TABLE 1.

Bacterial strains

Strain	Relevant genotype	Source or reference
W3110	Wild type	25
RSD448	W3110 ΔdatA::Kan	25
MOR178	W3110 Δhda::Tet	This work
MOR164	W3110 dnaA46	This work
MOR162	W3110 ΔdatA dnaA46	This work
MG1655	Wild type	16 and 21
JE202	MG1655 Δhda::Tet	11
KS0003	MG1655 dam16::Kan	46