Table 1.
E. coli strains used in this study
| Strain | Genotype | Source |
|---|---|---|
| BL21(DE3) | F−ompT hsd(rB− mB−) dcm gal(DE3) | Studier and Moffatt (49) |
| MC4100 | F− Δ(argF-lac) U169 araD139rpsL150ptsF25fibB5301rbsRdeoC relA1 | Casadaban (12) |
| BW25113 | F−lacIqrrnB3lacZ4787hsdR514 Δ(araBAD)567 Δ(rhaBAD)568rph-1 | Baba et al. (3) |
| JW1023 | BW25113 ΔcsgD | Baba et al. (3) |
| BWcsgD | Km resistance marker of JW1023 eliminated with pCP20 | This study |
| BWWF1D | BW25113 λcsgD (F1)-lacZ | This study |
| BWcsgDF1D | BWcsgD λcsgD (F1)-lacZ | This study |
| BWWnlpA | BW25113 λnlpA-lacZ | This study |
| BWcsgDnlpA | BWcsgD λnlpA-lacZ | This study |
| BWWwrbA | BW25113 λwrbA-lacZ | This study |
| BWcsgDwrbA | BWcsgD λwrbA-lacZ | This study |
| BWWfliE | BW25113 λfliE-lacZ | This study |
| BWcsgDfliE | BWcsgD λfliE-lacZ | This study |
| BWWfliF | BW25113 λfliF-lacZ | This study |
| BWcsgDfliF | BWcsgD λfliF-lacZ | This study |
| BWWyccT | BW25113 λyccT-lacZ | This study |
| BWcsgDyccT | BWcsgD λyccT-lacZ | This study |
| BWWyhbT | BW25113 λyhbT-lacZ | This study |
| BWcsgDyhbT | BWcsgD λyhbT-lacZ | This study |
| BWWadrA | BW25113 λadrA-lacZ | This study |
| BWcsgDadrA | BWcsgD λasrA-lacZ | This study |