Table 1.
E. coli strains
| Strains | Relevant genotype | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| MC1061 | araD139 Δ(ara-leu)7696 Δ(lac)l74 galU galK hsdR2(rK− mK+)mcrB1 rpsL (Strr) | Laboratory collection |
| JM109 | E14− (McrA−) recA1 endA1 gyrA96 thi-1 hsdR17 (rK− mK+) supE44 relA1 Δ(lac-proAB) [F′ traD36 proAB lacIq ZΔM15] | Laboratory collection |
| AQ2178 | polA1 zig∷Tn10 | T. Kogoma* |
| CJ233 | ΔpolA∷Kanr [F′ Klenow Cmr] | 21 |
| FG252 | sbcD300∷Kanr | 45 |
| FR98 | mutD∷Tn10 | M. Radman† |
| FR559 | mutS∷Tn5 | M. Radman |
| JJC16 | Δ(recA-srl)∷Tn10 | Laboratory collection |
| JJC18 | uvrD∷Tn5 | Laboratory collection |
| JJC213 | Δrep∷Kanr | Laboratory collection |
| GM2199 | dam13∷Tn9 | M. G. Marinus‡ |
| GY4588 | sfiA∷KanrpyrD | R. Devoret§ |
| GY4587 | sfiA11 | R. Devoret |
| GY5425 | lexA71(Def)∷Tn5 | R. Devoret |
| GY6781 | lexA1 (Ind−)mal∷Tn9 | R. Devoret |
| JJC443 | lexA3 (Ind−)mal∷Tn10 | Laboratory collection |
| DE582 | recA730 srlC∷Tn10 lexA57(Def) | M. A. Petit¶ |
| PM1 | MC1061 λ ZAP III (AC)39 | This work |
| PM2 | MC1061 λ ZAP III (TG)33 | This work |
| PM3 | MC1061 λ ZAP III (AC or TG)n | This work |
| PM4 | MC1061 polAl zig∷Tn10 λ ZAP III (AC or TG)n | This work |
| PM5 | MC1061 ΔpolA∷Kanr [F′ Klenow Cmr] λ ZAP III (AC or TG)n | This work |
| PM6 | MC1061 sbcD300∷Kanr λ ZAP III (AC or TG)n | This work |
| PM7 | MC1061 mutD∷Tn10 λ ZAP III (AC or TG)n | This work |
| PM8 | MC1061 mutS∷Tn5 λ ZAP III (AC or TG)n | This work |
| PM9 | MC1061 Δ(recA-srl)∷Tn10 λ ZAP III (AC or TG)n | This work |
| PM10 | MC1061 uvrD∷Tn5 λ ZAP III (AC or TG)n | This work |
| PM11 | MC1061 Δrep∷Kanr λ ZAP III (AC or TG)n | This work |
| PM12 | MC1061 dam13∷Tn9 λ ZAP III (AC or TG)n | This work |
| PM13 | MC1061 sfiA11 lexA71(Def)∷Tn5 λ ZAP (AC or TG)n | This work |
| PM14 | MC1061 sfiA11 lexA71(Def)∷Tn5 recA730 srlC∷Tn10 λ ZAP III (AC)51 | This work |
| PM15 | MC1061 polA1 zig∷Tn10 lexA1(Ind−)mal∷Tn9 λ ZAP III (AC)51 | This work |
| PM16 | MC1061 ΔpolA∷Kanr[F′ Klenow Cmr]lexA3(Ind−) mal∷Tn10 λ ZAP III (AC)51 | This work |
| PM17 | MC1061 mutS∷Tn5 lexA1 (Ind−)mal∷Tn9 λ ZAP III (AC)51 | This work |
| PM18 | MC1061 uvrD∷Tn5 lexA1(Ind−)mal∷Tn9 λ ZAP III (AC)51 | This work |
*
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.
†
Institut Jacques Monod, Paris.
‡
University of Massachusetts, Worcester.
§
Institut Curie, Orsay.
¶
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Jouy en Josas.