Table 3.
Escherichia coli strains and plasmids used in this work
| Strain/Plasmid | Characteristics | Reference |
| Strains | ||
| PB11 | JM101 [supE, thi, Δ(lac-proAB), F'] ΔptsHI, crr::kmR, glucose- | [10] |
| W3110 trpD9923 | W3110 [F-λ- INV (rrnD-rrnE) 1] tryptophan auxotroph, randomly mutagenized by treatment with ultraviolet radiation. | [5] |
| W3110 trpD9923 PTS- | As W3110 trpD9923 but ΔptsHI, crr::kmR, glucose- | This work |
| Plasmids | ||
| pJLBaroGfbr | aroGfbr expressed from the lacUV5 promoter, lacIq and tet genes, tetracycline resistance, pACYC184 replication origin. | [14] |
| pv5Glk5GalP | glk and galP genes expressed from the trc5 promoter, spectinomycin resistance. pCL1920 replication origin. | [13] |
| pJLBaroGfbrtktA | pJLBaroGfbr derivative, containing the tktA gene with its native promoter. | This work |