Table 2.

Deletion strains constructed in the T. saccharolyticum M0355 background

Strain name	Deleted region(s)	Description
ΔB	Δor1451–Δor1453	Deleted for the β-xylosidase region
ΔE	Δor1456–Δor1459	Deleted for the endoxylanase region
ΔX	Δor0271–Δor0277	Deleted for the xylose catabolism region
ΔBEX	Δor1451–Δor1453, Δor1456–Δor1459, Δor0271–Δor0277	Deleted for the combined β-xylosidase, endoxylanase, and xylose utilization regions
ΔxylD	Δor1451	Deleted for the putative β-xylosidase xylD
ΔxylB	Δor1452	Deleted for the β-xylosidase xylB
ΔxynA	Δor1459	Deleted for the endoxylanase xynA
ΔxynC	Δor0897	Deleted for the putative endoxylanase xynC
ΔxynA ΔxynC	Δor1458 Δor1459	Deleted for the endoxylanases xynA and xynC