Table 2. Plasmids used in this study.
| Name | Description | Resistance† | Reference |
| pBAD33 | p15A ori | Cm | [40] |
| pCB192-YY | pCB192 but no EcoRI site in 3′ of lacZ | Amp | [38], This study |
| pCVD442 | vector for allelic exchange | Amp | [37] |
| pET-RctB | pET28b rctB | Km | [7] |
| pGZ119EH | ColD ori | Cm | [41] |
| pSM843 | pET28b parB2 | Km | [15] |
| pSM922 | pBAD33 parB2 | Cm | Sarah McLeod, This study |
| pWKS30 | pSC101 ori | Amp | [42] |
| pXX705 | F ori | Amp | [43] |
| pYB141 | pXX705 parS2-A | Amp | This study |
| pYB190 | pCRII | Km | [16] |
| pYB193 | pBAD33 parS2-A | Cm | This study |
| pYB199 | pKD4 MCS* | Amp, Km | This study |
| pYB216 | pBAD33 parS2X | Cm | This study |
| pYB217 | pXX705 parS2X | Amp | [15] |
| pYB264 | pYB199 rctA oriCII rctB | Amp, Km | This study |
| pYB273 | pGZ119EH parB2 | Cm | This study |
| pYB276 | pYB199 oriCII rctB | Amp, Km | This study |
| pYB285 | pGZ119EH rctB | Cm | [7] |
| pYB289 | oriCII rctB | Km | [7] |
| pYB292 | rctA oriCII rctB | Km | This study |
| pYB294 | pBAD33 rctB | Cm | This study |
| pYB355 | pET28b rctB[ΔC159] | Km | This study |
| pYB379 | pYB199 rctA (parS2-B::parS2X) oriCII rctB | Amp, Km | This study |
| pYB403 | pYB199 parB2 parA2 rctA oriCII rctB | Amp, Km | This study |
| pYB404 | parB2 parA2 rctA oriCII rctB | Amp, Km | This study |
| pYB405 | pCRII oriCII | Km | This study |
| pYB406 | pCRII rctA | Km | This study |
| pYB407 | pCRII rctA (parS2-B::parS2X) | Km | This study |
| pYB432 | pCVD442-based allelic exchange plasmid to construct ΔrctA | Amp | This study |
| pYB445 | pCVD442-based allelic exchange plasmid to construct parS2-B::parS2X | Amp | This study |
| pYB447 | pSC101 parS2-A | Amp | This study |
| pYB448 | pSC101 parS2X | Amp | This study |
| pYB451 | pSC101 parS2-A parS2-A | Amp | This study |
| pYB452 | pCB192-YY PparAB2-rctA lacZ | Amp | This study |
| pYB453 | pCB192-YY PparAB2-rctA (parS2-B::parS2X) lacZ | Amp | This study |
| pYB558 | rctA (parS2-B::parS2X) oriCII rctB | Km | This study |
*MCS; multi cloning site.
†Resistance; Amp, ampicillin; Cm, chloramphenicol; Km, kanamycin.