TABLE 1.
Strain or plasmid | Relevant characteristicsa | Source |
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Strains | ||
L. lactis MG1363 | Plasmid-free and prophage-cured derivative of NCDO 712 | (28) |
S. equi subsp. zooepidemicus | HA+ Lac+ Ems | ATCC 35246 |
Plasmids | ||
pNZ8148 | Cmr, inducible expression vector, carrying the nisA promoter | (29) |
pNZhasA | Cmr, pNZ8148 derivative containing a functional S. zooepidemicus hasA gene | This work |
pNZhasB | Cmr, pNZ8148 derivative containing a functional S. zooepidemicus hasB gene | This work |
pNZhasC | Cmr, pNZ8148 derivative containing a functional S. zooepidemicus hasC gene | This work |
pNZhasD | Cmr, pNZ8148 derivative containing a functional S. zooepidemicus hasD gene | This work |
pNZhasE | Cmr, pNZ8148 derivative containing a functional S. zooepidemicus hasE gene | This work |
pNZhasED | Cmr, pNZhasE derivative containing a functional S. zooepidemicus hasD gene downstream of hasE | This work |
a Cmr, chloramphenicol resistance.