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. 2002 May;184(10):2780–2788. doi: 10.1128/JB.184.10.2780-2788.2002

TABLE 1.

Bacterial strains and plasmids

Strain or plasmid Relevant genotype or phenotype Source or reference
E. coli DH5α F φ80dlacZΔM15 Δ(lacZYA-argF) U169 endA1 recA1 hsdR1(rK mK+) deoR thi-1 phoA supE44 λgyrA96 relA1 Laboratory stock
B. subtilis
    JH642 trpC2 pheA1 Laboratory stock
    JCB50 SPβc2 Δ2::Tn917::pSK10Δ6::Φ(spoVG′-lacZ) cat trpC2 pheA1 7
    JCB64 Spβc2 Δ2::Tn917::pSK10Δ6::Φ(cotA′-lacZ) cat trpC2 pheA1 7
    KP66 spoIIIG-lacZ spoIIIGΔ1 48
    SJB83 SPβc2 Δ2::Tn917::pSK10Δ6::Φ(spoIIG′-lacZ) cat trpC2 pheA1 25
    SJB227 Φ(sspB′-lacZ) cat trpC2 pheA1 7
    SJB253 SPβc2 Δ2::Tn917::pSK10Δ6::Φ(spoIIA′-lacZ) cat trpC2 pheA1 25
    UOT-1101 hisH metB Φ(spo0A′-lacZ) cat 53
    AA001 trpC2 pheA1 spoIIIG-lacZ spoIIIGΔ1 KP66 DNA→JH642
    501-75I trpC2 pheA ???::neo pUC18EAII-502→JH642
    501-75I1 trpC2 pheA ΔpdhA::neo pdhA pUC18EAII-502→JH642
    501-76 trpC2 pheA1 ΔpdhB::neo pDH87EB-502→JH642
    501-760A trpC2 pheA1 ΔpdhB::neo Φ(spo0A′-lacZ) cat pDH87EB-502→UOT-1101
    501-76IIA trpC2 pheA1 ΔpdhB::neo SPβc2 Δ2::Tn917::pSK10Δ6::Φ(spoIIA′-lacZ) cat pDH87EB-502→SJB253
    501-76IIG trpC2 pheA1 ΔpdhB::neo SPβc2 Δ2::Tn917::pSK10Δ6::Φ(spoIIG′-lacZ) cat pDH87EB-502→SJB83
    501-76IIIG trpC2 pheA1 ΔpdhB::neo spoIIIG-lacZ spoIIIGΔ1 pDH87EB-502→AA001
    501-76VG trpC2 pheA1 ΔpdhB::neo SPβc2 Δ2::Tn917::pSK10Δ6::Φ(spoVG′-lacZ) cat pDH87EB-502→JCB50
    501-76SSP trpC2 pheA1 ΔpdhB::neo Φ(sspB′-lacZ) cat pDH87EB-502→SJB227
    50176COT trpC2 pheAl ΔpdhB::neo SPβc2 Δ2::Tn917::pSK10Δ6::Φ(cotA′-lacZ) cat pDH87EB-502→JCB64
    501-77 trpC2 pheA1 ΔpdhC::neo pUC9EC-501→JH642
    501-770A trpC2 pheA1 ΔpdhC::neo Φ(spo0A′-lacZ) cat pUC9EC-501→UOT-1101
    501-77IIA trpC2 pheA1 ΔpdhC::neo SPβc2Δ2::Tn917::pSK10Δ6::Φ(spoIIA′-lacZ) cat pUC9EC-501→SJB253
    501-77IIG trpC2 pheA1 ΔpdhC::neo SPβc2 Δ2::Tn917::pSK10Δ6::Φ(spoIIG′-lacZ) cat pUC9EC-501→SJB83
    501-77IIIG trpC2 pheA1 ΔpdhC::neo spoIIIG-lacZ spoIIIGΔ1 pUC9EC-501→AA001
    501-77VG trpC2 pheA1 ΔpdhC::neo SPβc2 Δ2::Tn917::pSK10Δ6::Φ(spoVG′-lacZ) cat pUC9EC-501→JCB50
    501-77SSP trpC2 pheA1 ΔpdhC::neo Φ(sspB′-lacZ) cat pUC9EC-501→SJB227
    501-77COP trpC2 pheA1 ΔpdhC::neo SPβc2 Δ2::Tn917::pSK10Δ6::Φ(cotA′-lacZ) cat pUC9EC-501→JCB64
    501-78 trpC2 pheA1 ΔpdhD::neo pUC9ED-501→JH642
Plasmids
    pUC18 E. coli cloning vector; Apr Laboratory stock
    pDH87 B. subtilis integrational vector; Apr Camr 18
    pUC18EA B. subtilis HindIII-EcoRI fragment of pdhA in pUC18; Apr This study
    pUC18EA2 B. subtilis pdhA in pUC18; Apr This study
    pDH87EB B. subtilis HindIII-HindIII fragment of pdhAB in pDH87; Apr Camr This study
    pUC9EC B. subtilis pKTH1877 fragment (containing pdhC) in pUC9; Apr 16
    pUC9ED B. subtilis pKTH1878 fragment (containing pdhD) in pUC9; Apr 16
    pBEST501 Neomycin gene donor vector; Apr Neor 22
    pBEST502 Neomycin gene donor vector; Apr Neor 22
    pUC18EA-502 Neomycin cassette at PstI site of pdhA of pUC18EA; Apr Neor This study
    pDH87EB-502 Neomycin cassette at EcoRI site of pdhB of pDH87EB; Apr Neor This study
    pUC9EC-501 Neomycin cassette at HpaI site of pdhC of pUC9EC; Apr Neor This study
    pUC9ED-501 Neomycin cassette at SnaBI site of pdhC of pUC9ED; Apr Neor This study
    pMUTIN4 Vector for systematic gene inactivation 50
    pMUTIN4A pMUTIN4 containing 800 bp of pdhA This study