Table 1.

Strains and plasmids used in this study

Strain or plasmid	Relevant genotype	Ref.
DZ2	Wild type	47
DZ4502	DZ2 ΔcrdB	This work
DZ4504	DZ2 Δmcp3A	This work
DZ4506	DZ2 Δmcp3B	This work
DZ4507	DZ2 cheA3∷pJK404, KmR	This work
DZ4512	DZ2 ΔcheBR3	This work
DZ4513	DZ2 crdA∷pJK412, KmR	This work
DZ4514	DZ2 Δmcp3B crdA∷pJK412, KmR	This work
DZ4516	DZ2 Tn5lacΩ4403, TcR	This work
DZ4517	DZ2 Tn5lacΩ4411, TcR	This work
DZ4518	DZ2 Tn5lacΩ4521, TcR	This work
DZ4519	DZ2 Δmcp3A Tn5lacΩ4403, TcR	This work
DZ4520	DZ2 Δmcp3A Tn5lacΩ4411, TcR	This work
DZ4521	DZ2 Δmcp3A Tn5lacΩ4521, TcR	This work
DZ4522	DK1217 mcp3A∷pJK402, KmR	This work
DZ4523	DK1300 mcp3A∷pJK402, KmR	This work
DZ4524	DK1217 mcp3B∷pJK403, KmR	This work
DZ4525	DK1300 mcp3B∷pJK403, KmR	This work
DK1217	aglB1	48
DK1300	sglG1	48
DK6620	DK1622 Tn5lacΩ4521, TcR	49
DK7826	DK1622 Tn5lacΩ4411, TcR	50
DK7827	DK1622 Tn5lacΩ4403, TcR	51
pKY481	Used to create lacZ fusion, KmR	29
pBJ113	Used to create insertion/deletions, GalK, KmR	28
pBJ114	Used to create insertion/deletions, GalK, KmR	28
pJK402	pKY481∷mcp3A (internal fragment), KmR	This work
pJK403	pKY481∷mcp3B (internal fragment), KmR	This work
pJK404	pKY481∷cheA3 (internal fragment), KmR	This work
pJK405	pBJ113 with deletion construct for crdB, KmR	This work
pJK406	pBJ113 with deletion construct for mcp3A, KmR	This work
pJK407	pBJ113 with deletion construct for mcp3B, KmR	This work
pJK409	pBJ113 with deletion construct for cheB3cheR3, KmR	This work
pJK412	pBJ114∷crdA (internal fragment), KmR	This work