRA derivative containing mucA::Gm nonpolar mutation |
This work |
pLRA4 |
pLRA containing mutation mucA::Gm polar to mucBCD
|
This work |
pLRC |
pMOSBlue derivative carrying a 1.3-kb DNA fragment containing A. vinelandii mucC gene amplified by PCR |
This work |
pLRC2 |
pLRC derivative containing mucC::Tc nonpolar mutation |
This work |
pLRC4 |
pLRC derivative containing mutation mucC::Tc polar to mucD
|
This work |
pJMSAT1 |
Plasmid containing A. vinelandii algU-mucA genes; Ap |
34 |