The mini-Tn7-Telr integration vector and its pTNS3-asdEc helper plasmid. (A) mini-Tn7-Telr, a Tn7-based suicidal vector with the Telr marker. (B) pTNS3-asdEc suicidal helper plasmid encoding the transposase, which catalyzes Tn7 transposition. (C) Chromosomally inserted mini-Tn7-Telr elements at two different B. thailandensis attTn7 sites as previously described (6). Oligonucleotides 874, 875, and 876, indicated by arrows, were used to screen for the location of transposition. glmS1 and glmS2 encode glucosamine-6-phosphate synthetases; MCS, multiple-cloning site; P1, P1 integron promoter; Tn7L, Tn7 transposase left recognition sequence; Tn7R, Tn7 transposase right recognition sequence; T0T1, transcriptional terminators; tnsABCD, Tn7 transposases.