TABLE 1.
Bacterial strains used in this study
| Strain | Description | Source or reference |
|---|---|---|
| C. psittaci | ||
| 6BC | C. psittaci serovar 6BC | T. Hatch |
| BC0E1 | C. psittaci serovar 6BC 16S1; Spcr | 8 |
| BC0A2 | C. psittaci serovar 6BC 16S2; Spcr | 8 |
| BCS18 | C. psittaci serovar 6BC 16S3; Spcr | 8 |
| BCS34 | C. psittaci serovar 6BC 16S4; Spcr | 8 |
| E. coli | ||
| DH5α | F−φ80Δ(lacZY-argF)U169 deoR recA1 endA1 phoA hsdR17 supE44 λ−thi-1 gyrA96 relA1 Δ(lacZ)M15 | 20 |
| JM109 | F′ Δ(lac-pro) glnV44 gyrA96 recA1 relA1 endA1 thi hsdR17 traD36 lac1q Δ(lacZ)M15 | 50 |
| ATM676 | JM109 transformed with pRAK244wt (wild-type E. coli rrnC operon in a pBR322 derivative) | This work |
| ATM680 | JM109 transformed with pRAK252mut1 (E. coli rrnC operon with 16S1 allele) | This work |
| ATM681 | JM109 transformed with pRAK253mut2 (E. coli rrnC operon with 16S2 allele) | This work |
| ATM771 | JM109 transformed with pRAK329mut5 (E. coli rrnC operon with 16S3 allele) | This work |
| ATM772 | JM109 transformed with pRAK356mut6 (E. coli rrnC operon with 16S4 allele) | This work |
| AVS69009 | E. coli Δ7 prrn strain: (ΔrrnE ΔrrnB ΔrrnA ΔrrnH ΔrrnG::lacZ ΔrrnC::cat ΔrrnD::cat ΔrecA/pTRNA66, pHKrrnC) | 34 |
| ATM692 | AVS69009 variant harboring pRAK244wt instead of pHKrrnC | This work |
| ATM693 | AVS69009 variant harboring pRAK252mut1 instead of pHKrrnC | This work |
| ATM694 | AVS69009 variant harboring pRAK253mut2 instead of pHKrrnC | This work |
| ATM773 | AVS69009 variant harboring pRAK329mut5 instead of pHKrrnC | This work |
| ATM774 | AVS69009 variant harboring pRAK356mut6 instead of pHKrrnC | This work |