Table 1.
Bacterial strains used in this study
| E. coli strains | Description/relevant characteristics | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| DH5α | supE44 ΔlacU169 (Φ80lacZ′ΔM15) ΔargF hsdR17 recA1 endA1 gyrA96 thi-1 relA1 | Laboratory collection |
| Π1 | DH5α ΔthyA::(erm-pir116) [ErmR] | Demarre et al (2005) |
| Π1977 | Π1 pSU711ΔoriT::aac(3)-IV [GmR KmR ErmR] | Demarre et al (2005) |
| ED9 | F-ΔlacU169 araD139 rpsL relA flbB ΔmalE444 srl::Tn10 recA1 [TcR] | E Dassa (unpublished) |
| β2163 | MG1655::ΔdapA::(erm-pir)RP4-2-Tc::Mu [KmR] | Demarre et al (2005) |
| UB5201 | F-pro met recA56 gyrA [NalR] | Martinez and de la Cruz (1990) |
| UB5201-I1 | UB5201 pTRC99A::intI1 pSU38-attI1 | This study |
| UB5201-Pi | UB5201ΔthyA::(erm-pir116) [NalRErmR] | This study |
| MG1655 | E. coli K12 | Laboratory collection |
| MG1657 | MG1655 ΔλattB::aadA ΔlacZ recA [SpecR] | F Boccard (unpublished) |
| MG1657-PIλ | MG1657 pTSA29-CXI-AK pSU38Δ-attP | This study |