Table 2.
Strains and plasmids used in this study
| Strains | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Escherichia coli | Wild type | |
| MG1655 | ||
| CH1018 | [argF-lac]Δ | (Kim et al., 2004) |
| HJ1098 | CH1018, Φ Lee1 P1 (−200~+80)::lacZYA | This work |
| HJ1103 | HJ1098, fis::cat | (Sircili et al., 2004) |
| HJ1104 | HJ1098, himA::tet | (Miller & Nash, 1981) |
| HJ1193 | CH1018, Φ Lee1 P1 (200~+80;A−2 substituted by G)::lacZYA | This work |
| KH1001 | CH1018, Φ Lee1 P1 (200~+80;A−12 substituted by G)::lacZYA | This work |
| Plasmids | ||
| pSA508 | Transcriptional vector, Ampr | (Choy & Adhya, 1993) |
| pHJ12 | pSA508 containing −200 to +80 of lEEP | This work |
| pHJ36 | pSA508 containing −200 to +20 of lEEP | This work |
| pHJ56 | pSA508 containing −200 to +20 of lEEP | This work |
| A+3 substituted by G | ||
| pHJ57 | pSA508 containing −200 to +20 of lEEP | This work |
| A+1 substituted by G | ||
| pHJ58 | pSA508 containing −200 to +20 of lEEP | This work |
| A−2 substituted by G | ||
| pHJ73 | pSA508 containing −200 to +20 of lEEP | This work |
| A−11 substituted by G | ||
| pHJ74 | pSA508 containing −200 to +20 of lEEP | This work |
| A−12 substituted by G |